New blog – Meret
I finished Meret on Thursday I didn’t add any extra repeats, so there’s no slouch. I’m not sure if I’d add more slouch next time or not We had Continue Reading →
New Blog – Winter Woollys
I spent a lovely weekend with my friend Helen knitting and chatting. As a result, and including the train journey, Â I got a lot done on Meret. I’m now Continue Reading →
Raspberries. Baked not blown.
I’ve had a bit of a foodie weekend. On Saturday I went to the St Fagans Food Festival at the National History Museum. I met up with Amy from Grainy’s Continue Reading →
Don’t Forget Your Glass Slippers…
I went to the V&A on Saturday to see the gorgeous Ballgowns:British Glamour Since 1950 exhibition. It was fabulous! They had dresses from every decade so there was a great deal of Continue Reading →
Pesto and Cookies
No, don’t worry. Not together, that would be gross! The basil I showed you last week is still too young for pesto but I did pick some up at the Continue Reading →
Making Monday – Earrings and The Spice Boys
The weather has been far too hot for much making but I’ve made some progress on my Lotus Tunic dress That’s the front view and it looks a bit Continue Reading →
Making Monday – Acquisitions
My Lotus tunic is still in progress. The darts are done and the zip is in so that’s the back of the tunic finished. I intended to sew the front during the Continue Reading →
Making Monday – Lotus Tunic
I finally got around to cutting out my fabric for the Amy Butler lotus tunic on Saturday night. I’d meant to do it earlier in the day but I decided Continue Reading →
Manchester Maker Faire
I visited my second Mini Maker Faire on Saturday. This time it was at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. I didn’t get to see the Faire in Continue Reading →
Going Digital
I used to have a lot of magazines. I don’t mean just a few but shelves full of magazine boxes containing copy after copy of film periodicals, sci-fi mags, computer Continue Reading →