The holiday is over. The children went back to school today. The decorations are ready to be put away for another year. Hmm. As ever, I wish it had lasted longer. The weather kept us close to home and I know we all missed our usual walking adventures. It rained […]
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Home sewn and homegrown
Busy sewing. This sweet mouse (next to a homegrown pumpkin) is made using a Cath Kidston strawberry print. It was fun incorporating the print into my design. I knew the basic mouse shape I wanted, so I just drew out the template freehand. I added dried lavender in with the […]
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This week sees the beginning of a new routine for our household. For the first time in over nine years, I have none of the children at home. No pre-schoolers. TF started school on Monday. He’s only had three half days so far, but I think he is enjoying it. […]
Read moreHamish, I shrunk ya trews
Before bedtime, AJ presented me with the list of things she needed to take on her next day school trip. In all fairness to her, I had seen the list the week before, but after major excitement at the weekend….it went straight out of my head. Among the list was […]
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