I’ve had such a lovely weekend. As well as lad’s birthday, we have been outdoors, camping with friends in their garden. It was one of those legendary summer weekends where everything came together perfectly. Rain was forecast and it poured on … Continue reading
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marvels
It was lad’s birthday yesterday. We had a lovely day.
There was a sleepover for friends, pingpong in the park, homemade pizza, lots of treats, sushi, cuddles.
Amid all the hubbub and fun I spent the day glancing periodically at this tall, gangly eleven year old lad, my lad, our lad, and marvelling.
It doesn’t seem five minutes since he was the small bundle of fun in the picture above. The child I thought I’d never have.
In a quiet moment, I spotted this improv pixel quilt-in-the-making by Melissa Averinos.
Which, I think you’ll agree, is another marvel. ♥
magged off
I’ve always liked magazines. One of my first memories of childhood is of being allowed to accompany my Dad to the local newsagents to buy my copy of Twinkle. As I got older I graduated to Bunty and Mandy, then … Continue reading
learning to let go
A blog friend of mine asked me a favour recently. Did I have any scraps I could share with her, for a project she is embarking upon? Hmmm, well, yes… I do have a few… This is my main scraps … Continue reading
floral fancies
Almost anything can be improved with the addition of vintage florals, in my humble opinion. These are some of my favourite recently-spotted floral fancies… None of the above are still available, alas. They have all been sold. But still – … Continue reading
amazing appliqué
I never knew appliqué could be like this. This quilt by Kim McClean really takes it to a whole other level, doesn’t it? To add to the awesomeness, this whole quilt was done by hand. You can, if you think you have … Continue reading