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Wee reed in vairee difrint waez
Just a quick blog today to let you see my poster that I had framed this week. The poster was one of three on exclusive offer from my eldest son Sam’s kickstarter project ’I wonder what its like to be...
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Real fish!
Last week I was lying in bed putting in my Waitrose food shopping order (sad I know), Valentine’s day was looming and I knew we were going to see Cara Dillon at the Ashcroft arts centre in the evening,...
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Merchant and Mills
Merchant and Mills is an amazing haberdashers in Rye East Sussex, I am looking forward to visiting their shop in March. So here is a taster of the shop until I can report back on my findings. Worth a...
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Quilts in memory of a lovely Gran
I was recently asked to make two quilts made from the clothes of a very lovely, fun looking Gran called Joan, who sadly passed away just before Christmas 2013. The first quilt was for her daughter...
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Whilst having sunday lunch out with my family today I saw this quote written on the pub wall. I know its naughty but it made me laugh! “Its always funny until someone gets hurt. Then its just...
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Lewes East Sussex
Who can resist a good quilt shop? The only problem is choosing materials from the huge choice. This quilt shop is in the lovely town of Lewes in East Sussex, it’s called The Patchwork Dog and Basket...
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A birthday in Rye
For Christmas me and my husband gave each other Groupon vouchers for a night each at The George in Rye, We have been lucky enough to stay there before, but at £245 per night its a rare treat, the...
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Looking down on the roof’s of Rye
A stones throw away from The George in Rye is the Parish Church of St Mary, we visited it mainly because we knew you could climb the bell tower and would get some good views looking down on to the...
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More from Rye
You would think from the pictures that Rye is a large place to visit, but it is just a small medieval town. Here are a few of my favourite things found in Rye. Beautiful old windows The wallpaper in...
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Kirsty Elson Designs.
I was very lucky to receive one of Kirsty Elson’s driftwood houses for my birthday. I have been admiring Kirsty’s web site and blog for some time now, I love the simplicity of the houses and the...
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Happy Easter Sunday
Thank goodness we went to see these bluebells on Good Friday in Wickham Woods near Fareham Hampshire, it would have been a bit soggy today! I bought some of these giant bluebells to remind me of the...
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Easter all over
Thats Easter all over then, we had sun and rain in equal measures, some leisure, some sorting, some nice food, and of course chocolate and cake. Here’s to next Easter and all nice things in-between....
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Nice and Easy Supper
Chicken and egg fried rice This is so easy, quick, and delicious. Serves 4 300g basmati rice 2-3 free range chicken thighs (I used left over chicken) 2 onions 3 garlic cloves 3 large free range eggs 3...
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A bit of nice on a wet and frustraiting friday
Today I am mostly building a new web site for my quilts, I say today, it has been going on for weeks. The difference with today is that I am determined to get it sorted and will not leave my seat until...
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Off to Cornwall
I have been lucky enough to have been asked to review a holiday cottage in Cornwall. I had seen pictures of this newly acquired holiday home and thought it looked beautiful, in reality it is far more...
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Welcome to St Ives
Welcome to St Ives where the streets are vertical. The sea is the most beautiful colour, The seagulls are enormous and pinch your chips! The Tate Modern resides on the beach, and the Barbara Hepworth...
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If you go down to the woods today
If you go down to Cardinham woods near Bodmin in Cornwall here is what you will find. A very lovely place to have a coffee and something nice to eat. This is Woods Cafe which is five minutes walking...
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Lanhydrock House Cornwall
This is Lanhydrock House near Bodmin in Cornwall, it belongs to the National Trust and is a five minute drive away from Lower Margate house. I have been to a lot of National Trust properties and this...
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Lanhydrock Gardens
The gardens at Lanhydrock house are as stunning as the house itself, they are quite sheltered and seem to thrive in that Cornish almost tropical climate that you find in enclosed garden spaces. The...
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