Up until today, I had no idea what this was, beyond some kind of spool: It’s a tatting shuttle. I inherited it from my step-grandmother…
22 July 2020 – St Mary Magdalene’s Day
I’m so late writing this. The now weekly tradition of watching Celebrity Masterchef over Zoom took priority. So I’ll be brief, which given the calibre of today’s…
9 July 2020 – David Hockney
Today I’ve been reading the Brothers Grimm because it’s David Hockney’s 83rd birthday. Obviously. I inherited my love of Hockney from my mother as most of…
25 June 2020 – Jam
Today was too hot to make jam. But I did it anyway because that’s how I roll. So it was a bit of a tenuous…
23 May 2020 – Birthday Present
Today I’ve been combining two traditions, the ancient art of the birthday present and the now depressingly familiar novel practice of handwashing for twenty seconds…