Leaf of the day: beech

Wednesday 30th November 2011

Today’s leaf is beech, specifically, copper beech. I have been gardening a lot.  If by gardening you mean being a leaf-sweeping garden troglodyte, permanently bent double dragging a sack of...

Serving suggestion

Sunday 27th November 2011

I am not recommending these books.  I fully agree that a serving suggestion is best.  So, feeling suggestible?  Great, here goes.  Well, we’ll go in a minute, you know I have to take you on...

Workshops in Devon for 2012

Friday 25th November 2011

I have booked 3 teaching dates for the lovely yarn-universe that is Spin-a-Yarn, in Bovey Tracey, Devon.  The details are here. One is about learning to love Kidsilk Haze (plus of course, its best...

Reviews

Monday 21st November 2011

First up:  ‘Nutcracker!’ It was good – very good in fact.  It was also very exciting that Matthew Bourne himself (praise be to Matthew) was there.  This chap just wandered onto...

Christmas starts on Friday

Wednesday 16th November 2011

Because, every Christmas I have a list of Christmas activities, some of which always happen (walk round Wells on Christmas Eve);  some of which sometimes happen (visit to London);  some of which...

Light

Friday 11th November 2011

Do you believe in SAD?  Seasonal Affective Disorder.  Well, it’s officially recognised as a – it’s not an illness, is it?  A condition.  Something that happens to some...

YouTube review for ‘Lacy Knits’

Wednesday 9th November 2011

This is cool, a YouTube review from Jimmy Beans Wool in the USA for Lacy Knits.  Thank you Jimmy Beans Wool!...

Anton or Vincent?

Tuesday 8th November 2011

Inspired by a blog called ‘Why Miss Jones’ (http://whymissjones.blogspot.com/) I am going to talk about a subject that is close to my heart:  Strictly Come Dancing.  If any of my US...

OK, I’m going back in…

Sunday 6th November 2011

On Friday, I thought:  I think I’ll pack up doing this blog.  But, for the following reasons, I clearly haven’t. Guess what happened to me this morning?  You never will.  A man,...

Book, covers, judgement…

Thursday 3rd November 2011

I know, I just know, that I am not likely to enjoy a book if the publishers have decided that what it needs is a pink sparkly, even relief-effect cover, usually featuring a swirling cartoon image...