Children I know have so many toys that when birthdays come round few of us want to add to what they already have. I made a little utilitarian shoe bag for the grandson last year when he started nursery and for a year it hung from his peg clearly declaring his name in red felt […]

I enjoy train journeys and we are lucky to have a regular through service to London – my suitcase is always so full of wools, pattern books, fabrics, scissors of all sizes, picture frames, my trusty laptop, cables, chargers, etc., etc., that changing trains, especially if subways or bridges are involved, is unwanted and unwelcome. […]