Yearly Archive: 2016

Monthly Musing – April 2016 – Keep on walking!

Big daughter passed her driving test this week. It’s a milestone in what’s going to be a year of milestones – A Levels, Peru, university – and she’s very pleased to have ticked this...

Easter weekend

Here in the UK, those of the Christian faith have been celebrating Easter this weekend.  It’s a busy time in the church calendar and for those who are not church-goers, it’s a lovely long...

A gifted day

Sometimes you have days that don’t work out like your diary said they would.  It can’t be helped, it just happens.  Today was one of those days.  I was supposed to be going to...

Crochet car seat belt cover

Ever since listening to Betsan Corkhill a week or so ago, I have shed any guilt that I might have about the number of projects that I have on the go.  It’s fine to...

Therapeutic Knitting – Betsan Corkhill workshop

Back in October, I wrote about my conviction that knitting was good for our well-being, and I was very glad to be able to pick up my needles in those few weeks after my...

Mothering Sunday

The sun is streaming through the windows today, but it’s been a weekend of contrasts. This is what we woke up to on Friday morning.  Oh boy, did I have a big smile on...