Everyone has been sick in my household. Both kids simultaneously, then me. Then them again. Then all of us at the same time. It has been a hardcore fortnight, and I am just coming up for air. I wasn't up for a challenge, and this coat pattern in the Burda Easy Autum/Winter 5/2015 was the instant … Continue reading Faded from the Winter
My husband came to visit. It was all very sudden. I was going about my day when I received a text saying to fetch him from the airport the following day at 11am. Although there had been talk of a visit within the next few weeks, I had then thought it optimistic (probably in the interest … Continue reading Where I Found You
Ever since I was a teenager I've had an inexplicable fondness for epaulettes. As soon as I had mastered the ability to "bag out" when learning to sew (well, truthfully, before I had quite mastered it), they were a common decorative detail in many of the garments that I made for myself while I was at fashion … Continue reading Civilian
For as long as I can remember I have dreamed of travelling to New York. After my brother moved there in 2014 and got an apartment with his (now) wife, the realisation of this lifelong dream was within my reach. Affording accommodation in the big apple was/is not a realistic prospect for me at … Continue reading Scandinavian Crush
