I guess all we women, mums, grandmothers could say that really. Many of us seem to be pre-programmed to multitask and live life at a run! Because I am self-employed and work from home, I sometimes think I get caught in this trap more than most. There have even been fleeting incidences when I’ve thought […]

Don’t worry, I’m not going to show you more triangle pictures! I could though, I’m still going, although life has rather got in the way, so progress is slow. 15 more to go by my calculations and then I can sew them together. That will mean a lot of pinning and seam matching, and no […]

and get yourself down to your nearest cinema to see this…. THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL A group of elderly Brits move to live in a dilapidated cinema in Jaipur, India when their funds will no longer stretch to living in England. Starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Tom Wilkinson among others. […]

The winter really does seem to have come to an end – much earlier than usual, but nonetheless very welcome. We had a very cold stretch and the warm weather, open windows and flowers bursting into bloom feel like a very sudden contrast. We’ve been existing on winter comfort food for months – and to […]

A lovely sunny spring evening, so warm that it feels like summer. I hope to goodness we haven’t been lured into a false sense of security as it isn’t inconceivable that we could get another load of snow (Please God noooooo!) For the first time in living memory I’m home alone on a Friday evening. […]