Gifts of Spring — Scarf Prettiness

When I heard that I’d won the contest for a lovely vintage silk scarf over at Hostess of the Humble Bungalow, I settled in to practise patience waiting for it to arrive. I needn’t have…

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Oh, to be in London. . .

If knitting’s your cup of tea . . . check out these workshops in London— don’t they look like fun? I’ve recently discovered this Wee Birdy blog and love it, love it, love it. We’re…

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Window-dressing . . .

I used to be unreservedly grumpy about all those signs of Christmas that appeared as soon as we passed Halloween. Now, of course, they begin even earlier — this year I saw trees being decorated…

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Mothers at the Shore . . .

The image below is taken from IndigoAlison’sFlickr series, Surf Widows at St. Ives. It’s a brilliant collection of photos Alison took while on vacation this year — she has painstakingly recorded mother after mother after…

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My Family and My Personality Revealed

The family reunion was wonderful — while I’m treasuring the silence this morning and feeling a bit tired, I have so many great memories to savour. I’ll write more about the weekend, and post more…

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