Old crafts, new appeal…
Am I the only one who looks at clothes and thinks ‘love that, but not at THAT price’? I had one of those moments this week when I found...
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Tia's Simple Pleasures -
Writing, living, loving
- 5 days ago
- 4 min
Memories on Mothering Sunday
If you’re a British reader then today is Mothering Sunday, when servants once got the day off to go and see their Mum’s, often bringing...
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Buried Trouble...
My next Oldcastle cosy romance is out tomorrow and it's a special one for me because it was inspired by my long-term love of an old...
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Dad's Army connection to Lavender House Romances!
It’s amazing how you can get diverted when you’re supposed to be researching, but this one’s so good that I couldn’t resist sharing it....
- Mar 5
- 1 min
Spring quilt and summer embroidery
Amy Hammond and I have a lot in common… Obviously I’m not married to a nothing like as retired as he claims he wants to be spy, and I...
- Jan 1
- 2 min
Happy New Year everyone…
My name is Tia and I’m a compulsive organiser… but you knew that already, didn’t you? So I’m sure you’ve also guessed that I love New...
- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
Happy Quiltmas and a Crafty New Year!
For me, a big part of the fun of Christmas is the preparation. Making the cake. Organising the presents. Finding and taste-testing new...
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min
Cooking for Christmas
Right, seriousness over, fun and frivolity begins. Once upon a time, there was a Christmas cake recipe from my husband’s gorgeous...
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Stir Up Sunday
Or, for those of you who aren’t as old fashioned as I am, the day when you put your Christmas puddings on to steam. My base recipe comes...
- Oct 23, 2022
- 2 min
Someday is now...
The first lockdown in England was scary in some ways, and incredible in others, at least for people who had to shield (as I still do,...
- Aug 28, 2022
- 2 min
My family are laughing at me...
And what else is new, I hear you ask when you think I can’t hear you. All families laugh at their mothers. It’s in the job description,...
- Aug 21, 2022
- 2 min
Driving myself mad!
I don't drive as much as I used to. Being immunosuppressed means there's not many places I can go, especially during the busy summer...
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
It's still hot, but...
It’s still hot… But there’s a definite hint of the changing of the seasons and I’m starting to notice the days getting shorter. Which, if...
- Aug 10, 2022
- 2 min
Research...
I'm up to my ears in my favourite part of writing at the moment. The first draft of the next Windy Bay book is all done, so I know I've...
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
New beginnings
Starting with a particularly nice sunrise with an aeroplane trail that reminded me that sunrise is getting later and later. I like...
- Jul 24, 2022
- 1 min
Building a Future
First of all, a little advertising moment! Building a Future is now available on Amazon KIndle. I hope you'll like this one. A house...
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
Early one morning...
The weather has broken, but it isn't that simple, is it? Outside, it is 17c, with a lovely fresh breeze. In the living room where I'm...
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
Are you sprawling comfortably?
Then, as those of us of a certain age will say automatically, I'll begin. This is Willow, sprawled on a quilt in the sunshine, as relaxed...
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
The Seagull's Story
Look closely at this picture because it’s far more than it seems. Look between the silver metal cylinders on the roof that vent all that...
- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
D is for Duck Squad?
Just a quick post, but a nice happy story with an aaah factor. ttps://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/20230896.ducklings-trapped-a338-bour...
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