It wasn’t a particularly good month for reading last month. Not for new reads, at any rate. I attempted two new reads, but neither lasted very long, and I retreated to the safety and comfort of Heyer and whizzed through nine or ten of her novels, starting with The Talisman Ring and ending with The… Continue reading Recently Read: The Failed Attempts
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Life and crafting adventures: mostly cross-stitch, crochet and papercrafting.
Card of the Week: The Birthday Duck
Since the weekly craft seems to have turned into simply card-making, and since I’ve spent quite a lot of the last month making cards, I’ve decided to change this into a Card of the Week. There may still be the odd non-card craft project, but mostly it will be cards. Starting with this duck card.… Continue reading Card of the Week: The Birthday Duck
Edward’s Imaginarium: Clive
I haven’t done much crocheting so far this year. There was the baby blanket a few months ago, but otherwise not much. And then on a trip home I was reminded of a Monster I’d promised a friend several years ago. She was (not so) patiently awaiting its arrival. I’d got so far with it… Continue reading Edward’s Imaginarium: Clive
Notes From My Office: June 2021
It’s been a very quiet month for work. My office has spent far more time as a craft room than as an office. I’m not complaining. I’ve enjoyed spending more time with the inks and stamps than with the computer. I’ve even made over half of the birthday cards I’ll need for the next six… Continue reading Notes From My Office: June 2021
Nature Notes: June 2021
There was a moment, at the start of June, when it looked like the weather would pick up and we’d have a sunny summer. Sunshine was had, for a few days, and then it settled back into clouds. Without being as dreary as it was in the winter, it still hasn’t been particularly delightful weather.… Continue reading Nature Notes: June 2021
Stitch by Stitch: The Corner Chieftain
There’s been a lot of furlough so far this month. It’s the normal quiet time for work, anyway, when we’re usually Looking Busy with various training things. Or “reminder” training, like repeating braille training to keep it in our heads. Being at home for it, and having furlough, has lessened the Looking Busy aspect of… Continue reading Stitch by Stitch: The Corner Chieftain
Remembering Reads: Sherlock Holmes
I’ve spent a lot of time recently going through my books. I’d started with the TBR pile, and then moved on, reorganising. I ended up with a pile to donate: books I hadn’t read in the, sometimes many, years I’d owned them, and clearly never would; and books which I’d read but was so far… Continue reading Remembering Reads: Sherlock Holmes
This Week in Crafts: The Autumn Squirrel
I was back to playing with the more autumnal stamps and colours this week, after the monochrome of last week’s elephant. This week, it’s a heat-embossed copper squirrel playing in the orange and red leaves of autumn. I did think about doing the squirrel in silver, since grey squirrels are more common than red ones,… Continue reading This Week in Crafts: The Autumn Squirrel
Fat Quarter Sewing: The Purple Tablecloth
I’m getting to the end of my rainbow. After this one, I’ve just got the orange to go, since I don’t propose to separate the blue and purple into Blue, Indigo, Violet. Just one blue and one purple will do. It’s back to lots of flowers for the purple tablecloth. Suitable, given all the bee-friendly… Continue reading Fat Quarter Sewing: The Purple Tablecloth
Home or Office: Restrict or Relax?
I first drafted this a few weeks back, at the beginning of the month. I’ve since rewritten. You see, we were preparing to return in earnest to the office. Couple of days this week, a few more next, then full time on-site at the start of July. That isn’t now happening, for various reasons, for… Continue reading Home or Office: Restrict or Relax?
