I only wish our road to the croft was this straight. Our long-awaited building materials for the agricultural barn landed in Duncan...

Greece? Guess again Lately, in fact, more than lately…we’ve been revelling in the most bizarre weather. Clear, unadulterated skies,...

Curtains for .... It’s a strange thing… celebrity. I’ve just completed curtains for one so should I be hiking up the highest hill to...

A Lismore panorama in the morning sun Despite the glorious drug that is winter sun, these last two days have proved a bit of a strain or...

This morning the weather was so scummy that I had to request a lift to the studio rather than face the  elements on my bike. This was...

Staring out at the wet Today was too wet and windy even for our otter. We call it our otter because he trots daily across the studio...

Last night I was burning the midnight oil responding to a series of questions fired upon me by Home Plus Scotland magazine. They want to...

Rowan Blind with Wood Cock cushion and throw Final Kingairloch blind and cushion…with a distinctly autumnal feel. I love this blind....

Nest cushion for Kingairloch Today was a day of quiet, even paced contemplation and activity in the studio. Sunshine bleached the deck,...

Bog Cotton blind, throw and Curlew cushion Working on a lovely commission at the moment with the wonderful and inventive interior...

Now little crafters, are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. Building an access database needn't be so hard , once I've giving you...

There may be some of you out there (especially those drawn to the organic oatmealiness of “country living” magazine) who harbour the...

Clarris and her identical siblings...penned and panicking! The main and seemingly unending task in the studio these days is mass...

For those of you wondering what all the fuss was about (read last post),here’s a pic of…that blind! Kindly sent to me today by Mia....

Firstly, let me thank all of you wonderful commenteers for your words of warmth, support and encouragement which helped see me through my...

I have been feeling jubilant and positive for weeks, months even. Certain of the juicy moment when I celebrate point 0 debt with a glass...

Acrobatic Sparrows Today my sewing machine has been spewing out sparrows and my neck and upper arms feel a little as though I’ve been...

I’ve been trying earnestly to avoid this bum awful cold/flu. Most everyone on the island (apart from my kin) have succumbed in one way or...

David (postmaster) and I have a new game  to quell the tedium of endless parcels. I say something to David in the accent of the parcel...

... and don't they know it. Lobelia, Morag and Retta are, I regret to say, about to venture forth to meet all sorts of unpleasant...