It’s dress time again! Our friends Matt and Vicky are getting married in a couple of weeks and I needed to sort out something to wear. I hadn’t even thought about it unti the other night whenΒ Husband was getting bleary eyed staring at dozens of suits on the…
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. John 20:1 Making an Easter garden with the boys was something I’d planned to do theΒ week before Easter….
Holidays offer the perfect opportunity forΒ making stuff, and as we were required to make Easter hats for church, the boys and I had some craft time after school last Thursday. I wanted to keep things simple while at the same time giving them someΒ freedom to make what they…
This is a dress I made last summer. The pattern came free with a magazine. Despite some misgivings I decided to have a go at making it. However, I should have heeded the warning on the packet. “Easy” is usually a synonym for “completely shapeless and won’t fit….
Last summer I made some bunting to hang on the front of the house to celebrate the start of the summer holidays. I only meant to leave it up a week or so, but I liked it so much it stayed! By the time autumn swung round, the…
It’s wreathΒ time again! It’s only been a couple of months since I last replaced the wreath on our door, but signs of spring are definitely here. I hadn’t decided what to do, maybe tidy up last year’s spring wreath (you can read about that here!), but at our…