Checking my emails for the first time in – ahem – a while, I had a shock last night. I just found out that one of my makes, the cat cushion tutorial previously featured in Mollie Makes, is going to be featured … Continue reading
flabbergasted
Category Archives: out & about
home from hols
I apologise for the lack of bloggy activity around these parts for the past fortnight or so. I did take my laptop on holiday. And I did take photographs. And when we left, I did have the intention of writing … Continue reading
last minute
We are going on holiday today – yay! As usual with us, it’s all a bit last minute. We are not good planners, my partner and I, when it comes to holidays. We tend to put off until tomorrow – … Continue reading
tears for an old house
I was listening to the radio as usual this afternoon as I pottered about the kitchen. Suddenly my ears pricked at the mention of The Manor House, in Birmingham. Some schoolboys had set fire to it. It had burned down and … Continue reading
just being
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
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. ♥
