Yesterday I managed to finish piecing my Nature’s Notebook pinwheels. Not enough for a twin sized quilt – but I’m going to go a bit wild on the borders and as this quilt is heading for a bunkbed I think it should end up big enough. What have I learned? 1. Pinwheels need strongly contrasting […]

I’ve had a lovely day today. Nothing much planned and everybody just pottering around and doing their own thing. I took myself off to the swimming pool this morning, swam lengths for half an hour and then sat in the hot pool for a few minutes. To be honest, I hate swimming pools and find […]

Today is busy with lots of work for clients who have left everything until the last minute and now it’s become an emergency. You’ve gotta love ’em! 😉 So there’s no sewing time today to give me balance … But these are helping… You should smell the hyacinths. Mmmmm ….. divine. I love them! I […]

There is much to be said about having an ordinary life. Ordinary in the sense of balanced, not disastrous, not crazy successful. Just one day at a time of comfortable normality. I have come to realize that the pattern of ordinary days brings contentment. Simplifying those days and eradicating the hectic as much as possible […]

I rather like Nigella Lawson’s cookbooks. I like her approach to eating – it’s all about enjoyment. Eating at Nigella’s house must be a bit larger than life, but you’d certainly be allowed to enjoy what you eat and I don’t think she really does ‘diet’ at all. No fuss enjoyment – all rather refreshing, […]