Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Feb 1, 2012, 11:28 am
Colouring in the days There has been a whole lot grey here in Suffolk and it is cold, cold, cold. Thankfully my studio, though cold, is very bright, so even on the darkest days I don't feel entirely daylight deprived and a table full of floral prints is sure to make me smile. In the kitchen my ci...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jan 17, 2012, 2:31 pm
When winter declares It really has been the mildest of winters here in Suffolk, barely a frost, no snow, none of those long icy days of the last few years. So the last week has been rather a surprise. A sharp, cold snap. The sun so low and bright. The landscape edged in frozen lace. On my dai...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jan 9, 2012, 1:53 pm
Vanity demands I love having soft, shiny blow-dried hair. For about three days. Every six weeks or so. Because no matter what my vanity demands, I simply have not the patience or skill to achieve shiny, bouncy hair at home. My natural curls are left to their own devices and travel through each d...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jan 6, 2012, 10:21 am
Love in ink Right now I am loving January. I know that in a few weeks time I will feel much less gracious towards this wintry month, especially as the spectre of February, a month still so very far from Spring, begins to loom. However, right now, I am full of the joy of January. It starts with t...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jan 4, 2012, 6:09 am
Today I can hear the kettle whistle loud and clear, only the gentle hum of Radio 4 to accompany its urgent screech. Once the lunches were made, the bags packed, breakfasts eaten and buses caught I returned to this quiet house. I contemplated silence and the settling into a new-old routine once mo...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Dec 21, 2011, 10:38 am
Restoration sunlight These last few weeks have been quite mad. Orders have filled all moments and between times there has been frantic shopping, hastily prepared meals, school concerts and fairs. I have run from here to there and back again. My head a whirl. There were moments when I thought I ...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Dec 7, 2011, 3:43 am
Tick tock Goes the clock. These last few weeks my eye is continually on the clock. I dash from computer to printer. From sewing machine to iron. From packaging to post office. Family time has been poor. There has been very little baking. It is wonderful to be so busy, and every order is still...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Nov 24, 2011, 2:25 pm
One Hundred Atishoos And A Tunnocks Tea Cake When I was a child we rarely had home-baked treats, in fact, only when my Nana had been to visit. I was a child of the 1970's and my after school daily snacks consisted of buttered Rich Tea biscuits, sandwiched together so the butter would squeeze, worm...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Nov 22, 2011, 2:58 pm
The right tools My tissue case template is cut from a cereal box. My turning tools are knitting needles and paint brush handles. My pin cushion is, all too often, the arm of the chair. When making jelly preserves I have a complicated arrangement that involves upending a chair and suspending the ...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Nov 17, 2011, 4:07 pm
One, two, three I once had a cleaner (way back when life was very different) who liked symmetry. There is no symmetry in three. She and I would perform little weekly tussles over the grouping of objects around my home. Upon the mantlepiece there were two small groups of objects - vases and bowls...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Nov 15, 2011, 5:50 pm
Somehow sort of Once upon a time I exercised a lot. I began ballet lessons at about 6 years of age. I took my exams, won medals, danced on pointe. I read Noel Streatfeild and dreamed of dancing. I expected to be a ballerina and perhaps I could have been. If I had kept it up. But then I discove...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Nov 3, 2011, 12:04 pm
Caught in the act The days are growing cooler and the dogs no longer search the house for a sunbeam to lie in or a cool place to sit. If you walk quietly through the sitting room they can occasionally be caught enjoying their current favourite resting place. It is rather frowned upon. But hard t...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Nov 2, 2011, 2:01 pm
Colouring the day Having declared my intention to post daily through November I immediately found myself feeling utterly blocked and bereft of words on Day 2. Even work related crafting threw up no inspiration as it seems all I have done for days is sew tissue cases and bookmarks. Tissue cases an...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Nov 1, 2011, 4:15 pm
Forming a habit I once read that you had to do a thing 30 times to make it a habit, or in the case of olives, you have to try them 30 times before you like them. But I have read contrary statements too. And I have always liked olives. Did you know that November is National Novel Writing Month. I ...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Oct 28, 2011, 8:28 am
Tiny things Tiny dustpans and brushes are perfect for cleaning up tiny snippets of fabric. Over the last year a number of toys have left the house and as the children become older it becomes more and more apparent that there are plenty more could go. I look forward to the extra space and lack of ...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Oct 26, 2011, 10:41 am
Restore We had a week by the sea. And feel fully re-charged, revived, restored. There was sand. Holes were dug. And jumped in. Sand towns were planned and built. Sea was gazed at. Surf was boarded. Friends were loved. Cartwheels were turned. There are surely few things better than St Ives ...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Oct 10, 2011, 9:00 am
The joy of the season Just over a week ago we stood on warm sand and let the sea lick our toes as the sun bathed us warmly. In the East of England. In October. Just over a week later and that Indian Summer seems a lifetime away. Autumn is most certainly knocking at the door. Indeed, it is posi...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Oct 4, 2011, 1:23 pm
