Virtue Haiku

I started my virtue project in 2007. First I was using wise quotes from wise people like Mother Theresa and the Dalai Lama. Then I started to write my own Virtuous Haiku inspired by these wise quotes and wise people.

The four cards at the bottom were also inspired by a book of typography. Diligence is a great virtue, but Humility, Patience and Kindness are often what I need to get me through life, as well as a lot of love, peace and forgivenss.

Eat Pray Love Holidays - a retrospective

With my future holiday plans still being very uncertain I decided to look back at my past Eat Pray Love holidays of the 2010s.

Eat-Llandudno 2016

The trip to North Wales was the first of our difficult holidays, it was also memorable for the lovely pizza restaurants in the town. The pizzas were so nice we ended up having pizza every evening. Cromer was also memorable for the amount of pizza we ate.

Pray - Whitby 2014

Our stay in Whitby was in the shadow of Whitby Abbey and the legend of Dracula. We attended an outdoor Dracula themed drama event in the ruins of Whitby Abbey and also have fond memories of folk week and the children's fairground our holiday apartment was situated by.

Love - Edinburgh 2012

Edinburgh 2012 was the last holiday I had with my dad, who I loved very much and who I lost in 2013. My dad was born in Edinburgh in the late 1920s and it was lovely to revisit the places that were so special to him.

Fabric Brooch Cards

My fabric brooches have developed a lot over the years. One of the first craft fairs I visited featured brooch cards, I bought one and thought what a good idea it would be for me to develop them myself. At the moment I have four fabric brooch cards. 'Thinking of you' features my crocheted poppy and 'With Love' my embroidered heart felt brooch that was originally a pendant. 'To Someone Special' includes my original crocheted flower brooch and 'All Good Wishes' features my virtuous fabric flower brooch.