I don’t know where the last week went….we had school holidays and although the teenagers certainly don’t want to spend time with their mother the days seemed to go by in a whirl of activity, none of which seemed to involve anything creative or interesting to blog about. The trials and tribulations of parenting teenagers […]

We’re having some glorious autumn days. Knowing what’s ahead makes me appreciate the warm sunshine and the crisp clarity of the views even more than usual. For once the late flowering shrubs are really coming into their own and blooming while the sun shines. It’s a race against time to get the garden put to bed […]

Last year when I was at the FQR I indulged in a little FQ pack of Backyard Baby….really cute, but not at all what I’d normally buy. It would be great for anyone who needed a baby quilt, but I’m at a stage of life where no-one I know is having babies anymore and we […]

Today I managed to get October’s project for EEEEP EPP BEE finished. It’s Katy Jones‘ Spring Carnival and it’s for Celine, who blogs at espritpatch. Celine sent the cream fabric for the triangles and some lovely Liberty scraps – and I had a great time with some of my own Liberty scraps. It’s such a […]

Hello! I’m back from here… (the Maldives if you didn’t guess) and am now looking out of the window at this…. Now that the rain has more or less stopped, I hate to have to tell you that there is even s**w on them there hills….I guess winter isn’t far away. Oh well. Anyway I’m […]