Knuckling down Over the last few months I have come up with lots of new products to take to the craft fairs and Farmer's Markets that I have been attending. The pressure of committing to these events has been something of a creative kick up the proverbial, in fact it has been really good for me; i...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Oct 2, 2011, 1:34 pm
Because you asked so nicely We use napkins every day. We each have our own silver napkin ring with which to identify our napkin. The napkin rings have all been gathered over time, each a little battered, all found one by one in junk shops and car boot sales. There are lots of napkins, all soft a...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Sep 28, 2011, 11:01 am
But this I know There are very few certainties in life, aside from death and taxes, as the saying goes. As I grow older I find I become less certain, less opinionated, more easily swayed. I know this is not true of everyone, many people become more sure of their thoughts and views as time passes,...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Sep 20, 2011, 11:43 am
Every button tells a story One of the things I really enjoy about selling at fairs and markets is the people I meet. My working day is normally a quiet and solitary one so market days are quite a contrast. Ideas are exchanged, stories swapped and I always keep a little sketchbook to hand as inspir...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Sep 15, 2011, 3:15 pm
The younger man For about a month each year The Technical Advisor thoroughly enjoys the privilege of being the younger man. It is only a month but he does not let me forget my Mrs Robinson status for a moment. A few days ago the balance was re-dressed and we are the same age once again. I have bee...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Sep 14, 2011, 10:58 am
When desire wins out I was knitting something else. Another Whisper , in red it would be a useful addition to my wardrobe. I knit with very practical applications. But Whisper is a cardigan for Spring and Summer and as the light changed day by day it simply did not feel quite right. I felt unab...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Sep 5, 2011, 5:31 am
If you go down to the woods As summer continues to wind down I need to reflect upon all that has been. One of the many good things to come out of blogging is the recording of moments that might otherwise have been forgotten. I am simply dreadful at doing anything with those hu...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Aug 30, 2011, 11:51 am
At summer's close Yesterday they began to plough the field behind our house. And as I ran through The Thicks I heard it whispered on the wind, the wind that already sends the dry, crisp leaves spiralling to the ground. The close of summer. The final chapte...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Aug 3, 2011, 11:16 am
The marching of time Over a week has gone by since my last post, I did not mean for the time to go by so fast, but it did. Twelve years went by just as quickly. In the blink of an eye. How can it be that he no longer crawls into my lap and falls asleep, Or makes those baby gurgles and giggles? W...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jul 24, 2011, 3:59 pm
Red sky at night Shepherd's delight. A Suffolk sunset, I meant to catch it earlier, at its most splendid. But was distracted. I raced down the garden and caught it just as it disappeared below the horizon. I feel ready to exhale now. School has finally finished. Six weeks of sunset gazing ahe...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jul 16, 2011, 2:20 pm
Running for the lemons If you have been reading here for any length of time you will know that a grey day is sure to send me running for the lemons. Today has been downright deep grey, the sort of rain that surely should not come on a warm July day. So I reached for the lemons and baked a cake. ...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jul 14, 2011, 6:10 am
Knitting as fast as I can Because I am running out of yarn. Indeed I already ran out and had to rip back and make the sleeves shorter. But I did this in a haphazard sort of way, with no proper counting or calculating. And I did not make them short enough. So I ran out of yarn again. Surprisingl...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jul 8, 2011, 12:03 pm
Life is just a bowl of cherries The cherries came early this year and for the last two weeks I have been silently begging them to hold on just a little longer, pleading for the birds to hold off another few days. Because I simply had too much going on to spend a day stoning cherries. We have not t...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jul 5, 2011, 10:50 am
Breaking out the colour I really love working with natural coloured linen and it is such a great background for those Liberty prints, but this year I noticed that the rather super Ray-Stitch had some good quality, heavier weight, coloured linens. I spent a long time deliberating but in the end I d...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jun 28, 2011, 12:23 pm
And the rains came down The weekend was hot, the markets were good, but hot, so hot. I find myself becoming more relaxed behind my stall now. It all feels more natural and less daunting and on Saturday I had a most enormous surprise when I was recognized by a reader! Hello Jill, I do hope the re...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jun 24, 2011, 4:10 pm
To market to market Twice this weekend. If you happen to be in the vicinity of Bury St Edmund's tomorrow please come and say hello to me at the Handmade at Poshyarns stall in the Abbey Gardens. I promise not to bite. And on Sunday you can find me in Lavenham, hopefully in the sunshine, at the Far...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jun 22, 2011, 10:47 am
