frills

I do enjoy the light cotton of summer dresses. I don’t like my knees – I prefer frills. I wonder if this mirror will ever get hung on the wall. Today is our eighth day of rain. I miss [...]

clothkits giveaway

Allison recently mentioned the 70s British invention of clothkits. The greatest sewing creation a beginner sewer could hope for. A step-by-step guide complete with fabric – and the pattern [...]

dancing by the sea

Apparently I looked like Jemima from Play School in my dress. Che loved his vintage cord waistcoat and told me he’d like to wear it every second day until it fits him no more. I said that [...]

pattern

The little things…like the way Che puts his feet together when lying on his belly – Little Frog is his name today. Love these gingerbreadmen-print leggings to keep his feet warm and [...]