I bought you flowers I saidIt’s Daffodil Day 1998.No-one has ever bought me flowersHe said wistfully.I sighedNo chance to rewrite history nowNo time for regrets I thoughtas I turned to arrange the flowers in a vase.I don’t have the answers I saidBut I can promise youWe will fight this disease...
Oh Granny! I wonder what she would make of the popularity of granny squares and crochet these days? Whether you are new to crochet or a seasoned ‘hooker’ Granny Square Day is a fun day to join the thousands of crochet tragics who take to hook and yarn to create...
One Friday in July I joined a Zoom cook-along with the Monday Morning Cooking Club ladies and thought this would be a fun way to make a ‘Life Changing’ cinnamon and apple pie from a Jewish family favourite recipe! The ‘Life Changing’ description was so named by Chrissie Swan on...
I am always surprised and humbled by humans creativity and their need to be together particularly when faced with adversity. Take the current situation… because we can hardly ignore that our worlds have been turned upside down, right? We are now singing, attending church, birthdays, funerals, learning, community groups and...
My inspiration for crochet sometimes comes from unexpected places. I recently unashamedly purchased a classic pair of flowing summer trousers embellished with gorgeous stylised flowers in yellows, golds, oranges, pinks, apricots set on a navy background. In these trousers I could see a colourful crochet afghan! The rug I would...
Sunflowers mean summer and in our north facing garden they make a spectacular display. In the summer of 2019 we had a crop of sunflowers that came up out of the compost. They just grew and grew, strong and tall in the vegetable garden. We likened these to a Jack...
Counting my blessings during the pandemic I counted my blessings in April and May as I picked roses from the garden to grace my makeshift desk each day in ‘lockdown’. The heavenly scent filled the room as the blooms opened during the day and I reflected on how fortunate we...
Wallpapers evoke memories, sights, sounds, smells – a snapshot of life long ago…...
A short history of this website Chele has always wanted her own website and blog, and as I, her hubby, was doing a TAFE course in website design, was given the task of getting it up and running. And a long, fascinating, frustrating, excellent hands-on educational learning curve it has...