I finally fetched Bernette home yesterday. Lad having been cajoled into the trip, I didn’t linger en route. And I deliberately avoided walking past any charity shops on the way to the sewing machine shop. But whilst managing to avoid … Continue reading
Category Archives: out & about
welcome home
Coming home from holidays can be a dismal affair. Admittedly, this time it’s not winter, I’m not leaving my family behind, and I’m very happy to be sleeping in a real bed again. But still… I’m finding it hard to … Continue reading
french fancies
So, the holiday is over. The tent has been got out, spread out and dried out. (Yes, it rained… and hailed, and thundered and lightning-ed – scarily! – but thankfully not until the final couple of days). (Not the tent … Continue reading
whilst I’m away…
As I mentioned the other day, modflowers et famille will be off on holiday on Sunday for a couple of weeks. We will be camping in central France, meeting up with friends whose relatives own this lovely campsite, where we … Continue reading
winner!
So it’s the school holidays at last! Seems like we’ve all been waiting for a bit of time off together for, like, ever. Typical that when it does arrive, so does the rain. But we’re not going to let it … Continue reading
fair deals
Would you believe, I went to my first proper antiques fair only yesterday? Difficult to believe and a bit remiss of me I know, but it’s true. I’ve done car boots, I’ve done craft fairs, I’ve done junk shops, I’ve … Continue reading