My favourite flower is the Auricula. The Hellebore is next in line. I love the colours and the mystery that comes with this flower. Some call it the Lenten Rose or the Christmas Rose. Not a Rose actually but from the buttercup family. It has over the years been shrouded in mystery and witchcraft. Much…
It’s Saturday morning. Comfy clothes. Late breakfast of raisin pastries for sustenance before a hard afternoon with a ball of wool.
Summer is over and Autumn is coming to an end. Colder temperatures mean we’ll be spending more time in the house. More time to cook, bake and enjoy food and drink. It is about being content and creating a pleasant environment and a connection with nature and the outdoors.
I don’t know about you but I’ve sometimes found it hard to relax this year. So, I’m going to share with you through this Winter Wreath my tips to create hygge this winter in the hope that the New Year will start off right. It’s a Danish word (pronounced “hoo-ga”), and its that feeling of…
Welcome to my 2020 Advent KAL—short for knit-along—I’ve decided to bring this forward to Thursday 5 November given the impending lockdown. I’m hoping it will be something to help us all look forward!
It has been a while since I have posted and of course we have all been in lockdown and life has been unusual. During this time I’ve been through a whole range of thought processes which I won’t bore you with, but the ability to connect with friends and colleagues has made it easier to…
Hello, my 2017 workshops are now open for booking.
A few new faces have been created and left Auricula’s garden over the last few weeks. Thistle the stag, Daisy the Stag, Felix Fox, A Winter Stag (aptly named Rudolph of course) Snoopy the Jack Russell and Jasper the pincushion mouse (named by my Facebook friends)…..
Auricula knew it was time to go out to meet her Granny for afternoon tea but she couldn’t find her favourite bag, hat and gloves. It was important she found them as without them the outfit she’d chosen just didn’t feel right. You see Auricula was a very particular girl and she liked everything just…
