School holidays ... kids at home ... time for some Christmas cooking. Everyone surely has their favourite recipe for rocky road. This is our...

My last post generated plenty of comment, much of it empathy and encouragement that I am not the only one to leave things until the last mi...

Every year ... last day of school ... crazy last minute rush to finish teacher gifts. Why don't I allow myself more time? Here is the pr...

This light scarf is made from Anna Maria Horner's 'Little Folks' voile. To achieve a similar look, you will need very sheer, so...

Today, I summoned the courage to cut into my precious stash of Anna Maria Horner voiles. The word that sprung to my mind to describe these ...

One of my three brothers celebrated his 40th birthday recently. My mum was keen to make him a quilt for the occasion. He is a farmer, so som...

I'd like to show you the very first version of my 'Abracadabra' quilt pattern . Kirsten kindly purchased my pattern on November ...

Another birthday party safely negotiated today. My boy had his 12th birthday, and requested 'pool ball' cakes! We cut a deal. I did ...

Last week's cross stitches are by far the more impressive in my portfolio. This week, the wheels fall off! I went through a period when ...

Have you discovered Pinterest yet? Pinterest is a fun 'virtual pin board'. It is somewhere you can 'pin' any image you come...