I don’t know about you, but I find that humour and a bit of silliness help me to cope with the stress of life. And…
I really do love the start of the New Year, because it’s a great opportunity to start fresh. To that, I generally love the end…
It’s starting to get cold outside and that means cuddling up on the couch with a cosy blanket. And for a double-dose of warmth, I…
I started a new crochet project back in January. But I couldn’t tell you about it because it was for my friend’s birthday present. And…
Do you remember about a month ago when I told you I was working on a new afghan for my new flat and that my…
For the first time in my life, I am crocheting something for me. Yep, I’m making a pretty red ripple afghan throw for the couch…
Remember how I said that I think I found a new flat? Well, yesterday I paid the deposit and today I picked up the contracts,…
Back in February I told you about a never ending project I’ve been working on with left over bits of yarn. And I mentioned that…
Shortly after moving into our new home, I started working on a queen-sized afghan using the bits and scraps of other projects. Paul and I…
When I began stitching my foster daughter’s Christmas afghan back in October, I really thought I would be able to finish it. But with the…
My friend posted a list of 100 random things her daughter wrote about herself out of boredom and I thought I’d give it a shot…
Sometimes I try to do too much all at once. And sometimes, that means that my coffee table suffers and becomes covered in half-finished projects.…
So, this is my foster daughter’s Christmas present. Not for next Christmas but for the one just past. Can you believe that I’m still working…
Yesterday I shared the finished scarf for my foster daughter’s Christmas present. Today, I’m sharing the unfinished afghan! Thankfully, she is off mucking out stalls…
Yay! It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally finished the purple scarf I was crocheting for my foster daughter’s Christmas present. The afghan may not…
I work full time. I parent an 11-year-old foster kid. I have a house that requires my care and attention. I have applications to complete…
In the evenings, you will quite often find me and the kid in the living room not talking*: Her on the love seat reading or…
I am cutting the cord. Or rather, I am cutting the cable. I’m not replacing cable with satellite and in my rural neck of the…
Well, I was meant to be starting my summer holidays this weekend but have decided to put them on hold. Which is a good thing because…
After a lovely couple of days in Yorkshire, we made the trip to Teesside on Sunday by way of a few small, back-country roads where…