A pair of green, blue, pink, red and purple sparkly socks modelled on feet. The model is surrounded by tinsel, baubles and rolls of gift ribbon.

Vintage Tinsel – WYS Christmas 2021 yarn

Psst!  I know it’s a bit early to be talking about Christmas, but would you like to see something new? You would?  I thought so! Ta dah! These socks are called Twinkle Toes and...

The surfing wave is half way across the photo now, the surfer is riding the wave and the beginners are still waiting!

Snowdonia summer holiday

Hello! How are you doing?  We were on holiday last week – oh, doesn’t it feel good to be able to say that again?! We went to Snowdonia, an area in Wales which is...

Thunder and sunshine – Hometown Socks

In the last week, we’ve had ALL the weather from the most amazing thunderstorms to lovely warm sunshine again.  The British weather has always been – shall we say – unpredictable, but the way it’s...

A selection of Japanese books - learning the language, the art of Spirited Away and a Wagamama cook book

Monthly Musing – July 2021 – Pathways

Small daughter’s obsession with Japan and the Far East continues.  She’s been fascinated by that part of the world for a good few years now and has decided she’s going to live there when...

A selection of huge planters filled with plants in front of the RHS Bridgewater welcome building. The wooden-clad centre is behind with the RHS name and logo in silver letters

RHS Bridgewater

We have many roles within our own lifetimes – children, parents, partners, friends, workers – we should never think of ourselves as just doing one thing, and amongst my other roles, I am both...