… you know when a bored friend sends you a random email suggesting a random activity and you’re bored too so you accept and the main reason is that because you’re both probably having a middle age existential crisis? Yes, that. First of all let me tell you something. I don’t like guns. If it …
… and that’s me, this is not a very late post about the boys going back to school… no it’s me. I’m going back to school. School as in college… I am officially an undergraduate student at the local university and let me tell you, it feels exhilarating and absolutely terrifying at the same time. …
I had never heard of sticky toffee pudding before coming to England and because I’ve always been a chocolate girl it took me years to try it; that was a gross error of judgment. It makes me sad to think of all the delicious puddings I’ve missed out on through the years. There are thousands …
Fall, Leaves, Fall (by Emily Bronte) Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree. I shall smile when wreaths of snow Blossom where the rose should grow; I shall sing when night’s decay Ushers in a drearier day.
… avocados and fire service… is there a link I hear you asking yourselves.. read on, my friends, read on. For the past couple of days I’ve been experimenting with dyeing fabric and wool with avocado skins and pits. I put aside a couple of items, a linen top, a skein of dk wool, a …
First love, last rites by Ian McEwan This is the debut publication of Mr McEwan, a collection of ‘interesting’ short stories. Well, well, well… where should we start? Uncomfortable, that’s the first word that comes to mind, but then again his writing is never ‘cozy’ or feel good, but this was a very uncomfortable read. …
Two quilts in one month… you could be forgiven for thinking this is a quilting blog like it used to be in the good old days! Anyway, this is a commission, and like all commission it’s a bit scary because… well… what if the person doesn’t like it? what if I misunderstood what they’re after… …
Traveling at Home (by Wendell Berry) Even in a country you know by heart it’s hard to go the same way twice. The life of the going changes. The chances change and make a new way. Any tree or stone or bird can be the bud of a new direction. The natural correction is to …
We’re at the end of the first whole week of school and I already own a favour to someone AND we had our first trip to casualty. A very good start if I say so myself, even by my own standards. (No2 is just fine… in the collision between thumb and hockey stick ,the stick …
Reunion by Fred Uhlman What a gem of a book. More of a novella than a full length novel this was a delightful surprise. I’m struggling to chose books from the 70s… I was too young to have any recollection and the ones that do resonate I’ve already read. Anyway, in my search for something …
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