A stunning Elizabethan creation You are forgiven if you haven’t heard of these delicious little ‘sweete bags’ before – and no I haven’t got carried away with too many letter ‘e’s . These very decorative and extremely collectable...
I am sure I do not know how close I came to really hurting myself the other evening. I was certainly very shaken and bruised when, in the middle of typing some words for my esteemed Editor Jenny, there was a loud crack and my lovely old wooden chair collapsed under my...
I am not going to go on and on about the period of time in 2020 where we were effectively told to stay at home, but I do regret that none of my chums will see Pinks Barn garden at its best… I spent hours outside during the good weather in April and May, and now...
I am always turning over a new leaf and trying to do better, but it never seems to last. I do know what suits me and what doesn’t and let’s face it at 70 I should have this sussed by now. Being a certain sized lady in her late middle age (Dustin Hoffman said he was...
My most treasured stencil applied to my kitchen blind. I, like you, have spent many days in lockdown and although I am stitching and designing every day, I needed something else! How do I know this? I caught myself ironing all my newly washed dusters because they...
It was a few years ago now when a girlfriend rang me to say she had found a sampler book for sale for only £50 and asked if I would like it. At first, I had no idea what she meant but she didn’t have to tell me very much more before I said, “yes...
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