Archive for the ‘books’ Category
Tweet I had triangles laying about. You do to, don’t you. It’s one of those patchworky things. We buy lovely long lengths of fabric. Chop them up into wee little pieces. Sew these little pieces together at all manner of odd angles. End up with more wee little pieces. Before you know it, there are [...]
Tweet I’ve read some real humdingers lately … books that have kept me reading into the wee hours of the morning, have made me roll around the bed laughing until tears roll down my face, have seen my eyes pop out in amazement, left me sitting at the breakfast table until well past when we [...]
Tweet Ha! A finish – and an outing for the finished piece! Always such a good feeling :-) I started this cardie back in December with mum – she’s making one in the same colours but hers is icy blue with red, cream and brown details. It’s from the Autumn 2012 edition of Interweave’s Crochet [...]
Tweet Whilst on holidays, I finished my crocheted cotton cardie (note to self – have Abby take some photos so as I can share a FINISHED piece of handmade). Strangely enough, Julian was rather taken with it. Sadly enough, it fitted Julian just as well as it fitted me (note to self – stop eating [...]
Tweet Call me silly, but over these long summer holidays I walk into my kitchen and the busyness of the day is spread out across our table and it just looks so pretty and engaging that I get a little thrill about the loveliness of our days at home together. There’s our afternoon cup of [...]
Tweet :: we puzzled :: I’m not sure if I mentioned this last year – but last year’s advent calendar was a puzzle I made from 1 inch square blocks (bought as a long stick of one inch and chopped up with the jigsaw) and pictures from a thrifted copy of “The Little Donkey” (Bootville [...]
Tweet I know, you’ve heard it all before :-) But here we go again anyway! Finishing off the prairie fairy quilt has really prompted me to pull out all those long lost projects. I have sooooooo many. Sometimes when I pull them out, they are greeted with a hmm … not quite sure what [...]
Tweet ta-da! Oh my, this has been a loooooooong time coming :-) I began these wee cross stitches before Abby was born – more than 15 years ago! They are, of course, from the Prairie Schooler folk – my all time favourite cross stitch patterns. I so love their simplicity and timelessness. Mmmmmhmm! And these [...]
Tweet I’ve been living and breathing this book for the last few days. Well, the story’s been written for a while now, but following a rather major disaster (anyone here enjoy the ups and downs of group work?! Not I, said the fly!) I’ve had to churn out over 30 drawings since Saturday. And beg [...]
Tweet It’s a blue sky morning, with a wind that’s blowing fair It’s a jasmine scented morning, there are spring buds in the air It’s a gold sky morning, with a sun that’s warm and bright It’s a heart glad morning, we are bathed in soft spring light Abby Boot, 10 years Oh, such a [...]
Tweet One of the lovely things about tidying and organising our games and art supplies for our “new” games cupboard was the finding of things we’d “lost”. Oh the hours of fun and laughter we’ve had with Trouble since putting everything in its place. Another discovery that sent me up to the local art store [...]
Tweet sometimes parenting is like that, isn’t it. today was certainly was of those days when I look at my daughter, listen to her words, and whilst I’m doing my best to remain a calm, supportive and loving mama, inside I’m chanting, “it is what it is … it is what it is … “ [...]