March 2026

Turning over the calendar page this morning feels like the end of winter! The ever-changing picture, the window to this room, is now full of signs of spring!  Bobbing daffodils, pale green shoots along the weeping willow fronds and pairs of canoodling pigeons. Stepping outside in the morning I am greeted by a rather shouty song thrush, who never stops singing! (Not as melodic as the blackbird, but he comes later).

Of course there will be plenty of cold days, gales and rain to come, frosts, and maybe even snow, but with the longer days and signs of new life everywhere, it does all feel a lot like spring.

I have been working hard to re-stock the sold out items, adding new designs too, so there is a good selection to browse through. The drop down menu under ‘cards’ should help you find what you are looking for.

February 2026

February-Fill-Dyke a poem by William Burton beautifully describes what it’s like here at the moment, out on the Lincolnshire marshes. It has been very cold with a raw easterly wind and days of rain. This has driven me to spend more time beside the fire sewing, resulting in three new card designs: Firstly ‘Little Black Cat’ made with a pretty floral fabric by May Morris who was a talented embroiderer and designer, daughter of William Morris. Secondly ‘Sing a Rainbow!’ a bright posy based on my ‘Lazy Daisies design’ and thirdly a new colourful version of ‘Antiquity’. All are available to buy individually here.

Despite the cold and wet, the days are noticeably getting longer, the daffodils are up and the snowdrops are flowering, the rooks are already nesting in the churchyard, and the robins are paired up ready for Spring!

January 2026

The new month and New Year seem to have brought with them new temperatures! Here on the Lincolnshire marshes the air is now bitingly cold and the thermometer is showing daytime readings only just above zero. The birds clear all the food I now give them twice daily, always a sign that things are pretty tough for them out there.

After all the busyness of Christmas, January brings calm, and an opportunity to look ahead and take stock. The calendars newly hung, with birthdays and other milestone days written on them, also hold many mysteries in the blank spaces.

I am now stitching spring flowers and beehives, bunnies and little lambs, as I am always working with the next season in mind!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!