Do you find that the start of December is all about planning and preparation? It certainly feels that way here and although we don't have a huge Christmas celebration, we do like a quiet, cosy family day with good food, a roaring fire, some fun and a glass… Continue reading December P & P
Year: 2018
November remembered
< November days seem to have sped past me here, and although I've been busy with lots of different things I don't seem to have much to show for them, though I have managed to snap a few pictures along the… Continue reading November remembered
Finishing touches
Thank you again for all of the amazing, inspiring, smile-evoking, heartwarming and generally all round lovely comments on the giveaway post. It's been such a joy to read them and to hear about all of the things, whether big and momentous or small and personal, that make… Continue reading Finishing touches
Time for a giveaway
Back on September 3rd it was my 12th anniversary of starting this blog, and in keeping with tradition (which admittedly lapsed a bit last year) I'm going to celebrate (a little belatedly) with a giveaway. In this crate are fourteen little animals that have been patiently waiting for me to finish them… Continue reading Time for a giveaway
A proper autumn walk
Well, yesterday looked like being the very best day of the week weather-wise, so I decided to go adventuring in the woods with my camera (and this time with my walking boots too). These woods are very local, being part of Goldingtons nature reserve, only a 5 minute drive away at Hertford Heath. There a network… Continue reading A proper autumn walk
cosying on a windy day
Our 'new normal' is beginning to feel familiar now, with returns to comfortable routines for the three of us here and Amy settling in well and having a great time away at Uni. For most of the last week I've been sorting my tangled mess of knitting projects… Continue reading cosying on a windy day
A parting and some subsequent faffing
Well, as expected this weekend has been odd. Amy and I set off with a fully laden car at 8ish yesterday morning and by 9.30 were carrying the bags and boxes containing all of her worldly goods up the 2 flights of stairs to her room on the top floor. We… Continue reading A parting and some subsequent faffing
what we did this summer…
Well hello again, long time no see! The school summer holidays finished on Tuesday of last week, when Toby went back to school but to be honest I was feeling a bit exhausted,… Continue reading what we did this summer…
New Patterns
Hello from the middle of the school summer holidays! This is a flying visit because free time is currently in short supply for me here but things are generally going well. Toby is being kept busy and the weather has been glorious, though a little hotter than we are used… Continue reading New Patterns
Long hot summer
If you asked me when it last rained here I honestly wouldn't be able to come up with an answer - certainly it's been hot and dry for weeks. I'm old enough to remember the summer of 1976, in which the UK baked under endless blue skies and… Continue reading Long hot summer