Homestyle – Jay Dog Designs

Collage of my lovely Jaydog

I have a fabric collage in my sewing room that my late mother-in-law brought home from one of her cruises. I don’t know which country it originates but it was from somewhere exotic as it depicts hummingbirds hovering over flowers. I look at it often and wonder where it has travelled from. It was thisContinue reading “Collage of my lovely Jaydog”

Make Do and Mend

Make Do and Mend was a pamphlet issued by the British Ministry of Information in the midst of WWII. My father was of this era and he was a clever craftsman who could turn hand to most trades. A college tutor for most of his life, he was a patient and quiet man who rarely raised his voice.Continue reading “Make Do and Mend”