snow snow go away

I realise that I keep going on about it, but it really should be spring now. I know this because today I am supposed to be going to the Selvedge Spring Fair in London – “a celebration of spring” pipes … Continue reading

inspired!

It’s funny how inspiration strikes. You can be minding your own business doing a spot of interweb browsing when all of a sudden, something makes you get up and go “Right then!” – words which, in our household, are the … Continue reading

faith and generosity

I may have mentioned before – I absolutely love the internet and the lovely people you can meet there. When I left my job a couple of years back I was sorely lacking in faith in people. I felt severely … Continue reading

i ♥ the internet

This week I have been giving thanks for the marvel of technology that is the lovely lovely internet. Firstly, completely out of the blue, I was offered the gorgeous fabric pictured above and below, via my facebook page, by someone … Continue reading

happy anniversary

I’m not big on anniversary celebrations. Example. On mine and my partner’s tenth anniversary, we abandoned our plans to go to a big party at a club – because we missed the bus into town and got cold waiting for … Continue reading

candy for the eye

I love ‘eye candy’. Such a great phrase. It’s what I read blogs for. So it’s a brilliant name for a blog. In it’s native Norwegian language it translates as Sukkertøy for øyet – which I like possibly even better! … Continue reading