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Final prep for the Spring Fair in our village where I have a stall - this is my demonstration piece, which I will invite visitors to have a go at, trying a few stitches.

That is a great stocking, I'm not surprised lots of people are clamouring for one!

having a place to stay is very useful indeed, and definitely something to make part of the calculations. I'd love to have a little place in my home town so I could just nip over for a few days (as I can't stay with my aunt anymore, she is just too frail), but we worked out that for the price of a fl...

I needed something simple to take to a family weekend so quickly transferred a tulip based on one by Dick Bruna (who drew Miffy). Outline only, worked in stranded Caron silk; the leaves seemed a bit empty so I added a central vein, and then the main petal of the flower was a bit empty as well so I a...

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Oh well. Interesting weekend. It sounds it :shock: . May I say that your brother sounds, ehm, rather different from you? The house - yes, that won't be an easy sell, both because of the state and because of its location. On the other hand, there are people who like that sort of thing; a challenge, ...

the top part of the one off the loom looks like a lake with the land around it throwing a spit of land into it!

Ha, you should see my passport - I have no idea who that sleep-deprived mass murderer is !

Richard, this gives a whole new meaning to "roast lamb" :shock: Your theory about their hearts stopping is, I think, correct - I once read about being near an impact you must make yourself as small as possible (or was it as long as possible? Oops, I can't remember...) to minimise the risk ...

Sheep do get themselves very dirty....

Friends of ours are in the midst of lambing at the moment, they have the most adorable Leicester Longwool lambs!

The very picture of a persecuted kitty

And how nice to "meet" you face to face Richard!

A card for friends of ours who have just welcomed a new granddaughter

world

So a lot of concentration needed then!
Are the pink flowers tulips?

Lexi inspects the progress I made in class:

Managed two leaves and some yellow tulips in preparation for tomorrow's class

OK, it's not the World Domination that DH keeps urging on Mabel, but Stitch magazine have asked if I'd like to be their Meet the Artist profile feature for the edition with Bunny Beware in it. I'm chuffed to bits - beverages-with-snack-of-choice all round!

mortar (and pestle)

Card for two friends' combined 80th birthdays

Lovely textural variation!