I have been cavorting about in 'Hope Valley' lately. When Denyse Schmidt's Hope Valley was first released, I confess I didn...

Just yesterday, we saw this amazing origami ball in a gift shop. It is made from the pages of an old copy of Tom Brown's School Days. Co...

I am ... just back from a busy week at our farm. Outside my window ... this was my view from the dining room at the farm house where I had...

My latest hair-brained idea in my never-ending quest to organise my stitching projects is this set of tins. I had the good fortune to find...

To everyone, I wish you a very happy and blessed Easter. Christ is risen! I am conscious of and very thankful for the fact that blogging...

I couldn't resist posting about these. Lisa, at The Red Thread , makes and sells these brilliant chalkboard eggs from ostrich eggs. Ain...

"What shall I do, then, with the one you call the King of the Jews?" Pilate asked the crowd. "Crucify him!" they shouted...

The end of school term has been so busy for my kids (& therefore for me), that there has been no time for sewing. Thankfully, I've ...

Just occasionally it would seem most quilters are struck with a desire to create (& finish!) something (anything!) in a hurry. This urge...

One of the things that I love about blogging is that it causes me stop in the midst of a busy life and look for peace, beauty & interest...