Spring – time to think about harvesting something you planted last year that’s been looking after itself all Winter. The spring onion for example. White Lisbon are my favourite. We have them growing in an old pot sink and the green and white look stylish together. No reason to drop your standards just because it…
“Hot-cross buns!” BY MOTHER GOOSE Hot-cross buns! Hot-cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot-cross buns! If you have no daughters, Give them to your sons; One a penny, two a penny, Hot-cross buns! Or, better still, I say keep them and eat them yourself!!
Chickens you said to me. Well, it turns out I have 6 in my kitchen. A wooden one, 2 floral pottery, a tin one and 2 fabric ones that sit on the eggs in the egg rack (sometimes she sits on a shelf).
Spring wouldn’t be Spring without a daffodil or a poem about them!
Every year at Easter, there is a rumour that if you believe and have been good, a rabbit will bring you a basket full of chocolate eggs and sometimes will hide them for you to find. Eggs and rabbits, both interestingly symbols of fertility. Lots of you suggested the Easter rabbit as a favourite Spring…
One thing I have noticed more during the last year of lockdowns is the bird noise and activity. I can’t make up my mind whether it’s as a result of there being less traffic noise, better air quality, that I’ve been able to just sit and listen more outside work hours, or a combination of…
I hope you don’t mind but I think it’s nice to include other designer’s work in these KALs. I have used this pattern before so when a few of you sent me the word ‘carrots’ I knew just where to look. Ooh and look we’re back to the rainbow on Day 1. Super colours as…
‘Lamb’ was a very popular Spring word you gave me. It got me thinking about all the usual lambs depicted at this time of year. The cute fluffy white ones, the occasional white one with a black face, the ones on cards and as soft toys. So then I thought, when was the last time…
‘Primrose’ appeared often as one of your favourite Spring words. They are a small but beautiful beneficial plant. A super food for butterflies.
Ladybirds seem to have been around in my life forever. From the poem I learnt as little girl: ‘Ladybird, ladybird fly away home, Your house is on fire and your children are gone, All except one, and her name is Ann, And she hid under the frying pan.’ …to my collection of Ladybird books both…
