The Quilt Quine

I was 56 on Monday which means it is almost 16 years since I started blogging! I have been thinking… do I have a good work / life balance? A...

It was a snowy week - not that much snow to be honest, although the roads were bad but it was COLD in my workshop. I have just got a digita...

I drove back from Norfolk listening to an audiobook which passed the time easily - Kate Atkinson’s “Normal Rules Don’t Apply”. Even though I...

  This winter holiday seems to have gone on for while! I wonder if it is because the main holidays were on Mondays. I kept meaning to give m...

  Christmas with one extra person and a dog seemed more chaotic than usual. I did not get to do my jigsaw puzzle much because there was nowh...

I had to collect Nella from Aberdeen bus station so went for a wee wander around Union Square shopping centre while I waited. I went into th...

When my children were younger Christmas did not begin until after Fergus’ birthday on December 11th. We have an artificial tree now so it ha...

  Nessie and I travelled back to Scotland by train which is a long way with a dog on your lap, sometimes the floor. She was very good, espec...

  This is my third and final Sunday in Norfolk. Things have been hectic but having routines has helped. My Mother is recovering well and arr...

  It has been quite a week! I started out by taking my dad to the dentist then a care home for a week’s respite visit, then my sister and I ...