I finished the purple and black quilt. At first, I basted together the quilt layers gingerly, conscious that I should have asked Mum for help, and feeling rather worried that the whole thing was a disaster. But then I realised it was actually quite enjoyable to work on something so big for a change- and…

Arlo says thank you for your nice comments on his post last week. He was thrilled with those. Today has been long anticipated: it's his first day at primary school. I know I could easily have bought him a backpack, but for some reason I just wanted to make him one. A bit of homemade…