Aim Higher

Aim Higher

For so long I thought I didn’t like embroidery. I thought I should start with cross stitch, it’s easier. And I never got far. So I thought it wasn’t my thing. Then I gave it another go and I realised that actually I just find it boring AF to follow a pattern and do...
The Magic Word Is Actually Help

The Magic Word Is Actually Help

What’s up with asking for help? If you’re anything like me, and most of humanity, you think you’re pretty good about asking for help, but in reality, when it’s crunch time, what you really think is:I should be able to figure this out. If I get...
One Year On: How Are You Doing in Pandemic Life?

One Year On: How Are You Doing in Pandemic Life?

On Valentines day it was minus 5 degrees and the ponds and canals had frozen enough to skate on. (which we did, and we didn’t die!) Five days later, it was 16 degrees and my garden was carpeted by crocuses. And we had a BBQ. This is our weird pandemic life. This...