Yesterday, on Grumble's last day of being 5, we walked to school happily chatting about what a big year being 5 has been for her, and ...

When getting together with new friends for a coffee for the first time, one should follow these steps in order to guarantee a successful m...

Is it wrong to eat muesli for lunch? Because looking at this shot - which I took on the weekend for the Big Harvest cafe - is making me ...

Project Details Pattern: Pinafore from Ottobre Magazine 1/2007 Fabric: Ryder Denim from Tessuti Fabrics Notions: 2 recycled butto...

Sabrina the ancient dressmaker's dummy gave a deep, disguntled sigh. As was the case for the past few days, the rest of the furniture ...

I, Jorth , do hereby solemnly swear on the sacred trinity of needle, thread and fabric, that I shall block out a nice big chunk of time to...

I don't know what it is at the moment, but I just can't seem to settle down to any sort of craft activity. I have both a dress cut...

It hasn't taken me long to figure out that the difference between a happy working Jorth and a nasty, grumpy, mean-tempered working Jor...

Jorth sat back in her chair and took the chewed up greylead pencil out of her mouth with a sigh. In front of her lay a sheet of paper head...

I have made the executive decision not to ride in the city anymore. My ride into - or rather toward -  the city is fine - usually trouble ...

Two years after we purchased our piano I finally got around to beginning my piano lessons. Hoorah! I've always wanted to play the pian...

The Grumbles, it appears, is going through a growing phase. She's practically shooting up before our eyes! Only a few weeks ago, when ...

Here I am! Back in the world of blogging! After much mucking around, blowing dust from various pieces of hardware and the occasional bit of ...

Hello friends! It appears that I have been inadvertantly AWOL this week. It's not my fault - our computer is sick. Very sick. Apparently...

After getting two nasty glass punctures within a month on my bike (thank you, inner city dudes who smash beer bottles on Saturday night!) I...

The reporters and paps were gathered around the door in a mad scrum, awaiting a glimpse of something that up until now was merely a rumour....

Grumbles had a 'dress up as a character from your favourite fairy tale' day at school yesterday. Let me tell you, there were no sti...

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful mums out there. I think it's the toughest - but most rewarding - job I've ever had, a...

I was, as you can imagine, apoplectic to discover that my husband had hijacked my blog again with his damn cat pictures and nerd speak. It t...

Manx, cool cat without a tail. Jorthy is a little busy tonight and I've decided to blog in her place. I promised a software related pos...