I was recently approached by Turtle Mat to take part in a wreath making activity, they were kind enough to send me the materials for the wreath and a catalog of their products. (Do check out their Christmas collection, I'm eyeing up a boot stand as a possible organisational tool to help reclaim the … [Read more...] about How to make a fabric indoor wreath
reenactment
Saturday snippets 21 August 2015
{putting} a tent up Kentwell Hall, ready for this week's hands on living history reenactment. Forecast was for a very hot day, so I went as early as I could to get sorted before the heat set in. Still hot work, particularly putting it up on my own, but I have now cracked how to put it up … [Read more...] about Saturday snippets 21 August 2015
See another side of the UK with a working holiday
Readers outside the UK will want to get more details on the ins and outs of UK legislation, so do click here for that. If sitting on a beach isn't for you, there are lots of other ways to spend your leisure time, and some of may even be educational. But you might want to be careful what you choose … [Read more...] about See another side of the UK with a working holiday
Mistress Joan and family
We finish at Kentwell hall midsummer tomorrow. Last chance to meet Mistress Joan until August. … [Read more...] about Mistress Joan and family
Perfect moments
When the rain starts 5 minutes after you get back to your tent after a long warm day. When your 3 year old picks up a diabolo lying on the sward and can almost work it. When you speak to your other half and say a friend went on a supermarket run so you asked for crisps, and it turns out he did … [Read more...] about Perfect moments