Two days into 2014 and I’m sticking to my No Buy policy, so only another 363 days to go! Thought you might like to see my Christmas cushion that I finished a couple of days ago. It would have been finished in time for Christmas if it hadn’t been for a nasty bug that laid … Read more
I’ve thought long and hard about committing to this. Basically for all of 2014 I will not be buying stuff, at all, nothing, nada – gulp! I’ll be afflicted with empty trolley syndrome. There’ll be repercussions though, Amazon’s profits will drop drastically, Ikea will have to lay off some of their lorry … Read more
This year I’ve resolved to stay away from the High Street and not do any Christmas shopping in big name stores like M&S, Debenhams etc. Instead all my Chrissie pressies will either be handmade by me or bought from independent craft artists and sellers. I’d rather support a small business where the goods are well … Read more
Yesterday I took myself off to our local RSPB reserve for a bit of a wander with my bins. I’m impressed with myself cos I normally forget them and leave them on the kitchen counter. I think I might have picked the wrong day to go a visiting as there were hordes of people on … Read more
The dictionary definition of Inertia is “the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest”. Just substitute the word ‘blog’ for ‘body’ and you have the previous state of this blog! I think it was the shock of having another birthday that rendered me immobile/unable to write/find Windows Live Writer on my laptop. … Read more
It’s my –th birthday on 10th October and to celebrate (or commiserate) I’ll be giving away one of my handmade silk clutch purses. I’ve chosen the embroidered Playful Pussycat Purse. I thoroughly enjoyed making her. She’s lined in a pale sea green silk, the outer layer is cream silk dupion. So if you would like … Read more
Why is being at the beach so good for my soul? I’d been carless for about a week (don’t ask!) and while I’m within walking distance of all the necessary amenities – post office, library, vet, pet shop, corner shop etc, the one place I couldn’t easily walk to was the beach and that really … Read more
I’ve been away for a few days concentrating on some aeronautical engineering and here is the result! Okay, he might not make it into the Red Arrows but I love him anyway! ‘Little Red’ is part of my “Complete All My UFO’s Before I Buy Any More Yarn” project. He’s been languishing … Read more
I’m almost at the end of another de-cluttering session. When I say session I mean a period of about 4 or 5 days over the last month. Most of the things I’ve been getting rid of have generated thoughts like “What was I thinking?” or “WTF!”. Then I got to thinking about those days spent … Read more
Just watched Doctor Who live to find out that Peter Capaldi has won the coveted sonic screwdriver. Whilst I’m DEEPLY disappointed that Benedict Cumberbatch won’t be thrilling us in time and space, I think Peter will be excellent. I thought he was great in Torchwood and he has appeared in Doctor Who as Caecilius … Read more