I began the day by wondering about the origins of Mother’s Day as is celebrated in Australia. In England (where I was born) it is Mothering Sunday – 4th Sunday in Lent, so it is basically a Christian celebration, whereas Mother’s Day is just a celebration and is on a different day. Anyway, I was taken […]
Read moreSaturday sewing solace
I often think of this quote by Ogden Nash “Middle age is when you’re sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn’t for you”. I don’t mind being home on Saturday night because it’s a great night for creative endeavours. Mark is glued to the football and […]
Read moreDisgusting mess
…this is what my lovely child said when I told him I needed a photo taken in my room for MMM’s Friday theme. Oh well, he’s right of course! Have a look – this is only half the disgusting mess – the knitting side can’t be seen in this photo: My me-mades today are the […]
Read more“Romantic blouse” – not so romantic on me.
Well, I’m still going with MMM, which is a miracle. Today I managed to magic up three items – the red Filatura di Crosa “blouse” from Superior yarn, which is so warm, with black Elle pants from StyleArc and a pair of red cashmere/wool socks. I knitted the Superior Romantic Blouse from the Filatura di […]
Read moreFeeling murky
Last night I had to whip up a little something to wear today – another Susan top from StyleArc – even I’m getting bored now! The fabric is lovely though – a remnant from Knitwit. I’m also wearing the StyleArc Elle pants, a handknitted spiral scarf from yarn left over from a cardigan and gorgeous […]
Read moreIt’s not easy being green
Me-Made-May ’13 has been going for 7 days now and, although I only pledged to wear something handmade twice a week, I got all competitive with myself and have worn nearly all my handmades already. Today I’m pretending that it’s cold (actually it is a bit chilly) and wearing a green Filatura di Crosa jumper […]
Read moreBrain droppings
… with apologies to George Carlin for borrowing the title of his book, but it was the only title I could think of which reflected my blogging today. This post was motivated by a visit from my son, Tom, who is required to write an essay which posits that science and creativity were at odds […]
Read moreSue’s Sewing Surge (or is that serge?)
OK, I love alliteration, hence the title of the post! This is my second attempt at this post, I managed to lose the first and the second attempt is never as good – I know this, of course, because of all those reports and papers that I’ve managed to lose over the years. I needed […]
Read moreToday I’ve worn a couple of different things
Today I’ve worn a couple of different things that I have made, but the photo shows what I’m wearing to Jersey Boys tonight. The outfit looks a bit sloppily put together as I was in a hurry to get the photo taken before the light failed. Now I’ve taken the photo, I decided against the […]
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