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October Reading – and Writing!
To celebrate the start of October, hereis the the illustration for the month fromthe Duc de Berry’s Book of Hours, whichwas created in the 15th century. Well, October is upon us, and what with holidays, various trips, visits from my… Continue reading
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A Right Royal Knit-Wit (Saturday Snapshot)
And now for something completely different for this week’s Saturday Snapshot… a Not The Jubilee Knitted Queen! I spotted the pattern in Fiona Goble’s Knit Your Own Royal Wedding (published last year by Ivy Press) and decided she would be… Continue reading
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What a Blessing it is to Love Books – and Gardens
The cover on my 1992 Virago editionbears a detail from Vase aux Anemones, 1942, by Marevn (Maria Morobieff) This week I have been busy in the garden, trying to restore some kind of order by pulling up weeds, which always… Continue reading
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Mother’s Day with Milly-Molly-Mandy
Well, it’s Mother’s Day, and I’ve had a bouquet of roses, some rose petal handcream, a beautiful bar of soap – and The Daughters also left messages on Facebook about two of their favourite childhood books, Joyce Lankester Brisley’s Milly-Molly-Mandy,… Continue reading
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A Very Uncommon Queen
This knitted Queen, from Knit Your Own Royal Wedding, by Fiona Goble, looks such fun I may make one Well, it’s the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne, so here are some reading suggestions for those who want… Continue reading
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