In many ways it’s an old-fashioned word …. ‘Honour’. To me it invokes impressions of chivalry, courage, daring, respect duly paid. I particularly like the 1755 definition in A Dictionary of the Enlish Language which defines honour as “having several senses, the first of which was "nobility of soul, magnanimity, and a scorn of meanness". This […]
Happy Boxing Day! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day with your loved ones, enjoying great food and timely rest and relaxtion. Now that all my handmade presents have been gifted and opened, I can show you 3 more! 3 more Juniper baskets in fact! You may remember my first […]
Today I handed over 2 more pressies to my monthly breakfast buddies! You may remember I ran my Robin Hoop Art workshop last month. Robins are so iconic at this time of year and I thought these sketchy hoops would make the perfect handmade gifts for my craft-loving friends. While the […]
Today I lost a very dear friend to cancer! As a single mum to 3 gorgeous girls, her strength, courage and love for life has been (& will continue to be) my inspiration. Over the past 13 years we have laughed and cried together, prayed and worked together, and sewed together (Heather was […]
Hello everyone! I hope you've had a wonderful weekend! I had a fun few days with my best quilty buddies, up a mountain, with glorious sunshine and sheep for company (there may also have been lots of cake and buns)! There was lots of sewing done too, but alas I can't […]
Since I started blogging over 5 years ago, I quickly became part of a wonderfully giving and generous community of quilters. I have made friends with folks around the world, we have laughed and cried together, shared our achievements, disasters, tips and tricks! And now and again I get to meet some of these wonderful […]
Today I ran my very first 5k Park Run! L-R: Lucy, Bethany, Me, Ruth & Rebekah (Ruth's daughter) I know lots of folks go running, run marathons, go to the gym, run 10k's, every day of the week perhaps! To some it might not seem like a big thing, to run 5k, it is only […]
