Goodbye 2015

What a year. I have never been on such an emotional rollercoaster as 2015 and hope never to be on another like it. Throughout the stress of Mum's cancer diagnosis, chemo, surgery, apparent cure, terminal diagnosis, more chemo (that almost killed her) and then her death at the end of November there...

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Catching up

I have had a few posts sitting in draft form for ages so though I would just do a wee catch up post instead of attempting to do a proper post on each thing. Exhibit 1: A blue silk circle skirt made for going to Prague in the summer. I made this some gorgeous buttery silk that is lovely to wear,...

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Sad times

I couldn't think of an appropriate title for this post, sad times doesn't even come close. As I have said before, my Mum was diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer on the 23rd December last year, she fought bravely for 11 months, went though huge surgery in March, was given the all clear in May then...

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