Don't have much to say this week, really, so here are a few pictures. (Windows?) -1- These are cards I had printed (to send to friends and some for my shop) from this photo, taken one cold autumnal day on the south coast.  -2- The coriander has gone to seed. In November! -3- A glimpse…

I made friends with ceramicist/illustrator Japneet Kaur a while ago on Instagram and she kindly sent me a gift which arrived all the way from Toronto this morning. A little bowl with illustration of a bird's-nest-hair-and-eggs which I intend to use to serve chocolates at every available opportunity. And a creamy smooth pottery pendant with…

++ I made a small drawstring bag with an embroidered 'R' for the little girl of one of my oldest friends who is now the mum of two rather beautiful children. R turned one, so I made her some knitted characters and put them inside the bag. I remember that Arlo was really into putting…

This week I got a chance to finish off some projects that had lingering on my worktable for a while. It's a great feeling to finish things. I need to remember that, before starting new things… 1) I made a very simple gift for a friend who has had a busy time of it lately:…

I had some precious lemons picked from my parents' orchard (can't seem to grow them in our garden here) and, in my quest to use them in something delicious, made a batch of lemon curd – a jar for us and one for a friend. Then we had visitors for afternoon tea, so I made…

Hello! I hope you are having a nice weekend so far.  I don't have much to share here, really. Just some daisies in a jar. And ferns to accompany them.  I'm working on a big-ish project that involves lots of embroidery, and above you can see a little bit of it. Some white sprigs stitched…

I found some forget-me-nots while pulling out weeds in the vegetable garden, so they became my latest all-over embroidered pattern. Hope you've had a lovely long weekend, if you're in NZ and had Labour day off work. This is a new favourite song of mine. + + + + + + + + + +…

I finished a project this week that has been waiting a long time for some attention. Searching through my blog archives, I see it was actually begun in 2012. (The niece for whom it was intended received something else for her birthday!) I guess I was pretty confident about my running stitch enthusiasm, because in…

We have two rhubarb plants in the garden at the moment, and they've really taken off in the last month or so. That's how i knew it was time to make some dessert, using this recipe: rhubarb and strawberry shortcake. It's been a favourite of ours for a few years now. Something about the tart…

Here are the treasures I brought home from this fabulous little fair on the weekend. I hadn't really planned on buying anything but then I couldn't resist. What a surprise.. The fabrics include soft grey wool – I was thinking it would be lovely to embroider on, or maybe make a coat for K next…