It's nearly the end of winter, at least, there are signs all around. The clematis vine on our fence is in flower, and the days are stretching out a little longer. The new light is very welcome. For some reason, I haven't been feeling inspired to write here, or indeed, to even pull my camera…

 Yes, another botanical photo plus embroidery-in-progress! It's all I seem to have these days, I'm afraid.   Can you believe that beautiful white rose braved the hail and almost-snow to bloom, all alone, on an otherwise very bare plant? I had to bring it inside before the wind got it. The all-over embroidery patterns on…

I'm sorry, dear blog, for the neglect. I've been away from home (i.e. in an office) a lot these days but today was spent home with an unwell child, so I took the opportunity to take some photos. We also did some crafty things, made lemon and honey drinks, watched cartoons and listened to an…