Stitch This

  • Eight feet high

    I’ve mentioned the helpdanielfindhisfeet campaign before. I’m so happy that they are almost at the £54k target. Amazing. One last push needed! Last night was our little shove, a dinner party where we charged the 7 guests £10 each and then challenged ourselves to make the entire spread on a £10 budget plus whatever was…

  • I’ve always liked Status Quo

      I was always the sensible one in our family. I did a sensible degree, I have a sensible job and have settled down very sensibly with husband and two lovely boys. Oh, I like a plan. And yet. Life can throw you a curve ball at any point and it doesn’t matter how sensible…

  • Baggage – the obligatory back to school post

    Oh, you know it’s an inevitability like death and taxes – the back to school post. So, let’s talk bags. Yep, bags. They are, I feel, a bit of a metaphor – I’ve got a range on bags in my life and in my cupboards, apart from the ubiquitous Yorkshire Tea (Aside: this was recommended…

  • Bucket full

    Here’s a better picture. Enjoy!

  • House?

    what did we do without twitter, the t’internet and blog land? Well yes, we probably read, chatted and looked around more. But we’d be more local than national or international and we’d be less able to shout out when we hear of unacceptable behaviour being passed off as legitimate. Like this Mammasaurus is way more…