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Today's blog post is brought to you by the colour pink. Or shades of it, at least. 

I've been admiring pink a lot, these days, and found myself piecing together a second baby quilt (following on from this one) from leftover cuts of linen in grey, pink and cream. The finished quilt is a bit bigger than the previous one I made, and is backed in a pale pink linen. I have a baby in mind for this one, but have to wait for them to be born. I love making these small quilts and am already dreaming about the next one. And it feels great to use up some of my smaller pieces of fabrics, too.

One of life's (or at least, my life's) greatest joys is a new stack of library books brought home for an afternoon coffee and reading session. I thought I'd share a photo of last week's stack. Among them was a book about extracting colours from plants: The Wild Dyer, by Abigail Booth. I love this book and it's made me feel super inspired to try some natural dyeing of yarn, fabric and clothes this summer. I recommend it, if you're also interested in all things botanical dying. Abigail also keeps an inspiring Instagram page called Forest and Found – you can check it out here.

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Here's a new song I've been enjoying this week: The Kids Are Having None of It, by Frazey Ford. For me, FF's voice is the sound of summer. And this song and video in particular reminds me of my kids and their friends.

I haven't shared any recipes here in a long time. Probably because I try and get out of cooking whenever possible. But I have a new favourite dinner recipe – it's this lentil and coconut curry. Super easy to make and delicious too! And the leftovers are great for taking to work. I try and do some baking once a week because i think it's nice to always have biscuits in the house. These cookies (again with the coconut!) continue to be a strong favourite – they're very simple and comforting to have with a cup of tea. 

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Well I think that's all for this week. I hope you are well and finding time for the things you love to do, whether that's making things or eating biscuits, or making your way through a giant stack of library books. In my case, all three!