Notes from the Slow Lane

Yet again I have let the month almost slip through my fingers and get away without me having written about this month's book, or rather ...

I thought it might be helpful to put together a brief guide to where I tend to buy yarn in the UK, which shops I find reliable, which yarns ...

Last Monday my favourite band, Rend Collective , released their latest album, titled The Art of Celebration  and I have been listening to it...

Although today has been distinctly wintry on the whole we are surrounded by signs of spring.  Our pond was a ferment of frogs last week, at ...

Before we run out of February here is my book for the month: An Omelette and a Glass of Wine , a compilation of the journalism of Elizabeth ...

Ever wondered how they get the stripes in self-striping socks?  Let this video enlighten you.  It's in German but the pictures are fairl...

Rudyard Kipling wrote in his oft quoted poem If , If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster     And treat those two impostors just the sa...