life so precious

It's years since I've been on the receiving end of news that flattened me. On Friday night mum told us that my oldest and dearest friend had been rushed to hospital. At thirty weeks pregnant, an onset of vision problems led doctors to discover a brain...

the view from here

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Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Every week I look at all the entries of the Scavenger Hunt and say I'm going to join, but never do. Today is a lazy day. It's snowing and the Redskins are playing at the moment so I have some extra time to participate! So here are my interpretations...

My Christmas stocking

Last year I made my Christmas stocking using Cath Kidston shooting star fabric. I placed 10mm thick wadding behind the front piece and hand embroidered around the stars using embroidery threads to secure the wadding in place. I piped around the edge,...