So, new sockies. How warm and cosy they look here in this photo. This wool colour is called Russet, an evocative name, prompting an immediate image association thing in my head involving apples and open fires and toast and autumn leaves and blankets and…
In which Sienna has a bad hair day…
We are having a mini heat-wave. 35C yesterday, 36C today and forecast 37C tomorrow… (roughly 95F, 97F and 99F respectively) I’m nervous about summer. Yup, not even summer yet, and already we’re cookin’. Not to mention the dog… all that…
Inspirational Rowan
Now this is kinda exciting. A friend was “having a bit of a cleanout” (don’t you just love it when friends get ruthless with their cupboards) and found these Rowan knitting magazines that she actually didn’t want any more (gasp, I…
Half a house
A house in our neighbourhood is being renovated, providing me with a wonderfully devastated landscape to borrow for my backdrop today. From this door I should be stepping into to the laundry and bathroom… both of these now residing in…
Navy blue blazer; 6 different ways
Oh this was so easy it felt like cheating; after all, it’s not so much a matter of hunting about to find what will go with a classic navy blue blazer, because of course everything goes with this thing! So rather…
Dress with, er, lace
OK, so my lace addiction is so well documented by now, no need to make any lame excuses… I saw a dress kind of similar to this in a boutique window and I wanted to make something like… as well,…
Blue/green stripe man’s jumper with round neck
Thankyou all for your comments yesterday! It does make me feel so much better that other people feel the same way I do and I’m not the only one! A trip down memory lane for today; this picture is of…
A burdensome expectation…
Since I stopped buying any new readymade clothes I am finding it easier and easier to dress completely self-stitched on a regular basis, as some of my older store-bought clothes are starting to bite the dust. I’ve always found it…
