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Very exciting news that Aussie rider Cadel Evans (above) is heading for a podium finish in the Tour de France! It's the first time an Au...

Thanks for all the lovely comments re my outrageous fabric choices!! Now for something completely different...if you love beautiful florals ...

Oooh how exciting, my order from equilter arrived! Thanks OzCountry Tracey for the tip-off :) I am planning to make a 'big girl's...

No, not Van Gogh (although I have seen the original (copy above) in the Musee D'Orsay in Paris and it is a stunning piece), and not Do...

And the hat was finished this week too. And it was as big a hit as the coat :) This was a great project - the first time I've ever made ...

Home from work sick today. Blergh, blergh, blergh. In between bouts of nausea, sore throat and headache, I managed to get some more work don...

No crafty pictures to share, so one of my gorgeous Romy bear will have to do! Well I am a recalcitrant poster of late. One post a week doesn...

First of all, a big heartfelt thank you to Anne who very kindly and generously shared with me her simple stars pattern. The very gorgeous ...

'Two little softies, sitting in a tree, h*u*g*g*i*n*g' Okay, so making little stuffed toys is making me go a little gaga. But they h...

...but plenty of funny bunnies, pretty kitties and brazen bears. My little softie buddies are coming along - they are all made and stuffed -...

I was truly spoilt yesterday - and thanks for all your birthday wishes. I had a lovely long sleep-in and then Romily helped me open my prese...

...And it's my birthday too yeah! (apologies to The Beatles) That photo is me at two years of age. Nothing like Romily, apart from lots ...

Romy Bear is one of my many terms of endearment for our little cherub. Very fitting apparently, as she went gaga for the first softie I'...

I've been forcing myself to read again. For pleasure. A chapter each night before sleep. It helps clear out the day's activities fro...

Okay, so when you hear the words 'more cream, more cream' and you forgot to put your handbag away out of reach, you had better be wo...

My birthday is coming up in a big rush (in a couple of weeks) and I was browsing around today in Blogland and came across Ottobre , which I...

I went fabric shopping on the weekend, for the little softies I'll be making over the coming weeks. I didn't buy 'proper' qu...

Ta da! Only took six months! Haven't ironed it yet. It washed up well this afternoon. I am very happy with how it turned out. Will deliv...

We had a lovely time at the farm, until, that is, Romily, Carl and I all came down with colds and Romily woke up crying at 1.30am Saturday n...