The heat took its time arriving in Adelaide this summer, but it finally hit mid-December and I needed some more warm-weather pants. I wanted them to be a quick make so I went with an elastic waist and no fly using some material left over from another pair of summer Read more
A brand new book, some re-reads and a book to get me in the Christmas mood. A wide variety of reads in December 2022. FICTION BOOKS Exiles by Jane Harper Exiles is the third book in the Aaron Falk series by Jane Harper. The first two I listened to as Read more
This is the story of my sewing machine foot control and how it got “out of control”. I tried multiple times to repair it, but alas it couldn’t be relied upon so I went and bought another one. What Went Wrong A few years ago the foot control on my Read more
November 2022 had me reading some more business books, this time more specific to selling handmade items and using Etsy as a platform. There were also a few great fiction books. FICTION BOOKS Pachinko by Min Jin Lee I had no idea what Pachinko was when I started reading this Read more
A review and summary of the book “A History of the Paper Pattern Industry” written by Joy Emery, using research by Betty Williams and her own.
In October I read books 4 and 5 of The Dalai Lama’s Cat series by David Michie, so I’ve now read all the books in the series. Not sure if there are plans for any more. My other reading was business books as I think more about setting up my Read more
September was a book of fictional reading. I was still getting over COVID-related illness so I wanted to keep my reading light (or so I thought).
After my son watched the How to Train Your Dragon (HTTYD) movie he asked for a Toothless Dragon Softie. I did search for a free pattern as the movie was released over 10 years ago so I thought I’d have a good shot at finding something. I did find one, Read more
August found me struck down with COVID which meant lots of time for reading, with a focus on business books, and signing up for Netflix for the first time. Five weeks later I’m still recovering from COVID which is why some of the reviews this month are a bit short. Read more
In July I read some of the books on my To Be Read List. Last year I read the first book in the Secret, Book and Scone Society and put the series on my to be read list. This month I read the second and third book in the series. Read more