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Flower Collages
I've loved looking at the yearly review posts that lots of you clever bloggers have put together. Like lots of patchwork quilts, the images seem to combine to make even more wonderful pictures and...
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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday
A few snippets from the past week or so.A "grow your own" mushroom kit hubby got for Christmas. They seemed to double in size every day!Bread and butter pudding. Yummy comfort food :)Amazing patterns...
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I'm Back!
Hello. Apologies for being absent from blog land for so long. I didn't mean to disappear, but just haven't felt inspired to dig out the camera recently, with the unspeakable weather making...
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Book Review and Giveaway. "The Cut Flower Patch" by Louise Curley
Bloggers are often asked to review items and when approached last week by Francis Lincoln, the publishers of "The Cut Flower Patch" by Louise Curley I was happy to say yes as I have a weakness for...
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Giveaway Winner
Thank you for all the comments on my last post. I used the random number generator website and it came up with number 8, which is Heather at Pink MilkCongratulations! I'm sure you'll love the book....
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A London Visit
Hello, Isn't this weather gorgeous? Just about perfect really!Yesterday I took a trip to London to visit Eldest daughter as she's moved flats recently and I hadn't seen her new place yet. We decided...
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Spring colour
Oh dear! Blogging seems to have slipped off the agenda again recently. Life getting in the way and nothing very crafty going on means not much to post about. Anyway, here's a few recent snaps to...
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Wordless Wednesday
A lovely day for a bit of pottering, pot washing and potting up some new arrivals!
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Spring Colour and a New Toy!
This week, I've been adding some Easter decorations to the dining room.Picking rhubarb to make lots of lovely compote.Soaking up the glorious colours of blossom against blue sky, and just wishing the...
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Stars Quilt Top Finished
Quilt top is finished at last! Another one to add to my pile to be quilted. No excuses now I've got my new machine. Just need to find something to back them with. I love it now it's done, it's got...
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Churn Dash Quilt Along
What do you do when you have a pile of quilt tops waiting to be quilted?Start a new one, of course! I hadn't intended to, but then up popped a Quilt Along with Amy Smart at Diary of a Quilter and I...
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Beautiful Spring.
Hello, I hope you're enjoying the long weekend and making the most of this lovely weather. It's always been my favourite time of year. Everything is so green and fresh and full of promise!The wild...
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This Week
Hello! Not much to report here at the moment. Just making the most of the beautiful weather and feeling quite soporific, like the bee I watched slowly visiting every little flower on my pelargoniums,...
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This and That.
Blogging seems to have slipped down the list just lately, but here's a bit of what I've been up to in the last couple of weeks.Another quilt top finished. I wanted to to something quite simple and...
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Gin and Crochet!
With Hubby away for a few days this week I decided it was a good time to dig out the crochet blocks that have been sitting unfinished for over a year and get on with turning them into a blanket at...
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A Trip to the Seaside
Taking a break from crocheting yesterday, I went down to Bournemouth to visit youngest daughter and see the end of year degree exhibition at the Arts University . Afterwards she was keen to take me to...
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Busy!
Well, life round here seems to go from "not much happening" to "too much to do". The house moving plans are finally back on which means a huge amount of tidying and cleaning before we think about...
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Hello Again!
Crikey! Has it been nearly a year since my last post?I have really missed blogging, but for a long time life just got in the way and there wasn't anything terribly interesting to blog about. I won't...
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Mottisfont Abbey Rose Garden
As promised, I've picked out some of my favourite shots of Mottisfont rose garden. It was a slightly drizzly day and the roses were just beginning to go past their peak, but that seemed to give it an...
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Holland Park, London
On a recent trip to London to visit my daughter, we decided to meet in Holland Park. Divided into several areas including woodland and sports pitches, the remains of the old Holland House provide the...
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Christchurch and Graduation
The visit to Mottisfont a couple of weeks ago was en route to a stay in Bournemouth for youngest daughter's graduation. It was a lovely couple of days by the sea and exploring the New Forest and as...
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Furzey Gardens
On the way home from Bournemouth I stopped at Furzey Gardens in the New Forest, a mainly informal woodland garden with lovely views to the Isle of Wight. The highlight at this time of year has to be...
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Winchester Cathedral Flower Festival
No gardens in this post, but still on a flowery theme, a few weeks ago saw Winchester Cathedral transformed with dozens of stunning displays. There were seemingly thousands of visitors the day I...
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Danebury Hill and Longstock Park Nursery
Continuing my look back at days out this year here's a couple of places that I visited back in early June on a gloriously sunny, but not too hot, day. Just right for chucking a picnic in the car and...
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The Vyne
I popped along to The Vyne last week for a wander round the gardens and when looking through the photos I realised that most of them were similar to the ones from my June 2013 visit Here and Here!The...
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