Today was another day in the city processing quilt show entry forms. I didn’t get to see Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II while she was in town – she was too busy at official openings and Commonwealth Day church services to assist me. However, David is one of HM’s greatest fans and he recorded one […]
Daily Life
My Treasure Drawer
As a child, at the instigation of my mother, I had something called a “treasure drawer” – a special place to keep all those little trinkets and mementos and drawings that often accumulate. An important feature of the “treasure drawer” was that I was the sole curator of its contents. I knew that anything I […]
Breaking the Rules
Around Casa da Praia (the name we bestowed on our home at Copacabana – it’s Portuguese for “house of the beach”) we have a long standing house rule that you are not allowed breakfast unless you have been for a walk and/or a swim. Exercise and salt air are a great tonic and this daily […]
Up in Smoke
Well I managed to ruin fire yesterday with some ill-advised insertions. So often, less is more and more is less (And no I’m not going to show you because it may turn into a phoenix yet.) I’m going to start it over again and try not to overthink it this time. Fortunately the pieces are […]
