For the last two days, we have been shrouded in fog. Pea soup kind of fog. The farm across the lane has disappeared from view. I’m glad I took these photos on Sunday when the sun was out. This was our Sunday 4 o’clock tea. Everyone stopped gardening and playing […]
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Upcycled cardigan (or the ugly jumper)
Once upon a time, in a charity shop in a far away town, hung a pink jumper. It had lived in the shop for a few long weeks. Often people would hold it up, but each time they would shake their heads and it would be put back on the […]
Read moreCake and stash busting
Busy weekend at home. The children enjoyed our couple of centimetres of snow on Saturday. Washed away by rain overnight. Ah well. Plenty else to do. I’m determined that I am going to be even more thrifty this year. As a fully signed up squirrel, I have enough craft materials […]
Read moreSomebody else’s work in progress
Yesterday, I popped into a charity (thrift/op) shop to pick up fabric to back my hexagon quilt. Probably an area of most charity shops that I don’t rummage in, in the normal way. I’m now wondering why. Do I need to say that I came away with more than quilt […]
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