• Slow, slow, shake, shake, slow

    Quick is good, no? We are all so used to striving for speed, efficiency and ASAP in everything. Even in my sheltered world of stitch. Most craft books emphasise the quickness, the ease of their projects. And yet. To be honest, although quick makes are lovely as an option (and I’ve written about some on…

  • 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…