thank you with a smile

its time to say thank you for some gorgeous gifts received in the post.

sweet kelly send hili this beautiful handmade quilt. as you can see, it suits hili perfectly. i love all the patterns and colours used in the quilt. thank you so much kelly for such a special gift.

last week i received a box from germany. my dear friend uschi send everyone in the family a thoughtful gift... including these beautiful handmade felt shoes for hili. i cant wait for her tiny feet to fit into them (a little like cinderella). also among the presents, a wonderful cigar box to add to my collection! thank you very much uschi for thinking of us.

p.s. happy thanksgiving to all of you in the us! xxx

end of winter

oh dear, we have spend the last couple of weeks passing on flu from one family member to another. the weekends have been grey, wet and miserable - drinking lots of tea (and hot chocolate). we are all now fit and well and signs of spring are definitely appearing. my favourite time of year.

while we spent time tucked under the covers, a new friend arrived to live with us. Jöran - a beautifully crocheted jackdaw created by the very talented cecilia whose work i have loved since i 'met' her on flickr quite a while ago. thank you so much cecilia. i hope i dont trouble him too much with my worries.. you can purchase your own swedish worry bird right here..

i hope you are all well and feeling spring in the air..

have a lovely weekend - i have a backlog of work to catch up on xx