A single blue hydrangea flower

Up on my back legs

Hello there, how are you doing?  It feels good to be writing today’s post as last week, I was feeling very sorry for myself as I had hurt my back with over-enthusiastic wielding of...

A green and yellow striped hand knitted sock on a wooden table

No such thing as normal

Hello hello, it’s Saturday again and the first week of our “new normal” … although I’ve never been normal in my life so I can’t see that I’m going to start now!  🙂 That...

A tabby and white cat sits amongst pot plants and bags

New beginnings

We dropped not so small daughter off at university yesterday. It was an emotional day – how could it not be? – but it was also a good day as all the build up...

The sun is shining through a tree onto a garden filled with greenery. The Winwick Mum logo is in the bottom right hand corner.

Monthly Musing – August 2024 – All change

In September, my husband and I will join thousands of other parents around the country who wave off their youngest child to (in our case) university, but it could be anything that takes them...

A pair of red, green, gold, copper and cream striped socks modelled on feet

Yuletide – WYS Christmas 2024 yarn

It’s the end of the August and that can only mean one thing … it’s the WYS 2024 Christmas yarn launch!  Hooray!  This is the 9th special edition Signature 4ply Christmas yarn and with...

A view from an aeroplane window showing the propeller and clouds and mountains far below

Postcards from Nepal

Hiya everyone! Not-so-small daughter back again and feeling so incredibly lucky to have more stories of my travels! Once again (I went to Japan last year) my travelling began on a 7 hour flight...