Tracing Rainbows

No, this is definitely not a joke. First up, read this BBC News report about Archbishop Vincent Nicholls [Roman Catholic], and the lin...

Isn’t this the most gorgeous piece of cloth? It is a lovely deep green fabric, machine-embroidered with silks in random pastel shades. I...

Bothersome bad backache this week has meant plenty of comforting baths, bed and books. These days I will admit, a little more readily than I...

Our local Connexion group met tonight. Elisabeth brought cupcakes with candles [for Janet’s birthday] and we made little gift boxes. My ...

Here’s a great, easy idea for Valentine’s Day – heart shaped cupcakes . It’s all over the interwebs at the minute…I may have to whip up a ba...

I don’t claim to be the sort of Coupon Queen who gets all her shopping for 3p using coupons clipped from every magazine and newspaper she se...

I have frequently mentioned Button Boutique , our wonderful little haberdashery, just off the market, in St Matthew’s Arcade They have ...

Still working away at the challenge of completing 52 Projects This one has been waiting an awful long time. My Mum died in 1991, and I h...

I woke early yesterday morning, so I listened to the Radio through my ‘pillow speaker’ [a brilliant device- only I can hear it, and Bob s...

Combine a wonderful educational children's programme, a brilliant actor and mathematics. What more could a girl want? Elementary! Th...

Another one crossed off! “Repair Liz’s Lap Quilt” Back in 1998, Liz made a lap quilt for a GCSE project. She found this book in the lib...

I insist that letter should be spelled [and pronounced] aitch , not haitch. I do drop mine occasionally – I was born in Essex after all. Th...

Following last week’s post about Waitrose Free Range Noodles, Liz commented that she was always amused by the Waitrose Essentials Chocolate...

Last year, I decided to do some serious stashbusting, by knitting a different project every month for charity – I made hats, scarves, vari...

Apparently this is old British naval slang for someone from the Nordic countries. Who knew? [ Jane and Chris in Canada probably!] We seem ...