Making Life more Beautiful
Have you come across Fantasy Football? As I understand it you create your ideal football team. I am not sure if you “buy” players, or chart your progress by how your team members score in actual games. But I believe … Continued
What is your project planning like? I am afraid most of my methods are rather rudimentary. I once attended a Microsoft Project Project Management course where the first exercise (to lull us in with a false sense of simplicity) was … Continued
I mentioned that we are planning on calling our new home Rainshore. And, the power of the internet, I got an email from Esme, who lives there now. Her parents bought the house from my brother, James, who inherited it. … Continued
I haven’t made much in the way of preparations for the coming of Christmas. I made a dress, went to a Carol concert, and saw Ted in a nativity play. Kit was dressed as an angel but not behaving like … Continued
I am making up a YSL Vogue Pattern Originals dress as my first SWAP garment. I do enjoy using these old patterns, especially the “designer” versions. I like to think about Yves St Laurent himself drawing the lines that got … Continued
Although I have a reputation for being a little bit radical with my colour and clothing choices I do love neutrals and wear them frequently. They are easy to wear for work, go with everything and can be a good … Continued
One of my favourite blogs, certainly for depth of the thinking and the quality of the writing, is Did You Make That? Karen lives in East London and sews nice things, and is an inspiration to bloggers with her accessible style and … Continued
I mentioned that I was in the market for a new, better sewing machine. I was thinking about a Juki 600, but Alli put me off, suggesting I “keep looking”. Mrs Mole suggested I had a look at Patternreview.com as … Continued
My friend Arlene, who lives in Baltimore, drew my attention to an article which divides the world into tidy and untidy people (she should know – she is a proper, tidy lady). Here are a few of the questions we … Continued
Kondo suggests books are dealt with as a category of their own as many people hang on to every book they have ever read. I remember in the 1970s and 1980s that all the erudite folk I knew had bookcases … Continued