Wishing you a peaceful and happy Easter weekend, if you celebrate it where you are.  This week I learned that Rachel Bush had passed away. She was a celebrated writer who had published a number of poetry collections, but also an English teacher at my former high school. I remember greatly looking forward to a lunchtime 'writer's group'…

Here are some pages from my latest book purchase: Everyday Style by Lotta Jansdotter. I saw it in the bookshop near my work and couldn't resist the beautiful Scandinavian styling. Over the years I've bought most of Lotta's books and I love her friendly tone and style. I think this is my favourite yet though…

I'd been dreaming about this dress long before it was made. I knew it had to be linen – black or maybe in dark blue like the juice of blackberries which are growing high above our road, unreachable and dusty. The plan for the dress was to make it quite long – about halfway between…

Keira turned 11 the other day and when I asked her what she'd like for her birthday, she said 'a kid's bus pass with a string attached so it can go around my neck, and a pair of socks knitted by you.' Despite this reasonable-sounding request, I didn't manage to get the socks done in…

Last week I had the amazing luck of coming across a metre of Nani Iro at the op shop for a few dollars -and it has the sweet name of Melody Sketch. The fabric was rolled up and fastened with string and I had no idea it was lovely double-gauze until I got home. I'm thinking…

A sprig of end-of-summer flowers and some embroidery to accompany it, both from the weekend. I was trying to capture those little white daisies with slightly pink-ish tips, like a minor blush. We have lots of them growing between the concrete steps up to the house. Hope you had a lovely weekend, dear readers. Here's…

I've been working on a number of 'special orders' lately and one was a request for an eye pillow – the type you might use after yoga or just when having a lie-down.  After making one, I decided I really needed one too (my eyes get so tired after a day at work on the…

I made this blanket for my friend L who is expecting her first baby in a few weeks. It was such a joy to knit – I really enjoyed working on it and thinking of the new baby soon to arrive. The pattern is from the Purl Bee and just involves a simple diagonal garter…

Three pleasing things, for today: + + + This collection of old threads — cream, grey and perle cotton — given to me by my Mum's oldest friend. They used to belong to her mother (a very skilled craftsperson), but she's in a rest home and can't use them any more. I hope to do them justice..…