chocolate, chard and cheating

Easter Sunday, a day of chocolate feasting for many. Luckily for us for the first year ever the girls received absolutely minimal chocolate from others (still more than desirable i.e. any, but an improvement) although Yogi did actually receive some!
We decided to not go with the traditional (for us too) Easter Bunny hides eggs throughout [...]

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we’ve set the date!

Yay, finally after being engaged for 2 years we’ve set the date. The registrar + venue is booked, the Hog Roast is booked and those that we absolutely must have there (that aren’t us) have been told to ’save the date’. Still lot’s more to tell of course but we’ll do that as soon as we’ve [...]

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vintage patterns!

Knowing I needed to find a pattern for a top to take part in the spring top sewing I decided it was time to look through my pattern stash. As previously stated these patterns were all handed down to me by my mother (still alive and kicking but no longer sewing thanks to the arthritis) [...]

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Knit, nurse, knackered

The title says some of it, but not all!
Knit – well, that’d be the wedding present I’ve been happily working away at. Quite excited about it as it’s quirky and fun – and not boring to knit. I planned it, saw the fabric shop had indeed re-opened bought the goods and began it, almost half way [...]

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’spring top week’

I’ve decided to take part in this ‘Spring Top Week’ form Made by Rae . I just need to find a top pattern (although she has some suggestions), or work one out for myself. I’m quite excited about it as I reckon it’s just the kick start I need to get sewing – also it’ll be [...]

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