Quilt update - it's done apart from the label and a final wash/snagging...

'Wrong side' ready for washing and pressing...

Quilt update: I finished the 'right side' of the quilt just before Christmas (see below - the 16 squares joined up).

Now working on the 'wrong side' - a much quicker job...

Another amazing Panto at The Hexagon - thank you to the whole cast and the staff for a wonderful experience.

Balloon...

Christmas table inspiration?
Sleeping beauty themed decorations.

Not sure i am up to recreating this...

But lovely to visit Basildon Park yesterday @nationaltrust.org.uk

How it started. How it's going.

I believe this will the the only time in my life in which I make this much Christmas cake

I had an idea for a present for a work colleague who doesn't have alcohol and therefore had never had Christmas cake.

It ended with me marzipanning and icing 7 cakes.

Easing into the Christmas jumpers today at Fidget and Bob cafe after being out 'politicing' on Kennet Island...

@mickyleng.bsky.social @yuanfenyang.bsky.social

My christmas tree - for whoever needs a bit of light in this dark giem of year...
Includes the traditional jelly fish bauble.
#ChristmssTree

The last 4 squares/diamond of the quilt.
Now putting together the four quarters ready to start the quilting process.

Normally I make my Chrsimas cake.

This year I took it into my head to make 7. Two are alcohol free and I'm trialling Earl Grey tea for those... interested if anyone has done this before?

Your Labour councillor team out listening to residents all year round - today we were on Blandford Road and Brayford Road

Another 4 'squares' or one 'diamond' finished on the quilt...

At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them

These beauties are going to make lovely (Ukrainian) Sloe Vodka for Christmas...

I'm hand stitching as a way of keeping from fidgeting or phone scrolling so its slow work but I'm about half way through creating the squared and sewing them together.

I'll hopefully be adding more in the coming months...

A finished square looks like this

Step 2 is to put squares together with yellow in the middle, reds on two sides and blues on the others.

I've been putting of documenting this until I was more confidentvi might actually finish... I'm working on a 'memory quilt' for one of my children with the idea of it being ready for her 16th.
First step is gathering fabric from old clothing, found scraps etc and cutting into strips

'I want a chocolate brownie, no icing instead of a cake'
Followed the brief 😎

13.

I'm now officially a #MumOfTeens

15 and my heart is full.
In a majoe move away from tradition I made lemon drizzle cake as requested.

9 milk bottles containing home grown flowers

We have a street party today and my job is to provide 'milk bottle flower arrangements'. Was worried all my usual flowers had finished but happy with the result in the end...

Bowl of red cherries

This year again our cherry tree has kept on giving (our cunning use of a net has reduced the birds' ability to sneak in when we're not looking).

Almost the last of the harvest today...

Normal service (pics of plants!) to resumed shortly but so happy to share ive been reselected as the candidate for Whitley Labour next spring. I've loved serving the community since 2010 and I'm looking forward to the campaign

Normal service (occasional pictures of my garden etc) will be resumed shortly but in the meantime- very happy to share I'll be standing again to be councillor for Whitley in the local elections next spring

#LabourParty

Three large pink peonies in a vase by an old fashioned fireplace

Away for a few days and came back to this welcome from our garden #peonies

Last day of May - garden bouquet 💐

#flowers

Last day of May - garden bouquet 💐

#garden

That end of weekend feeling. Lovely to have our garden feeling well used.

Apple blossom with bee

The bees are busy pollinating our apple tree 🐝 🌸

Wild garlic really in flower now along with some of my other aliums