It's been a while since I created a blog post. It's a new year and we are already at the end of February. After a very busy and successful end of year I was exhausted and so admit once I had completed all the Christmas orders I unplugged my sewing machine and tidied up the workroom and closed the door. January came and went and then we went travelling for 3 weeks and now I am back and realise just how much I have to do! My analogy for a year as a small creative business ow

Rhubarb season is nearly upon us, and although it is fearfully expensive at the moment the price will drop and the plants in the veggie...

I am usually not very adventurous when it comes to baking. I can make a Victoria Sponge or a Banana Loaf standing on my head but I...

No, not bikini ready, you look fabulous as you are. What I mean is are you beach ready? Have you got the Tupperware, the beach bag, the...

This is the most refreshing drink and making it yourself is SO easy. Its cheap to make and quite delicious. Elderflower cordial lasts...

I often make a Banana Cake when I have any 'past their best' bananas. I am not a fan of a soggy banana and so this is a good way to use...

We only have one Plum tree in the garden but it is prolific and year after year it produces an abundance of juicy red Victoria Plums. ...

Looking out of the window today life looks a little grey. We are all having a hard time of it at the moment. In the best of times...

In Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Tom Kitten it is mentioned that when Mrs Tabitha Twitchit was having friends to visit she wanted to be...

Linen is made from Flax, one of the oldest continuously grown crops in the world.  It is of no surprise that the ancient Egyptians used...