Started something big and wondered what have I done? On Monday morning, as I was getting ready for work, I was see sawing between excitement and nervousness. I am so excited that we are getting a new kitchen. But at the same time I am dreading it! At least 2 weeks with no viable kitchen!… Read More
I love my little dog. I do. Really. But she has a bit of a problem. You see, she escapes. Regularly! So when we are at work, we have to lock the dogs in the house. And we lock them in the family room. Now Stanley can hold on. And usually does. But Suki. Now… Read More
I absolutely hate being late to a party, but I do hope that the hostess can forgive me. And I am not even fashionably late. I am horribly late, rudely late. And I am so sorry. I was so caught up in arranging our kitchen renovation that the time kind of got away from me.… Read More
This annual blog party is happening this weekend. I have not had time to spend in my studio this week because we are getting ready to have a new kitchen installed over the next few weeks. Come back in about a week and I will have some pictures to share with you of how my… Read More
For the past 10 or so years I have approached the end of the financial year with dread. And I suppose many retailers do. After all, this is when we have to do that boring inventory count. But this year, I decided to approach it differently. Because I realised something that I had not previously… Read More
Have you ever had a dream, but the idea seemed so overwhelming, that you did not know where to start? Where you wanted to start a project, but the whole concept was so scary, that you never even put the idea into words? Well I have. For years I have wanted to do that which… Read More
It has been some time since I thought about stitching or organising goals. Let’s face it, I am so tired after a fall day of teaching, that if I don’t immediately start on my school homework, I am often falling into bed at an unreasonably early hour. complete Hooked on Exchanging piece. complete Blackbird Designs… Read More
On this cold, wet, wintry day I finally stopped procrastinating and ventured into the realm of my study where the goal was to finally finish sorting through the last mounds of junk in my quest for an organised study. Unearthing documents from as far back as 1989 (uni notes), I discovered that most of the… Read More
