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What was to be a weekend to ourselves to chill out and put ourselves together after a few weeks of hard graft and toil, was spoiled really because we were living with the aftermath of an arrogant, badly behaved pompous … Continue reading →

The sun shone and a bluster to the air: first light whispered of Winter to come –  that Summer was dying in the arms of Autumn…I woke early, was the day to take Josh to university. I wanted to make … Continue reading →

  Oh but I’m feeling tired and my bones ache, I should hie me to the quack’s ‘cos that’s not right is it? Things usually pass though… The garden is like someone who’s two week’s overdue for a good haircut … Continue reading →

OH rats, I found this draft lurking about which I thought I’d posted, and now my life’s all upside down god dammit! Here it is anyway… Carrying on the story of our weekend sortie to Oxford, I have to confess … Continue reading →

  Mmmm… small title –  lot of work! So the countdown is beginning, I have got just less than one week to finalise the preparation for the biggest quilting event in the UK,, and to say I’m a tad ragged … Continue reading →

Jeez, but The Festival of Quilts is nearly upon us, and I am not nearly ready! But I have been working on a few samples over the weekend and very pleased I am with them too! Smug bug, that’s me… … Continue reading →

The best decision I’ve made today, is to join the National Trust – after the NEC though – when I will be far more solvent than I am at the minute! After our fine gallop round the car-boot sale, we … Continue reading →

To  Oxford then, via the fabric warehouse, up early, there for 9.30 to choose fabric for the Festival of Quilts, at the NEC in August…soon…! Aaaarghh!! Dozing in the car, then coffee with Otto £1200.00 spent in the space of … Continue reading →

With regard to the hexagons, Isolde is making a hexagon quilt, and she’s way ahead of me! And the main reason for that is I have been greedy with the colours! I have made a huge quantity of all the … Continue reading →

    Wednesday is my midweek weekend if I spend the day at my brother’s allotment. There is no kind of tired quite like the tired of a day spent out in the open tasting the weather, exposed to the … Continue reading →