Just before I decided it really was time to clear the windows I nipped out with my camera to show you the lockdown art as December dawned. T...

Many of you know I have unusual decor. This is the varnished floor I have in the downstairs loo and it’s  looking pretty shiny lately thanks...

Topsy came back! She was a little skittish. She came back after I posted about her all over the internet. She must therefore be stalking me ...

We recently helped a ferret called Bear move home from Portland to just north of my children’s school. It was lovely to meet him and smell h...

As lockdown life continues, I keep making the prayer flags ... Love is something we all need and may miss forms of, the love of hugging or h...

Mary turned 12 today. I had bought some donut tins on Amazon and tweaked one of the recipes that came with the packaging. Thus Mary was happ...

Lockdown life has thrust families together. It’s also enabled us to help those without family nearby, as long as we safely can.  A routine h...

I’ve been working on a series of small textiles using scraps and what I have available. I have thought about them as an exhibition or event ...

All my children dip dyed their hair because there’s no school, apart from home education, and home education has no rules as far as hair col...

So as lockdown began, and Mike could not attend the local gym, he began to shift furniture instead of weights, and I gleefully watched magno...

These simple potato bites are made from mash mixed with cheese and rolled in polenta before frying in a light spray of oil. Some of the chee...

I might blog a bit more. A blog seems like such a thoughtful place to be right now. We I live gently inside a family bubble and find myself...