:: About me ::

Hello and a very warm welcome to my blog!

I'm Tracy and I live in London, England. This blog is my place to record my daily life and interests, of which I have many.

Following on from a design career in visual merchandising I am now a stay-at-home mum and live with my teenage son (No2, as he's known in this space), and our chocolate lab, Pippin.  I keep hens (my girls) in the garden to satisfy my yearning for a more rural lifestyle.

I started writing and recording my life when I found myself in unchartered territory following the death of my eldest son, Tom, in 2006. It became important to me to try and find a way to channel the creative energy that I had used in making a life for myself and my children to do something meaningful. I began to rediscover hobbies and interests and was astounded to find the huge online community that I found who shared them too.

I love photography and so I hope you find my posts visually inspiring. Some of my other passions include:

✺  gardening ~ I love my garden and look at it as an outdoor room that is ever-changing through the seasons. My lovely girls complete it. I have a converted my raised vegetable beds into a cutting patch and adore having fresh cut flowers around the house.
    
✺   quilting ~ I have a serious fabric addiction and a sizeable stash. I only began quilting in 2007 and am completely self-taught from the generous sharing of skills I have found from other online quilters and the wonderful books they publish.

✺   sewing ~ My sewing is mainly a follow-on from the scrap I have from quilt-making, although I have made a tentative foray into dress-making this year.

✺    knitting ~ I have knitted since I was about 7 years old, having been taught by my Mum. I'm no longer a fan of knitting garments but love to make accessories for home or myself.
     
✺    crochet ~ I adore crochet and my ripple blanket is my biggest achievement. I also love amigurumi.
  
✺   baking ~ when not in the garden or my craft room, I am at my most content in the kitchen. I am passionate about fresh, mostly organic, food and make all my food from scratch.

I have sometimes blogged about bereavement but it is not a predominant theme of what you will find here. I have written a book about bereavement and had it published in May 2012. You can find it on the tab at the top.

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