This is a blog largely about the stuff that I make and the photos that I take. Just an old-fashioned blog. Older posts may have been previously posted on Blogger and will have the original Blogger posting date on.
Vinted Selling.
My first week as a Vinted seller.
Adding Pockets to a Cardigan.
In my youth I used to go out on a Saturday night and I discovered a “rule” of pub toilets. They either had toilet paper or a bolt on the door, never both. Now I am aged and wear a lot of cardigans I have found a similar sort of either/or rule, cardigans either have pockets or they fasten. I would prefer if they did both but alas, that is like searching for a unicorn in a haystack.
Glasses Chains.
For some years now I have needed to wear glasses for reading and “close work” as the optician puts it. This is due to “age-related macular degeneration”, or I’m getting old and my eyesight’s going to put it in layman’s terms. This is mostly fine (except my skin doesn’t like it and most frames hurt my nose but whatever), until I need them and they are in another room. This is a thing which happens a lot as I can’t wear them to walk around because they make the ground look a bit wobbly and it’s a bit vomit-inducing. The solution then is to wear them round my neck. I have a thin black cord which is functional but not very aesthetically pleasing. So why not make something a bit nicer.
I've Opened an Online Store!
I have finally got around to opening an online store for my hand-crafted small frivolities!
September Already.
I wrote about how I dislike the slide into Autumn/Winter in my post “Autumn” last year so I won’t go into all that again (spoiler alert: I don’t like it). However, I did manage better last year with extra vitamin D so I’ll be doing that again. I have already doubled what I take in the summer and will double it again after the autumn equinox.
A Lot of Words to Say I Bought a Book.
I was watching a vlog the other day and the lass in it was cooking. It was just a video section of the vlog with no voice-over, just music. She put some small potatoes on to boil and then, in a bowl, she added all kinds of spices, chopped chillies and what looked like oil and mixed it all up. The drained spuds made a reappearance and were tipped into this bowl of goodies and were completely bathed in it. The well-dressed tatties were then poured into one of those multi-purpose Ninja things and, I presume, air-fried. They. Looked. Delicious. I just wanted to dive into the bowl of spuds, now crisped up to perfection, and scarf the lot.
Remaking a Crocheted Chain Necklace.
First posted on Blogger 28/05/26. This is the last of the Blogger posts to be migrated - hurray!
It Never Rains But...
First published on Blogger 27/05/26
April Catch-up
First published on Blogger 02/05/26
Jojo
First published on Blogger 15/02/26
Thank Heavens For Delia!
First posted on Blogger 12/02/26. My first attempts at marmalade.
New Year, Same Me.
First posted on Blogger 29/01/26.
My Favourite Books of 2025
First posted on Blogger 31/12/25
Bead Soup
First posted on Blogger 01/04/26. More fun with beads.
When Wristers Attack!
First posted on Blogger 11/03/26. I discovered an issue with my phone wristers.
Instagram Part 3
First posted on Blogger 07/11/25 the 3rd of my trilogy of Instagram posts in which I delve into my heavily filtered Instagram past.
November
First posted on Blogger 22/11/25, just a little chatty catch-up post.
Instagram Part 2
First posted on Blogger 31/10/25 the second of three posts I wrote about Instagram. Image heavy again.
Autumn
First posted on Blogger 29/10/25. I'm trying to find a bright side about it getting dark early.
First posted on Blogger 05/04/25. First of three posts I wrote about my Instagram use, I wasn't going to bother reposting this first one as it's no longer relevant but sod it, in for a penny.