GILLYBEAN

Teenage son said "why can't we get veges out of packets, you know cut up or grated, like normal people"? I hope an explanatio...

I'm wishing I was enjoying a wine, I've had a really full on few weeks. There's been very late night sewing for yesterdays fanta...

Living on just under half and acre of land clearly we'll never be truly self sufficient but I'm practicing in case my circumstances ...

Yay for the first day back to school euphoria! 3 kids out the door with no fuss. 1 off to Montessori for a full day. Wicked! He was very par...

None of these scissors are the ones I'm looking for. Like my grandmother I'm very protective over my scissors. I have been known to ...

Sometimes I compose really good blog posts in my head but they're long gone by the time I sit down. I'm very impressed by bloggers w...

We've had fairly good frosts the last few nights. Not enough to ruin the asparagus but the zucchini and cannelloni beans that were wait...

I've got an obsessive need to de -clutter in the holidays, so that I feel in a tranquil space to sew. I should pretend I'm going on ...

I've had two questions about a picture of a fennel flower I took last year. I've replied here as I get sent a "no reply" ...

I get so stressed when my washing machine breaks down, usually every few years. It broke down on Monday, the guy was supposed to fix it Tues...