As yesterday was Mothering Sunday – to use the church liturgical name for the day, Matthew and I made some plans for treating his mother. Here in the UK Mother’s Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent and therefore varies according to the date of Easter. Lunch was booked at the hotel where … Continue reading
When setting myself a new project I never seem to start small but rather tend to launch in ambitiously large. So when attempting to have a go at free hand machine embroidery (as I now discover it is called), I don’t settle for something simple like a house (square, small, simple), oh no, I have … Continue reading
A bit late but… As my mother died when I was 20 I always find Mothering Sunday a little bit difficult. In the past I have usually spent the day by myself and used the time to reflect back. I acknowledge that at times things could get a bit tense between us and one of … Continue reading
Over the weekend I received an exciting photograph. It would appear that my niece is now big enough for the Giraffe Jacket that I knitted for her. I was beginning to get a bit worried that by the time she was able to fit it the summer would have come. But no, it would appear … Continue reading
This is just a quick post to tell you about another Christmas present we made. This time it was for my Mother and Father in Law. I suspect like us you have people who never seem to know what they want for Christmas or Birthday. My in-laws are quite good at this (but then again … Continue reading
Before Christmas I was busy making presents for people but unable to say much as I was aware that many were reading this blog. So in the next few posts I will be sharing some of what I made, the first being some presents for my 3 month old niece who was the recipient of … Continue reading
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