I've been trying to keep my various plates spinning over the past few weeks - and as always happens, one plate (this blog) has been getting overlooked. Out of nowhere it's now November, the clocks have gone back, we've done Bonfire night and the first frosts have started. " It's beginning to look a lot …
Time to get “Beating Fit”! It seems no time at all since the National Ladies Shooting Day back in June. Since then, I’ve carried on shooting with my local clay league, finding that progress comes in fits and starts. My biggest learning so far is that my shooting is as much affected by my mood …
Following on from my "John Bull under a down pipe" Spring outfit for the Oxglam Fashion Show at the Festival of Thrift, here is a quick up date on my Winter Outfit. This was the one where I had the idea in my head before I knew the actual theme of Season's & Growth for …
It's been a while since I've posted - juggling the different balls of raising feral boys, getting involved in village life, doing my bean counting day job and trying to fit in some extra curricular play on my various "trades" - writing about it all took a back seat. One of the things I'll be …
Continue reading Smashing my comfort zone again with the Festival of Thrift – Part 1
It's Gumtrees' National Up-Cycle Week this week and they are running a competition to win a holiday for two to Vienna (love a competition!) So I have used this as an opportunity to push myself to get a couple of my project list items out of the way. I had seen up-cycled jewellery frames while …
Continue reading #National Upcycle Week! – Jewellery Display Frame Up-cycle
Making Elderflower cordial brings out my inner Barbara Good and gives me nostalgic warm and fuzzies (just me?) During May & into early June I keep a look out for the first signs of the flowers opening. There will be nothing one day and then seemingly overnight the hedgerows are full of their big frothy heads. Typically, …
We are very lucky to live on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors. Throughout the year the view is pretty good but come August, the moors really come alive in a riot of purple as the heather flowers. This has a strong influence on my husbands idea of home decorating - with a running joke he'll have something in …
Finished upcycle project!
A quick post to share some sunshine. This is the walk from my back door up and around the hill behind our house. The gorse is fully out and smells amazing in the sunshine. I am being "walked" by Poppy (I'm too slow for her preferences!). View across to the moors and Black Hamble (plus …
Our house is a work in progress. Built as a bungalow in 1970, it's been knocked about and added to by every owner since then. We were given several sets of architects plans when we moved in which show the changing layouts that have been used over the years. We've also done our fair share …
We have a mole invasion underway in the field next to our house. They have been quiet over the winter months but in the last month have got their campaign back underway. The field next to our house is starting to look pretty spotty. The upside of all this new underground work are the pieces …
So this is it. I’m starting my blog today. In amongst the millions of others already out there, here I start my contribution to the blogosphere. I’m going to start blogging my adventures in refashioning, upcycling, creating and making. I’m a jack of all trades and master of none, hence my moniker. I’ve had a …
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