That’s it. MUST TURN ATTENTION TO POMEGRANATES. There’s something you don’t get to say very often…
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Birds everywhere
Today has been my day off, so I got to play with the bird some more. As I feared, the bird has become a Friend. He even looks a bit less angry/griffin-like now, and more bird-of-paradise-y and affable. I’m going to have to watch out, he might not be suitable, or might need significant editing …
Immersing myself in Jacobean crewel work
I have made a start on my research for the first module of my RSN certificate. The topic for this module is Jacobean crewel work – not something I have done a lot of, except for the little robin sampler that is my current “work in progress” As you can see, that is not a …
The Royal School of Needlework – and me!
Something rather exciting happened this week. On Thursday, I went to Hampton Court Palace. Not to go and see this wonderful, grand and historic playground of King Henry VIII, but for something entirely different. You see, tucked away in an upstairs apartment off the Fountain Court resides the headquarters of the Royal School of Needlework. …
Emerging into the blogosphere
Goodness me. I am writing a blog. If you are reading this, my first ever blog post, it probably means that you are either a friend or family member who has received a link, or you have entered a keyword like “embroidery” or even “clergy wife” and clicked through to my blog to see whether …