The Good Old Days
Just flying in to share my latest progress pic of my Blackbird Designs sampler. I think I forgot to mention in my last post that I'm stitching this one over one :) It's tiny, but only one colour so I'm...
View ArticleMy Friends
I have been away for far too long.I can't believe the last time that I logged in to blog was last November. That's the longest break I have ever taken from this blog since its creation. There are many...
View ArticleBack With A Bang
Hello hello! Thank you for your lovely welcoming messages on my last post, I knew there was a good reason I was missing this community. I've always found readers on blogger so friendly and I'm so...
View ArticlePosting for Posterity
Just to make a neat gap between my old stitching projects and my upcoming new ones, I thought I would post the finished Blackbird Designs sampler. It took me so long to complete this piece, not because...
View ArticleOperation Church Date
One of the reasons I've been distracted from my hobbies lately was being consumed by my sister's wedding. She is my only sibling and obviously this was a big occasion for her, so she needed my support...
View ArticleA Car Called Pond
Hello friends! Thank you for all your sweet comments on my last couple of blog posts. I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things with blogging. It will be much easier now that I have access to...
View ArticleTea and Stitching
Hello friends, how are you all? This is my second day off in a row from work, so I got all the boring jobs and chores done yesterday. Now I have time to blog read to my heart's content, as well as...
View ArticleReviving the Stitching Lion
I was stitching the other day, calmly passing needle through fabric and I remembered my dear little blog and how much time I invested in it. I had a long break from stitching and blogging for a long...
View ArticleThe Timeline
Just for the sake of continuation, I thought I would do a post about what's been happening since I last checked in. So, on my last blog post before my revival, I was living in Southampton with Lawrence...
View ArticleEndometriosis and Me
I've shared a lot on this blog. I've done posts on holidays, family losses, weddings, graduation and everything in between. So it would be remiss of me not to mention a key part of my life at the...
View ArticleAt last, some stitching!
Thank you for bearing with me as I caught up with my own time line in the last couple of posts. It looks like I'll be writing a bit more about my travelling adventures, thank you so much for your kind...
View ArticleOne Finish, Two Starts
I've been having a bit of a tough time of late with endo, but the silver lining is it means more stitching time! I had a mammoth session last week and managed to finish Cocktails:I'm going to tuck this...
View ArticleWalking the Long Path
Hello all, I'm back again with all kinds of updates to share. There's been so much going on lately, it's hard to judge where to start!I finished with the District Nurses on Friday, where I was gifted...
View ArticleNovember already!
Goodness me! Where does the time go? I've been meaning to take stitchy progress photos for the last couple of weeks and never quite getting round to it until today. As always, there has been a fair...
View ArticleFirst finish for awhile
I'm determined to be more consistent with my stitchy posts, even if it's just for me as a way to document my progress with all my projects. I've certainly made good progress recently, as I've got a...
View ArticleProjects aplenty
Hi all, I hope you're well. I've been having a strong week this week. I'm enjoying work again and really feel like I'm making a difference. It's the best feeling to feel so content. I've been really...
View ArticleStitching through the Winter
Hi all, I hope this post finds you well. I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying my stitching lately. Even when I'm not putting needle to thread, I'm reading magazines or browsing blogs or eyeing up my...
View ArticleA Fresh New Year
Hello friends and Happy New Year to you all! Thank you for being so patient with me during my little break from blogging over the holiday season. I'm glad to report that my surgery was successful. The...
View ArticleOrganisation and a new kit
I've had quite a busy week, with no much time for stitching unfortunately. But I did have a lovely time last Sunday with all of my DMC threads. I finally got round to getting them all out and putting...
View ArticleAll change for February
Hello my friends, I hope this post finds you well. I've been having a busy time of late, as always! We've merged two district nursing teams as part of a cost cutting exercise, but sadly, the result has...
View ArticleA glimmer of Spring
I'm sitting in my living room to type this post and the sunlight is streaming in through the bay window. I have a beautiful bouquet in a duck egg-coloured vase that was gifted to me by a lovely friend....
View ArticleA finish and a new hobby
Hi there everyone! I hope this post finds you well. I have started my new job working as an admin in a foster care agency and I'm truly enjoying it so far. It can be busy, and there's a lot to read and...
View ArticleHappy Easter 2018!
I've had a lovely long weekend thanks to the Easter Holidays. I left on Thursday night to visit a friend in Southampton, and then we both travelled onwards to London the next day. We met up with...
View ArticleApril finish and yet another cover kit!
Hello all, I hope this post finds you well. I seem to have got into a real groove with my stitching again and it's nice. I have one evening a week where I spend a good three to four hours with my...
View ArticleBig thank you and finished gift tags
Hello my friends, I hope you are all well. The sun is shining and the sky is blue and it looks like it's going to be a gorgeous day. I've been doing lots of little bits of stitching lately. I finished...
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