The end of the holidays
We’ve had a good week, this week, small daughter and I. I’ve been on a mission to distract her from Minecraft which is showing signs of becoming something of an obsession even though I’ve...
Beginner sock knitting: Sockalong – needles
Today’s Sockalong post is all about the needles, but before we start I must say thank you so much for all your support – it’s great to know so many of you are going...
Beginner sock knitting: Sockalong – yarns
Well, hello! It’s nice to see you for this first pre-Sockalong post! I’m very excited about the whole idea and I’m really looking forward to getting started. Where do we start? Well, we could...
Lazy days
It’s been a strange Easter school holiday this year. Both the girls have had two weeks off, but their holidays have only overlapped for one week. Big daughter spent her week off before Easter...
Feet!
Our postman had no idea that the white plastic mail bag he was delivering contained body parts … Here in Winwick, we still have a postman who arrives in a red van and stops...
Easter Sunday
First magnolia flower – and one of the first bumble bees I’ve seen this year … Simnel cake, decorations by small daughter … Helleborus niger – Lenten rose … Cornflower blue Anemone blanda and yellow celandines...
