Pulling a book together, even if its just 5 patterns, is a lot of work. Its less about the designing, because that is a given, its all of the little things that take up the time. I have a checklist I use when pulling together patterns and The Crochet Project books and in the run up to publicatio...
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The week off in Orkney was incredible. The simple act of taking time off was great and so very needed and spending them in Orkney was a dream come true. The highlights were definitely seeing Flotta with Liz from Northern Lace, hanging out with Elly at Birsay, seeing dolphin's in Stromness harbou...
As the evenings get longer and lighter, our routine shifts and changes to make the most of them. Where in winter we would normally head from dinner table to living room, these (relatively) warmer days see us heading out and down the road with the dog.Each child has their own activity on the walks...
These days in the run up to Christmas are just so full. Its as if the vacuum created by keeping my work schedule relatively open sucked in every type of Christmas-related activity you could imagine. I suppose it is the fact of living a village life - if I am not attending a fair/nativity/visit w...
I find more and more that I can only be creative in one area at a time. If I am deeply engrossed in designing, cooking and photography go out the window. If my camera is always in my hands, I can't be crocheting as well. If I am in the kitchen, very little else gets done.These days, it seems that...
Some days, it is nothing but an honour and a pleasure to be mama to these children.