Meet the blogger Some weeks ago the lovely Silver Pebble suggested we meet, she would come to Lavenham. It couldn't be easier. I was nervous. What if she was a weirdo? What if we had nothing to talk about? What if I am a wierdo? The appointed date came and it was raining. The place we had arran...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jun 16, 2011, 9:41 am
Today I am Enjoying: a vase of daisies, self seeded they flourish in the long grass at the bottom of the garden. Eating: lemon cookies, lemon scented buttery shortbread style biscuits. Drinking: delicate, refreshing, white tea, from the Savoy, no less. A gift from my dear friend Kate. Sewing: w...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jun 9, 2011, 10:37 am
Extra large, please At this time of year I rarely buy flowers at the market, instead I fill my vases with random selections of what is available in the garden, a few roses, some cow parsley, daisies and bits of greenery. Different every time, each vase a hotchpotch of colour yet always beautiful a...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jun 6, 2011, 8:44 am
Blowing bubbles Half term is rolling to the finish all too soon. The children return to school tomorrow. The house will be quiet and still. The dogs and I will slowly find our rhythm once more and soon we will be happy in our gentle solitude. But, I will miss those two noisy little beings, gone...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Jun 2, 2011, 11:46 am
Days like these Somewhere along the way it would seem that May has left us and it really was such an incredible May. Full of sunshine and warmth, the days long and dry. Suffolk is quite breathtaking right now, its skies are wide and blue and the dark grey of winter seems so long ago to be almost ...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - May 19, 2011, 2:31 pm
Today I am loving English Asparagus, locally grown. The scent of the roses outside my studio window. This Liberty print. Especially when paired with this pink linen. And the fact that Handmade is definitely the New Black, resulting in lots of lovely new magazines celebrating crafts, makers and ...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - May 17, 2011, 8:41 am
My favourite film and a very good sweater pattern In a recent conversation with a friend I mentioned that my favourite film was Goodfellas, she thought for a moment and then agreed that it was one of her favourite films too. On days when I seem to be multi-tasking within an inch of my life I am al...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - May 13, 2011, 2:47 pm
One hundred and one uses for an egg box Well, just one actually. The perfect mobile hair slide crafting unit, little compartments for the different colours & sizes. Easy to move from room to room or even outdoors should weather permit. Finished slides can be stored along the edge. Looking for al...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - May 11, 2011, 9:33 am
A whole lot of new I did not mean to be away so long this time, you all welcomed me back so warmly and then somehow here we are another week gone by. I took another stall at Assington Farmer's Market this Sunday past. A flurry of making things for the stall and on-line orders. The days just flew...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - May 4, 2011, 8:05 am
Tiptoeing back in My, it's looking a little dusty around here, where has the time gone? I did not intend to be away so long and now my voice feels rusty, after a blog absence it can be daunting to step back in, I find I need to test the water gently. A tiptoe if you will. A few words today and m...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Apr 18, 2011, 12:09 pm
Spring days Sunshine on an early Spring day heralds the start of potion mixing season. Fairy soup, home made perfumes and curious bath time essences. Oh how I remember doing this in my own childhood and whilst I quietly dispose of the stagnant, rotting contents after suitable period of time has p...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Apr 13, 2011, 11:39 am
The goodness of bacteria I have wanted to make yoghurt for a very long time. Over the years I have periodically bid on yoghurt makers on Ebay, never winning any of them. Every six months or so the urge tickles once more and I waste a little time browsing various methods and machines. Sometimes I...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Apr 12, 2011, 11:33 am
Reaching the other side So I limped my way through the end of last week, feeling very viral once again but in between running a temperature I managed odd bits of frantic sewing and preparing for Sunday's craft stall. On Saturday as I sat shivering in the warmest sunshine we have had this year I re...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Apr 6, 2011, 1:58 pm
In praise of yarn I first stumbled upon Quince and Co a couple of months ago and was immediately smitten with their beautiful pattern selection. The yarns sounded exciting too and I cannot tell you how much I love the fact that they use the same colour palette across the entire yarn range. I don'...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Apr 2, 2011, 11:18 am
Saturday job I had an array of Saturday jobs from an early age and whilst waiting for the early bus to work I often used to feel I was missing out on those teenage activities such as lying in bed or talking on the phone. As I folded t-shirts under horrid florescent lights I would fret about not be...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Mar 30, 2011, 6:55 am
Going viral I have simply never known such a year for illness in this house. It seems that one child or another has been ill since Christmas, there have been very few school weeks that both of them have completed in tandem. The eleven year old suffered a virus for several weeks and finally the ro...
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Rebecca L. posted an article on Poshyarns - Mar 24, 2011, 3:23 pm
Keeping the bookshelf busy A funny thing happened a few weeks ago. I left a comment on a fairly new to me, very enjoyable blog, Tales From the Village , and guess what? As a result of my comment, the very lovely people at Appliances Online treated me to a happy afternoon filling my basket on Amazo...
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