Tracing Rainbows

I said a few weeks ago  that this year I planned to reread some of the older books on my shelf, and see if each one was still "A Book...

I have never done this type of quilting. Known as biscuit, bubble or puff quilting, it involves sewing a large square of fabric onto a sma...

  ...I completely forgot. I meant to do a post about this little chap's birthday on Wednesday, when he turned 40, and it slipped my mi...

We studied the medieval period at school, and were given a project for half term; "choose one aspect of life in the period 1000-1500 AD...

  According to the RSPB Website,  " The waxwing is a plump bird, which is slightly smaller than a starling. It has a prominent crest. ...

During Steph's pre-move wardrobe sort she discovered this garment - which was too a little too short to be worn as a dress, too lon...

On Sunday, Bob read a "Carer's Prayer" in Church - and I thought of all the people I know who have responsibility as carers ...

Confession - I have been intending to read this book for about 39 years! Katherine Whitehorn quotes from it in her book  "Cooking i...

28th February is Shrove Tuesday [do call in for a pancake, if you happen to be passing our house that evening] and Lent begins on 1st Mar...

From last night to this evening, many Jewish families will have been celebrating Tu B'Shevat  which is the New Year Festival for Trees. ...

I am used to the idea of being given an Inventory when you move into a new rented property. But this is a new one on me... The documents for...

It has been a busy week. On Monday, Bob cycled to the Industrial Estate and collected a van from Enterprise Van Hire [it is the most effic...

... back to the Charity Shop! I  picked this up the day before my trip to Albania to read on the plane. In the end I was busy knitting and...

You're probably familiar with Maslow's Pyramid  in which he sets out the needs and motivations of human beings. In his 'hierar...