Still chilly round here, isn’t it? We went for a walk along the shore at one of our local haunts, Langstone, at the weekend to blow away the cobwebs and I could definitely have done with taking this scarf with me. So, do you fancy a nice quick knit that is completely potato chippy, as […]
Pattern: Langstone Harbour Short Row Scarf Read More »
A call for papers for what looks to be a really interesting conference in Liverpool this spring, held by Victorian Popular Fiction Association and Liverpool John Moores University. To be held at Aldham Robarts Library, LJMU, Liverpool, UK on Saturday 19th March 2016. Submission guidelines as follows. Submit by 5th February 2016. Please send proposals
Call for Papers – Dressed to Kill: Fashion in Victorian Fiction and Periodicals Read More »
A couple of months ago my hair was about shoulder length and had got to that point, catching on my collar and my necklaces enough to be persistantly annoying, but not really long enough to make a good up-do. This, as always, caused me the dilemma: to cut it into a bob again, or to
Greta: my alter ego Read More »
I recently read a book where at the back there were notes for book groups and also a selection of titles for further reading around the same subject. I’d expect that, sometimes in a factual book, but this was fiction. The book was The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall by Paul Tarday and it was… well…
Just a glimpse at the knitting bag that I’m making for my Mum. I’m sewing the main bag and the lining together during this afternoon’s nap time. Once it’s finished that’s all my Christmas sewing done. Hurrah! More proper pictures and info after Christmas, of course. Not that she reads my blog, but just in
Tantalising Tuesday: Christmas Sewing Read More »
