Plans change and I like being able to go with the flow. We took the opportunity to take a break down in Dorset over the long weekend. A four day escape was too good to pass up, but it did mean that we missed the village Diamond Jubilee celebrations. A […]
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Spin, Chop and Dress
Spin. (I love that she might be spinning poi, but her shadow makes her look like a warrior.) Spin. (The sun is out. Lots of space and time to think.) Spin, spin, spin (note the length of AJ’s hair) Chop! (note the length of her hair now) AJ had 13.5 […]
Read moreTa da! Toot Toot. One dress to suit.
“Ta Da!” It’s finished. BL’s summer school dress is finally ready for wear. It was started last summer. I lost misplaced the pattern, in the intervening months, so the lining was cobbled. Not perfect, but it just about works. I like the buttons. Everyone should like the buttons that […]
Read moreHello Sunshine!
What a difference two days of sunshine make! Finally, we could enjoy the garden again. Cucumbers have been planted, clothes dried on the line, salad seeds scattered, grass has been cut. (Is it just me, or does everyone feel the house is tidier if the grass is short?) Our wild-rabbits-and-stray-chickens-in-the-kitchen-garden […]
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