The other day I found this old mini loom which my grandmother bought sometime back in the 50’s. I have for a while been wanting to try to weave so this was a perfect opportunity. The loom is quite small, the sides are only 7.5 cm. I have been experimenting a bit and it is … [Read more…]
The fantastic weather during Easter made me go through my summer cloth. Looking at my summer cloth inspired me to show you this knitted summer top. Back in March I described how I had started knitting again after a break which lasted for many years. What I started to knit back than was this light … [Read more…]
The incredible weather we have had this Easter has kick started the edible garden. Our garden is very small but it is still possible to find fresh greens for the plate even in April. The herbs are probably the earliest in the garden. My sage is already big and I have made a great pesto … [Read more…]
Last week offered a couple of days with warm autumn weather. We took advantage of those days and went for a walk to pick wild apples. Unfortunately others had been there before us so we did not get many apples – however, that did not matter as the apples were just an excuse for a … [Read more…]
Our youngest son was invited for a couple of birthday parties last weekend which means that I have been making birthday cards. Luckily I had a couple of Star Wars motifs left over from when I made cards last time. The Star Wars pictures are cut out of an old activity book which the boys … [Read more…]