Things to be thankful for

1. An amazing husband and children, whose support I could not manage without.


2. A fab Mum who came and stayed last week for a couple of days to give me some needed TLC. Thanks heaps Mum.


3. A pretty good health system which has served me well again. I am now gall bladder-less, thankfully. Im recuperating frustratingly slowly, trying to be patient.


4. Supportive friends who have cooked meals, called in, and generally made me feel loved and cherished. Thankyou.

I've been sewing...

Here is some evidence I have not been idle over the past.........well, lets just look at the photos shall we?




Two bags for small friends (whose names both begin with 'J', the second a better version as it is fully lined), plus the greetings cards I have been whipping up to go with the parcels.

What an amazing parcel

The postie delivered the most amazing parcel a couple of weeks ago, from Amanda of soulemama. Both boys received fabulous bags filled with great things. And I received a cute bag with some gorgeous fabric inside. Thank you Amanda! It arrived in the midst of the worst flooding Northland has seen for about 150 years. We were stranded at home for a day, SP was sent home from school early (interesting getting him home), and everything was very wet. There has been really significant damage for a lot of farmers and home owners. We were very fortunate not to have any major damage. Just very wet feet for the cows. And very wet grass. So the parcel really cheered our spirits. Thanks.

Look who came for Easter

These little finger puppets were created from an inspired thought on Good Friday. Saturday the little people and I went shopping for felt, and voila! two new friends in our house.