Stitch This

  • Smells good…

    So, here’s my latest idea for a family Christmas present. Inspired by an interview I heard on Woman’s Hour this morning With Edd Kimber the winner of last years Great British Bake Off. He was saying about how he wanted to carry on his Grandmother’s recipes and I thought, ‘I can do that!’. I’ve spoken…

  • Helping hug

    You know me. Parkinson’s isn’t a big theme here most of the time but sometimes I get thinking about how it erodes the normality of life and in particular today, my role as a mother. You can imagine how frustrating it is to have to ask for help, to worry that people are wondering why…

  • Aloe aloe

    Zoos are, I find, normally hellish. But we found one that wasn’t too Dante-esque in sunny (soggy) Paignton. Lots for the younger customer including a toddlers play centre avec sandpit, cars and a lovely Noah’s Ark set. The cafe had ranks of highchairs and the coffee was superb. As was the berry flapjack. There is…

  • Simples

    Elder decorated biscuits today in Dartmouth at the Food Festival. I did one too. Simple pleasures, eh?

  • Time management t’internet style

    To Twitter. No, we are not conjugating the verb – I have dipped my toe in at last and thanks to the @mnblogger group it’s so far been an ace experience. But I can see already its an addictive vice and I’m already a risk due to Ropinerole (remind me to tell you about how…