It always disturbs my equilibrium when I have to throw anything out. Anything.  A pair of Mr B's discarded canvas trousers, worn at the...

 Happiness comes in a terracotta pot, brimming full of auriculas. It's so satisfying to compare their performance with last year, and se...

 This week I've been struggling with the cold weather. I want to spend my days outside, but it's just too cold. I've got a jungl...

 Do you feel bad about throwing things in the bin - things that you might just conceivably find a second life for? I hate to waste things. A...

If someone had told me a year ago that I'd be staying in to sew plague masks I'd have thought they were tripping on something ve...

I'm really looking forward to seeing the spring bulbs and, in anticipation, I'm working on a row of cheerful tulips. I've u...

What have you got on-the-go at the moment? I've not got a lot of knitting to show for WIP Wednesday. There's the usual collection of...

I know! I know! Shoot me now for mentioning it, but we're getting rather too close for comfort given how little Christmas shopping I...

On Tuesday I spent a fun day at Hampton Court Palace. Now I have to confess that it takes very little enticement to get me to spend a day in...

For all of us in the stitching community there's nothing quite like the big Ally Pally Autumn Fair. There are lots of other craft fairs,...

Gosh I've been away a long time. I've been crazy busy on a non-crafting project, which has slowed down progress on absolutely everyt...

Gosh it feels like it's been a very l-o-n-g hot summer, and we're only just into August. My garden has taken on a sub-Saharan vibe....

My homage to the cactus is born of the fact that it's the only houseplant that I can reliably grow. I'm so  not a houseplant person:...

I'm enjoying a lot of peace and quiet at the moment, perhaps rather more peace and quiet than I'm totally comfortable with. By some ...

Like just about every other Irish person I celebrate St. Patrick's Day with genuine gusto. It helps that it's such a big everyone...

We're off to Fibre East tomorrow. You can find us in the Leicester Marquee. We've got our fingers crossed for nice weather. E...

Crumbs it's way too hot down here in the Big Smoke. It's been like this for ages, and for some reason all this hot, hot weather has ...

I've been mulling over the idea of using a simple T-shirt as the beginnings of a summer dress.  I started off with a small, white vest-t...

I have to say these tapestry pin cushions have become a bit of a habit ... This is my latest creation: I've worked this desi...

Gosh it's been a strange old week. Emi has been away on his school trip to Picardy, leaving me with a lot of time on my hands to get on ...