When we bought this house 9 years ago we inherited several fruit trees: a lovely peach tree in the corner between shed and fence, a feijoa tree further down the fence and a young apple tree. All have grown nicely and developed well in the time we have cared for them. The peach tree has […]
Crochet Cutlery Holder
Stop using throwaway cutlery and straws. Lately I have been making Cutlery Pouches, sized to hold a full setting of utensils including a fork, knife, spoon and metal straw. These drawstring pouches can be carried in your handbag or case, a set kept in your car, your desk, your workstation, your locker. And when you […]
Preparation is All
I am facilitating a Workshop at my local Neighbourhood House on Wednesday evening. We are expanding into Out Of Hours classes, and I am first off the rank. Eco Friendly Crafts, with crocheted Facial Set is first up: A face washer, facial scrubby and soap holder out of cotton yarn. Cotton yarn used to be […]
Me, or something along those lines
Why is it that writing can be so difficult? Sometimes I find it hard to get the words out, and even avoid opening the blog page. This is more surprising since I can TALK about ANYTHING in continuous flow if I meet you face to face. In fact you will have trouble stopping me…. If […]