Stitch This

  • My craft room…

    …is a metaphor for my state of mind. Packed with ideas and fun stuff but disorganised and a mess. The sketch above is my broad tidying plan. My stash is so bad now that I will be disposing of lots soon. Those lucky charity shops!

  • Driving force

    A rare early morning chance to browse past posts,reflect and take stock. This year has been a constant barrage of change and challenge. I don’t see this as a negative though. To grow a crop the earth has to be broken up first. But it also has to be tended and I’m not so good…

  • Sunday morning

    Sunday morning beckons. I borrowed this book yesterday. What am I going to do today I wonder? What kind of cake would you bake?

  • Honey honey

    A quick treaty Snack for the boys…a movie night per bedtime munch. Have you tried honey popcorn? Inspired by these gourmet Flavours. I thought, I will try it myself. So here’s my effort. I have made it twice now and it was good both times. You will need : Popcorn, olive oil, runny honey and…

  • Lamb’s pride

    On the train, back from preston. I was 14 when I moved to Germany but its still my home town. I took some pictures of Avenham Park, a stunning homage to philanthropic industrialists. Our pandas particularly liked the Japanese Garden’s bamboo fence. As you can see. Nom, nom. I also had a lovely lunch with…