Book club is here for another month! As usual, before review The Cuckoo’s Calling, here is next month’s title…. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Buy the kindle version        Buy the audiobook I’ll be honest – I know NOTHING about this book. For some reason I have… Read More
The warm weather is upon us, Christmas is almost here, so for Australians that means hitting the beach over the holidays. Beach holidays (or the summer holiday period in general) always means lots of reading. Need a good book? I’ve got you covered. These are my can’t put it down, page turning favourites. If you… Read More
After my successful first attempt at paper piecing (this strawberry), I was inspired to get into it and try another project. I’ve had the book Patchwork Please by Ayumi Takahashi sitting on my shelf for over a year and I’m ashamed to say, I hadn’t yet attempted any of the projects inside. I suspect this… Read More
I think most of you know that I’m a bookworm! I thought I would share some good reads that I’ve enjoyed lately. I always love a good recommendation so please tell me about titles you’ve loved lately. Leave a comment so I can check them out! City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare. The final… Read More
Sewing is not my only hobby. Reading has been a life long love for me, ever since I was small. I’ve been discussing books with friends lately, and on my facebook page over the weekend. I love talking about books so I thought I’d bring the conversation here today. One of my favourite things to… Read More
One of Anna’s favourite books at the moment is a Golden Book I picked up at a thrift store last year, called Pepper Plays Nurse. It’s an old one, published in the early seventies, about a little girl called Pepper who decides to set up an animal nursing home at her house. Anna begged me… Read More
It’s always fun to see people’s sewing and craft spaces. With the help of my father-in-law, I’ve finally got my space set up the way I want it. It’s still a work in progress – I think it always will be – but it’s become a lovely area for me to spend time in. My… Read More
So FINALLY I am participating in Kid’s Clothes Week. I have been meaning to for about a year but it always sneaks up on me and I have nothing prepared. Not this time! The girls really needed some new winter gear and it’s getting really cold here so the timing was good. I have been… Read More
Bonnie from Pink Stitches hosted a great swap last month that combined two of my great loves – sewing and reading! The brief was that we had to make a book bag for our partner, and also send a book that we thought they might enjoy. Heather was my partner, she is an amazing sewer… Read More
When I was about ten, I was quite certain that I had been born in the wrong country. If you were a female born in Australia in the late 70s/ early 80s, chances are you felt the same. It all started for me thanks to the deliciously addictive literary masterpieces by Ann M. Martin. I… Read More