The time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things. Oh, bugger that, thought Jorth. The time has come for me to make a list, as ...

Eeek! It's finally happened. I knew this day would come, but why did it have to come so soon? That's right - Grumbles knows how ...

Things I love about autumn (in no particular order): - baked apples - roasted pumpkin - school holidays hanging out with Grumbles, ...

Behold! It grows. Maybe I will actually get this jumper done quicker than I first thought *nervously eyeing yarn stash that is threate...

On Saturday the family rode over to Kensington to check out Ink & Spindle's Open Studio . I am so glad we did, as it was fantastical...

There is a great tradition of humans taking what they feels others don’t really need, for both good and bad purposes. The stealing of coppe...

Oh, look! I'm going to have myself a gorgeous striped jumper in no time. No, really! Cinch to whip up, yeah? That little beauty will b...

The sewing stars aligned, and I was able to work on my shirt for two consecutive days in a row. I'm really enjoying the mechanics of s...

I have two days off in a row - bliss! It feels like I haven't had that for ages, even though I have, but it's all been taken up with...

I'm thinking that Grumbles is looking so snazzy in her new Liberty blouse that maybe, just maybe, I should make one for myself! Pr...

Nine years after I bought it, I FINALLY found a use for that darn ladybug button! Project Details Pattern: Blouse #15 from Ottobre M...

Back in the day, when I was studying fashion design, one of our teachers told us that if we ever made a mistake in a garment we should never...

Two things: (1) All the above four dolls , and 19 out of the 23 dresses sold at the school fete. Hoorah! Yay for me! (2) I really, real...

In case you are wondering where I have been for the last couple of weeks, the answer is this: I've been chained to the sewing machine, m...

Do you remember when I was chubby? And blonde? With curls in my hair? Nah, me neither. Thank goodness for photographic evidence, then. And...

Totally, totally, totally needed that mini-break to Venus Bay . I only wish that we could have stayed longer.

Well, angels or no angels , I finally got my black Drape Drape dress done. I found it was a wee bit longer than I wanted it to be, so I ga...

Nothing, I've always maintained, but nothing says "Happy Valentine's Day!" more than eggy heart shaped toast. Thanks, Ga...

The elder angel sat with his younger charge, both of them stretching out luxuriously on the wide oak branch, watching the cars zoom along th...

Jorth walked home, feeling the bittersweet tugging of her heart over the first day back at school. For the last 6 weeks she had been shado...