The mid year school holidays have come to a snowy end in our part of the world. Australia has a small alpine region where it snow...

The weather is cold and drizzly here. Perfect for farmers ... and sewing. I love a rainy day. Having grown up on a farm, rain always meant r...

One of my favourite plants in the garden right now is this beauty: She is Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii', which I purchased f...

Thank you for your interest in my blog. This post has moved and is available in its entirety at this link . Best wishes, Bloom 

It has always been a mystery to me as to why 'Good Friday' is good. For such a sombre day in the Christian calendar, there doesn...

Not sure how this week has treated you, but I'm worn out! I'm looking forward to a weekend to catch my breath. Now, do you remember...

Liberty of London has been producing its exquisite, fine quality lawn fabric for as long as I've been alive. I have been a fan f...

I wonder how many of you remember the late '80's, when 'the look' was all Liberty shirts with collars turned up and pearl ea...

I had forgotten just how long the summer break is for University students! After three months of being at home, our eldest blossie has been ...

And so we are well into February, the kids are back at school and my time is a little more my own again. I am keen to get back into some se...