It’s great to finally get properly reacquainted with hand embroidery. After weeks of adding examples of other people’s inspirational stitching to my stitchery witchery pinterest board, I’ve got going with a bit of stitchery of my own. I find that … Continue reading
Author Archives: modflowers
heat, pants & shifty thrifting
Gosh, it is hot here at the moment. I, being of pale, Northern parentage, am not good in the summer heat. In fact, I have actually fainted from heatstroke on more than one occasion in the past. To prevent the worst … Continue reading
summer sale
So the summer is properly here. The school holidays have begun and lad and I have been gallivanting, making the most of the lovely weather. Today we went to the river with friends to lark about and picnic. It was … Continue reading
dogs on the brain
As I may have mentioned before, lad and I have been hankering for a dog. But, things being as they are, with an as-yet-unbooked holiday in the offing and a possible house move on the more distant horizon, it’s not as simple … Continue reading
flourishing
I came back from my business advice session today tired, but full of enthusiasm. The long walk up the hill in the heat of the day made my legs feel like lead. But armed with a head full of finance … Continue reading
collector / hoarder
It’s funny the spin that can be put on things just by the choice of epithet assigned to them. It seems that I have come to the notice of a magazine for my “collections”. They have asked me to send … Continue reading