Stitch This

  • There’s a hole…

    Inspired by Cheria’s blog and My Mumsnet companions, here’s my bucket list dear Liza, dear Liza…. Go to Iceland – I’ve been in love with the place since Echo and the Bunnymen went there in their ‘Porcupine’ days Go to Japan – eat sushi and drink tea and visit hello kitty world, plus Japanese quilts…

  • Baby steps

    This week is about baby steps on a number of levels. Little One is now a ‘proper’ toddler – do you like his shoes?! I love seeing them all laid out! He’s so pleased with himself! And I’m progressing too. I already talked about light at the end of the tunnel here. Add to that me…

  • Light

    Parkinsons is not pleasant – that much is flippin’ obvious but it’s the insidious way it robs you of the joy of life that gets me the most. Not today. Today has been quietly wonderful. Elder whizzed off to school (literally, you should see that child on his scooter) and Little One and I went…

  • Chook

    We used to have fluffy flared Pekin chooks back in the day. Here’s my quilted homage to the girls. A very well worn quilt I know but they’re meant to be aren’t they?

  • Coming up roses

    I do like a nice flower. I love dahlias – it’s the petal structure, it appeals to the mathematician in me. So simple but so striking. I’ve messed about with this photo using the all-pervading Instamatic app. I’ll try not to overuse it, promise. But I hope this picture makes you happy. We could all…