It’s five years today, since the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh. And all this week it’s Fashion Revolution Week, when we remember the 1000’s who died and were injured because they worked in an unsafe building. It’s scary how inexpensive garments can be – surely we must all wonder how is that possible?…
International Women’s Day 2018: Part 2
Yesterday, over on Twitter, I posted 24 International Women for International Women’s Day and for those not on Twitter the first 12 were featured in yesterday’s blog post. Today, I give you my second lot of 12 amazing International Women… International Woman #13, Sujatha Sujatha makes handbags and purses at my workshop in rural…
International Women’s Day 2018
Today, on International Women’s Day, I’m posting 24 photos of International Women with my designs. Scroll down to see the first 12 here or if you follow me on Twitter, you’ll be seeing all 24 today – one per hour, every hour of the day. If you don’t do Twitter don’t worry, I’ll post the…
A Useful Valentine’s Gift
With all things online these days, I’ve been wondering if anyone ever sends a virtual Valentine’s card? Perhaps it’s not possible to send an anonymous card that way! But it is nice to get things in the post (apart from bills and junk mail, that is), so I had an idea for a useful Valentine’s…
A New Year, A New Collection
I thought that the New Year might be a good time to share my story about Tatti Tailoring, my new designs for doggies, so here goes. Once Upon A Time Once upon a time there was a little doggy called Tatti. She was such a character – a little crazy sprocker spaniel, descended from…
January Sale – Crazy Prices!
SALE News If you subscribe to my mailing list, you’ve had a 10 day head start (and an extra special offer…) but now I’m opening my January Sale to everyone, so please take a look at my current designs as many of them are almost finished and are therefore reduced massively to clear space for…
Pear, Date & Ginger Chutney
I’m still looking for things to do with pears, so here’s a chutney I’m hoping will be fantastic with cheese or meat, later in the winter, when it’s had time to mature. Pear recipe #4 for 2017 Ingredients 1kg pears, peeled, cored and finely chopped About 30 dates – stoned and chopped 300ml cider vinegar…
Green Apple & Pear Smoothie
Pear recipe #2 for 2017 Here’s what I do with a perfectly crisp and juicy large pear. Green Apple & Pear Smoothie Ingredients 1 very large juicy crisp pear, or 2 smaller ones 1 Granny Smith apple Coconut water Method Peel and core the pear(s), chop into chunks. Core the apple and roughly chop, leaving…
Spiced Pear Jam
It’s that time of year. 4 ancient pear trees in the garden give me a glut of fruit all at the same time and as they don’t seem to store well, I’ve had to be creative with things to do with pears in a short period of time. Each of the trees gives me a…
Are Your Contactless Payment Cards Safe?
There’s a love – hate thing going on at the moment with the new contactless credit and debit cards that the banks have started issuing. Love them or Hate them? Personally, I like them. They save time and you don’t need to carry cash around any more. I wouldn’t feel happy however, if I didn’t…
International Women’s Day 2018: Part 2
Yesterday, over on Twitter, I posted 24 International Women for International Women’s Day and for those not on Twitter the first 12 were featured in yesterday’s blog post. Today, I give you my second lot of 12 amazing International Women… International Woman #13, Sujatha Sujatha makes handbags and purses at my workshop in rural…
International Women’s Day 2018
Today, on International Women’s Day, I’m posting 24 photos of International Women with my designs. Scroll down to see the first 12 here or if you follow me on Twitter, you’ll be seeing all 24 today – one per hour, every hour of the day. If you don’t do Twitter don’t worry, I’ll post the…
A Useful Valentine’s Gift
With all things online these days, I’ve been wondering if anyone ever sends a virtual Valentine’s card? Perhaps it’s not possible to send an anonymous card that way! But it is nice to get things in the post (apart from bills and junk mail, that is), so I had an idea for a useful Valentine’s…
A New Year, A New Collection
I thought that the New Year might be a good time to share my story about Tatti Tailoring, my new designs for doggies, so here goes. Once Upon A Time Once upon a time there was a little doggy called Tatti. She was such a character – a little crazy sprocker spaniel, descended from…
January Sale – Crazy Prices!
SALE News If you subscribe to my mailing list, you’ve had a 10 day head start (and an extra special offer…) but now I’m opening my January Sale to everyone, so please take a look at my current designs as many of them are almost finished and are therefore reduced massively to clear space for…
Pear, Date & Ginger Chutney
I’m still looking for things to do with pears, so here’s a chutney I’m hoping will be fantastic with cheese or meat, later in the winter, when it’s had time to mature. Pear recipe #4 for 2017 Ingredients 1kg pears, peeled, cored and finely chopped About 30 dates – stoned and chopped 300ml cider vinegar…
Green Apple & Pear Smoothie
Pear recipe #2 for 2017 Here’s what I do with a perfectly crisp and juicy large pear. Green Apple & Pear Smoothie Ingredients 1 very large juicy crisp pear, or 2 smaller ones 1 Granny Smith apple Coconut water Method Peel and core the pear(s), chop into chunks. Core the apple and roughly chop, leaving…
Spiced Pear Jam
It’s that time of year. 4 ancient pear trees in the garden give me a glut of fruit all at the same time and as they don’t seem to store well, I’ve had to be creative with things to do with pears in a short period of time. Each of the trees gives me a…
Are Your Contactless Payment Cards Safe?
There’s a love – hate thing going on at the moment with the new contactless credit and debit cards that the banks have started issuing. Love them or Hate them? Personally, I like them. They save time and you don’t need to carry cash around any more. I wouldn’t feel happy however, if I didn’t…