When I was growing up, my Mom had a little sign on her desk at home that looked something like this: I think it must have taken it to heart as being prepared ahead of time has always featured heavily in my thinking throughout my life. I just hate the feeling of panic that arises… Continue reading Planning ahead-14th Mar 2022
Tag: Cyndy's favourite things
My other sewing machine-13th Mar 2022
I did promise I would tell you about the other one. It may not be what you think. And, if I love the first one so much, why do I need another one? One word: zig-zag. My beloved 201K is a straight stitch machine and there are sometimes when a girl could really do with… Continue reading My other sewing machine-13th Mar 2022
The only corkscrew you really need-11th Mar 2022
Also known in the music business as a “gig spanner”. There was a time when the very thought of trying to open a bottle of wine with one of these things filled me with terror. Yes, it really was that bad. On so many occasions I tried and only managed to pull out half the… Continue reading The only corkscrew you really need-11th Mar 2022
The posh glasses-10th Mar 2022
While these glasses ARE more posh than the Duralex ones I spoke of in a previous post, we have used them everyday since we bought them in Jan 2021 and they are not as delicate as you might expect. The Covid business was dragging on by then and we thought we would treat ourselves to… Continue reading The posh glasses-10th Mar 2022
My 1st Singer sewing machine-9th Mar 2022
We met my Singer treadle sewing machine yesterday but I would like to tell you a bit more about it. This particular one was built in about 1945. Actually, I can tell you exactly when it was built. By looking up the serial number that is on the little metal plate attached at the front… Continue reading My 1st Singer sewing machine-9th Mar 2022
Household mending-8th March 2022
Mending tea towels? REALLY? Get a life, girl! The obsession with mending things comes from a pig-headed streak in me, I admit it. There was a time when I had the same mis-matched tea towels as absolutely everyone else I know. I bet even the Queen has mis-matched tea towels. They are, without doubt, the… Continue reading Household mending-8th March 2022
Staying warm-5th March 2022
When we moved to this house, there was no wood burner in the massive old inglenook hearth of this funny old house. It was largely as it always had been- an open fire with smoke escaping up into an opening, four foot by three foot, at the bottom of the chimney. When the fire was… Continue reading Staying warm-5th March 2022
Gloves and Secateurs-4th March 2022
It’s March. The garden is awake and the roses need pruning. The roses are going to grow whether I prune them or not, of course. Today’s pruning exercise showed up all the places I had missed in the past or where hands other than mine had made their own choices. Hum.. The roses don’t care… Continue reading Gloves and Secateurs-4th March 2022
Finding beauty everywhere-3rd March 2022
Ah yes, my old friend the mug. You are seeing it in different places around the house as it is a daily companion . Again, that East light through the window. Does anyone else find mornings to be a peaceful time? I would guess not, in most cases. The rush to get other members of… Continue reading Finding beauty everywhere-3rd March 2022
Seeing with new eyes-2nd March 2022
I am so mindful of the things we are experiencing in the world as I write this. We are now seeing horrors in Europe that we had hoped we could relegate to the past. They have never stopped happening, of course. Mankind has a particular talent for inflicting misery on his fellow man and another… Continue reading Seeing with new eyes-2nd March 2022
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