Many moons ago I used to design and sell kits with silks (Pearsalls - now sadly deceased) and gold threads (Kreinik - very much alive http:...

The goddess of fertility and spring was often portrayed as an egg or a hare. Sometimes Brigit, Freya, Ostara or Maia. Raising a glass of ...

I have one family member out of hospital following a two week stay, the other waiting for appointments and I’m pretty sure I have Swine Flu ...

One skirt commission completed! Take yards of Sari fabric, elephant trims, tassels, gold bells and fancy ribbons…..  

 I have new glasses :)  I can seeeeee! Hares are back on the agenda. I am SO happy.  

We’ve had snow!  Not enough to be really pretty but enough and the lawn is still covered in the white stuff. Talking of the White Stuff I ...

Draw, paint, stitch. Whilst I think about the sleeping hare I’m working on this idea. (Still waiting for glasses so I can start more gold wo...

Those of you who know Alnwick will recognise this as the street that had a needlework shop, sadly (another) demised emporium of threads. 

Seen on my #samewalkeveryweek

I’m still doing a #samewalkeveryweek and taking two photos each time, one on the way up the hill (good excuse to pause for a second)….. …....

I had an urge to get the water-soluble fabric and threads out to make my own sleeping hare. One hour later I had a sleeping hare panel. I s...

Recently I’ve got into the habit of taking photos on the iPhone and have lazily stopped taking the “big” camera out to play. Its both good a...

…For January I can only apologise for not blogging for almost a whole month :(   How did that happen? I’ve been so very busy both in body ...

Are you all recovered from yesterday? I’m finding it hard to wake up today, may need a third coffee…. Yesterday I lit my special candle al...

Santa made a good choice this year! Hope everyone has a good day, our lunch is in the oven and one bottle of fizz has evaporated already. 

 …. and celebrating Yule!  Happy Solstice everyone. (OK, I’m a few days late posting this but I did write it at Yule!)  The sun is coming b...