New Sewing Club

An offshoot of The Knitting Noras has sprung up. A few of us are going to meet on the last Wednesday of the month up at the Horwich Art Studios and sew and generally lark about.

My first project will be a simple one - create some bunting for the garden.

I have some fabric set to one side that I think will look rather fetching with my new pinking shears.

Gardening Update

Phase 2 of my gardening project is now underway. I have put down some matting to kill the 'lawn' and so I can put down some circular paving on the right hand side so we can sit out a table and dine and leave the left hand side to put in my veg, herbs and flowers.

Check it out...




I have however put too many courgette plants in (didn't realise how ruddy big they got) but I am harvesting quite regularly now.




And the squash is doing nicely, as to my physalis that I got from a pound shop, the nasturtium off my friend Josie and the cornflowers grown from seed are looking lovely.

Norfolk Broads

Wow, it has been a while since my last post. But now I'm back.

We had a lovely summer holiday with the boys this year on the Norfolk Broads. It was sooooooo relaxing and the boat was easy to navigate - mooring was another matter but Sal soon became a dab hand.

Here are a few select pictures of our time in East Anglia. We were super lucky with the weather too - was rather damp and dreary on our return home...
















We moored overnight in Gt Yarmouth - my it was quite a place(!), seemed to be stuck in the mid 70-80s and just check out the bizarre line up at the Britannia Pier.




Bye bye from the Norfolk Broads...