Soooooo cold here - I might go to bed and hibernate until Easter - the hyacinths are a promise of spring and they made a welcome appearan...

We woke up this morning, here in Belfast to 6 inches of snow. Great excitement as all the young ones in the street headed out to play. ...

At the moment everyone in the city and guild class are designing one of their final pieces. So we are all looking for inspiration. As f...

My son celebrated his thirteenth birthday yesterday. I must say I'm envious of him, with his life stretching ahead. Wouldn't it be...

I hardly have much time these days, with the City and Guilds course....I have been neglecting the housework and my blog. The course is ve...

We had a few sweet treats tonight (Halloween). Pumpkin gingerbread biscuits bought in Kittys of Coleraine - they always have a mouthwater...

We took the familiar pilgrimage up to Whitepark Bay, during the week. Of course when you're there, you just have to have a paddle even...

I love hearing how people find my patterns......I welcome all feedback. So I was all chuffed when Joanna sent me a couple of photos of her...

Week 4 City and Guild course was all about strip patchwork. I thought I knew a wee bit about patchwork, but I now realise that what I know...

What else would you do on a blustery Saturday afternoon, but go for a walk in the park. I spotted some roses still hanging in there...how b...

As my son is now at "big" school now ... I'm a tad redundant. I decided I would have a go at the City & Guilds patchw...

My knitting hasn't been out of the work basket recently, as I have signed up for a City and Guild course in patchwork and quilting. It...

I have just put my Celebration Cake pattern on my etsy shop , it is also available to download on Ravelry . Many thanks to aewsimmons and ...

The weather has taking a turn for the better here. In our street there has been a frenzy of activity after the wet summer - hedge clippers...

Schools back and I now have loads of free time to catch up with things put on hold for the last two months.This morning, I got round to ty...

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I cant believe that last Thursday, one minute I was sunning myself in Hyde Park and the next I was wandering round Harrods Christmas s...

I'm just back from a trip to London. While I was there I spent a morning in Liberty of London, Regent Street. ...

A new baby is a good excuse to run down to the toy shop to shake the rattles, squeak the squeaky animals and fondle the soft toys. Also a ...

Its raining in Belfast again today. Yesterday, the sun made a rare appearance and being up in the North Coast we would usually have headed...