Free Crochet Patterns & Slow Living Blog

If you are looking for a yummy, super quick slice for morning tea or if you have a bbq coming up, I have the perfect slice for you. I first found this slice in the 4 Ingredient Cookbooks. Do you remember them? These books were a god send for me when the kids were little and I was not a confident cook. 20 years on, I would consider myself a better cook ! Anyhoo all you need is 4 ingredients and a microwave. And a bowl and a spoon also helps and a slice tray (I line mine with b

Free Gift Bag Pattern, perfect for Christmas gifting My daughter asked me to create a dice bag for her. As it has been along time since she asked me to make her anything, I jumped at the chance. As I was creating the bag I thought these bags would be perfect for little Christmas gift bags. My other thought was, these bags would be great for using up all my scrap yarns. So here it goes. Please let me know if you notice any mistakes. I am human, and just like AI, I can and do m

Week 41 Hello, how are you? Me, I am good! It has been a big week moving, cleaning and organising the new house but we have done it! 🙌🏼 It never fails to amaze me at how big a job it is to move. As I did the packing & cleaning of the house on my own, I ended up injuring my arms and fingers. But it’s ok, not to the extent of the beginning of the year. I have laid off the crocheting and knitting this week. But I’m eager to get back into it. I am convinced that I will become a

Hello, its me! Hello, it has been a while. I thought I would jump back onto the blog and give a little life update. This blog space is a lot quieter, and a little less 'in your face' compared to the socials at the moment. I like it better and have decided to spend more time over here, I do hope you will join me. So... we sold the house! Oh the emotions! My menopausal self has been riding all the emotions; happiness and excitement one minute, sadness and disbelieve the next, a

Hello how are you? How has your week been? Me? Well it is still all about the dog’s rehabilitation and I am home bound. However the 2...

My love of the sunflower granny square was great. When I saw it for the first time it hit me it the gut. (this is where I have learnt that I need to listen. When I get that feeling, it is visceral). I began to think of how I could add this beautiful little flower square to the baby rompers that I was currently making. Once I had worked that out, I began to think of other designs that could be made with this humble little square. I wondered would mums and dads dress their chil

This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay What are you reading at the moment? I just finished this delightful book by Adam Kay. I loved the...

My gosh, what a wonderful read. You know when you read a book and it changes you somehow? That. When you open a book and immediately you...

I have loved having the time to indulge in a good book Julie Goodwin Books What an amazing women. I want to thank Julie Goodwin for...

During the week we had the opportunity to take the roof top tent for a little getaway. We have wanted to explore some of the National...

Last week I had a gawd awful day. Life just blew up. And it wasn’t just that day, its consquence is ongoing. As this has happened before...

Do you ever leave things up to fate/ the universe? Although I used to feel the need to have control over everything, life has taught me...

The importance of a project to reduce anxiety

The Sunflower Romper… yes its a little more than 3 bucks...but why is it? How gorgeous is little Margot in her handmade sunflower romper...

Hello, do you celebrate Valentines? Me not so much, hubby and I have been together for a very looooong time and we are more about saving...

What are you creating at the moment? Me? Well this is one of my first makes for over 6 weeks. Can you believe it? Yep, at the end of...

How was your Christmas? Did you have a nice Christmas and New Year? I decided to make some new traditions this year ~ transitions just...

I'm back! So it has been a minute between blog posts. I wish there was a good reason why, but it really was just life. Life got busy. And...

Hello, How are you? It is spring time, can you believe it? The beginning of the year was going at such a nice steady pace but now, whoa,...