If you follow my Instagram feed, you might have seen that this summer we finally managed to upgrade our horrendous kitchen from hell into something a little more suited to the needs of a large family. Having tried unsuccessfully to win one, Max’s new job this summer meant that at long last, we could actually […]
A day in London for friendship with bonus mental health tests.
The radio silence this summer has mostly been me working my way through a pit of mental health issues that I felt too ashamed to write about. I’m probably not ready to do so yet, but perhaps it is more appropriate to start blogging again and allude to the ways I’m trying to manage them […]
Soothing Stitches: Project Fran Blanket Update.
I probably should have called my stitching series something different; I can’t remember my last free Sunday where I could blog to my heart’s content. *Edit: you know, I’m going to rename my Sunday Stitches series as Soothing Stitches. If nothing else, I’ll get lots of hits for post operative skin remedies!* Ah well. Fran’s […]
Editorial: Unique Outdoor Wedding Decoration Ideas.
If you’re planning on having an out doors wedding (which is all the rage nowadays) then you’ll want to kick it up a notch by checking out this list of uncommon and extraordinary décor ideas for a fabulous wedding under the sky. Micro-flower arrangements Instead of one giant flower arrangement for each table, distribute a […]
On Infant Loss and finding joy again.
Lying in bed listening to my littlest boy breathe, feeling his soft hand against my cheek and not being afraid the next song on the radio will tear my heart out, those are the things happiness is made of these days. And that happiness reminds me of just how brutally sad it is possible to […]
A quest for the perfect dining room.
I saw an article yesterday about a conglomerate ‘perfect’ home made up using all the most popular pins from Pinterest of different rooms in a house. Unsurprisingly the resulting house is a mansion in a quintessentially American style, with colossal rooms and more space in the hallways than we have in our home. From perfectly […]
Haulage on bent wings and an empty bank account.
A conversation this morning in our kitchen went something like this:- Child Who Shall Remain Nameless: “So um… do you think the tooth fairy might visit soon? It’s just that, well, I’m quite short of cash this week….” *blank face* Me: “You lost a tooth? Again? Still?!?!?!” CWSRN: *sighs audibly* “Yuhuh. You know, about 3 […]
Making space at home.
This week we have been recreating our kitchen as an actual useful space, rather than a shockingly badly designed hovel of a kitchen from hell as designed by the developers of our estate. That deserves a post all of its own – and it will get one! – but it has meant we’ve been rediscovering […]
Soothing Stitches: Snuggly Crochet Pillow
I do love a good pillow – ‘cushion bothering’ (hugging and harassing one to combat anxiety) is something I like to do. I’m still busy with my #UseUpYarnYear and this Vintage Chunky Deramores yarn was under my bed and in need of love. I customised a pattern from a book and started blind with a […]
When habits cost the earth (and hit your pocket too).
Do you have shopping habits? I know I do. One of them, for reasons I can’t explain, is that if I go intro a shop to buy a set of ingredients or top up supplies (and it tends to be me who does this), if one or two of the items are on some form […]
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