We collected Herbie on 27th of May and he is a delight but… So far the casualties have included two pairs of pyjama bottoms, three pairs of my pants, one pretty pink suede shoe and the removal of a three-pin plug from one of my studio lights. He loves any fabric...
After lengthy discussions, my long-suffering husband agreed to the search for a cockerpoo puppy, and it was to be my birthday and Christmas presents all rolled into one. As luck would have it, I found a litter in Pershore, near Evesham and, as we have grandparent...
A very young Monty… During 2025, Bill and I were so sad to lose our lovely cockerpoo Monty, who died of a mystery illness. The day before he died, we walked through some very old woodland in our nearby market town and he chased squirrels, sniffed out a sleeping...
I feel that this Jotting is very late indeed. In fact, should have been written several years ago. I am not sure why this didn’t happen… You probably know that I have been thoroughly mixed up in the cross stitch world for over 40 years. It all started in 1983 when a...
I am not complaining, and I am well aware that (touch wood) I am living the best life, working from my home here in the Cotswolds and spending my days gardening, cooking, designing cross stitch and stitching. What I am finding difficult is that I am never in a...
We have had rather a torrid week with car issues, and I have been worried sick. I have been driving a Golf Hybrid very happily for several years but recently it has let me down refusing to start not once but twice, and I have had to be unceremoniously delivered home...
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