(Gosh darn it! I know its Monday, but I forgot to publish this one!! Have a little fair isle for your Monday! Kx.) As I write this, the temperature today is predicted to reach 43C (about 110F, can you believe it?!), and I think I’ve finally ‘un-Christamssed’ the house. I haven’t put the boxes of… Read More

I’ve been a lover of Fair Isle knitting for as long as I remember. I truly think that growing up watching The Sullivans was the cause of this happy mallady.   Set in the 1940’s patterned vests played a supporting role to life in the kitchen and Mrs Jessop’s gossiping ways!   About the same… Read More

Does anyone else wait with baited breath for the announcement of the Pantone Colour of the Year? I do, and here is the colour for 2014…   TA DA!   I think I like it! Radiant Orchid (sounds much fancier than purple doesn’t it?) isn’t a major colour in my life. A splash here, a… Read More

Liebster what?? That was my first reaction when Clare from catseatdogs tweeted me that she had picked me for this award. I’d just found out about Clare’s beautiful blog a few days before through the Voices of 2013 Digital Master Class, and was pleased as punched she liked my scruffy blog! I love finding people… Read More

I am not a list maker. When I do make them, I usually ignore them anyway.  However, all the really efficient people I know DO make lists. So, I thought I might put a list here from time to time. Just so YOU can keep me on track! Here are the 10 things I’d like… Read More

Finally the dust has settled and I’m sitting in Bathurst contemplating the long drive home. Well the dust has certainly settled as its bucketing down outside and I’m trying to figure how to drag some rain clouds back home! Saturday was fabulous! I picked up The Enforcer from the Boarding House and we went off… Read More

I love the generosity of people who post gorgeous thing for free on the interent. Check out these gorgeous printables from the Raising Up Rubies blog. I’ve got this on my work office wall to keep me inspired! And what about this one? Its hanging in my home studio in lieu of real bunting! So you like… Read More

2013 has not been ‘Year of the Pet’ for us. My beautiful cat, who deserves a post of his own, died in April. The dog took off in August. Now, we have no more guinea pigs. A local fox has developed a taste for guinea pig and over the course of a week has come… Read More

A drizzly afternoon and we needed something yummy to fill our tummies. I’ve always been conscious of decreasing the amount of processed foods in our diet and have double my efforts recently. I had a fossick through the cupboards and the fridge to whip this up.  Next time I make this I’ll add some cinnamon… Read More