Ridgeway Cottage anyhow

Thursday is a home day on our schedule and the kids earned some money today doing chores and I managed to get on top of the laundry. The swelling of my hands and feet has subsided and I am feeling a good deal better. Charlie made some lollies. Orange ones made with orange juice and segments of satsumas. And apple with apple juice and small chunks of apple. Josie had a go at a spot of hovering. Inspired by the latest issue of Mollie Makes I made a camera strap, ideal for keeping my camera safe from Charlie (the breaker of my last camera). It matches the skirt I made a couple of weeks ago which you can see here and my knitting needle case which you can see here .

During the Easter holidays, it has been almost impossible to not be inspired to do a bit of spring cleaning. When you are at home instead of at work and the house is filled with sunlight (not today though I might add), the cobwebs, dirt and dust simply cry out to me to be removed. My children have prevented me from becoming overly precious about having a beautifully clean and tidy home (clearing snow in a blizzard is still the most accurate description) but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't like it presentable. I were to spend every second on housework, I would still be fighting a loosing battle so I settle for small corners and pockets of perfection here and there and my husband does an amazing amount of washing up, hovering, laundry, cooking and cleaning (he really does and I am eternally grateful). Yesterday was the turn of the room on the back of our house that I like to think of as my studio. It also contains the fridge, the washing machine, all the laundry (clean and dirt...