Time to shake the dust from a half finished patchwork quilt or use the fabric scraps put aside. Stitching bits of textile together, whether it involves quilting, patchwork or applique. Taking time to document my progress. Hoping to finish and not hide it away, half done. Would you like to […]
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Gardening Journal: Start seed sowing
Joining in with Ginny‘s Saturday garden journal. I usually keep a written version that peters out at some point, but it would be good to compare one year to the next. Saturday 10th March Greenhouse: Now clear. Chickens have been using it as a dust bath this week. Kitchen garden: […]
Read moreHow to make a felt daffodil or two
Some of you that visit my blog on a regular basis, might remember that the children made felt daffodils for St David’s Day. They are fairly simple to make. This was a spur of the moment activity, so I quickly drew up the template and adapted it as we went […]
Read moreSt David’s Day
I had a small patch of miniature daffodils flowering outside the front door. I knew that I wanted to photograph them for St David’s Day. Then the chickens found them. Now their delicate, little trumpets are looking very moth-eaten. Or should that be hen-pecked. Certainly not photogenic. So instead, the […]
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