Stitch This

  • a bit of history

    This crib is older than me (see, history). Every year I put it up and think of the year past and Christmas coming. Ghosts and dreams. Ghosts and dreams.

  • 2 things

    To my sofa. I’ve been out tonight. I’m shattered but still here. Always here. Don’t want to give in I suppose. Anyway, two points: Firstly, it’s worth keeping up with old friends. I was so going to cry off tonight but I’m glad I didn’t. ‘she sells sanctuary’ on the way there set me up…

  • Strike out?

    This is not my normal territory but what the feck. I am utterly stunned that so many people appear to support today’s strike. I keep on thinking I’m missing something. It seems so flipping obvious to me. The money’s not THERE!!! Yes, it’s harsh, yes it’s not fair but it IS real. The private sector…

  • This used to be a table

    Look at this! They’ve taken the tables off all the seats on my train. How mindless. Where does your coffee go? How do you work? Way to go Great Western. F minus for understanding customer needs. Grrrrrr.

  • 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…