A Little Bit of British from Across The Pond

A Brit girl living in Penn's Woods, with an Off-Grid Cottage in the North Country. For lovers of gardening, books, crochet, teatime, travel, most of all kindred spirits.

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Sunday, February 28, 2016

Change in the Sitting Room

Hi Dear Folk, It is done, it took all day Saturday but it has been accomplished, the re arranging of our sitting room. We have a very la...

Friday, February 26, 2016

Yippee it's the Weekend

Hi Dear Folk, Yippee it's the weekend. Crazy busy week at work but that seems to be the norm now. And those of you who have childr...

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Warm and Natural Needled Cotton Batting

Hi Dear Folk, I ran across this at Jo-Ann fabric store, and I just love using it. Natural needled cotton batting, made from American gro...

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Milliner or Haterer

Hi Dear Folk, It popped into my head the other day, why is a maker of hats called a milliner and not a haterer, what does the word millin...

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Hot Wheels Quilt Kasse Fassett

Hot Wheels - 2014 Designed by Kaffe Fassett constructed and quilted by Pauline Smith On loan from The Quilter Guild of the British Isles/...

Monday, February 15, 2016

The Expendable Man by Dorothy B. Hughes

The Expendable Man by Dorothy B. Hughes is one of the books on the Persephone list, as you may or may not know I am gradually working throu...

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Kafffe Fassett Exhibition at the Michener Art Museum, Doylestown

Hi Dear Folk, On Saturday I was able to visit the Kaffe Fassett born 1936, exhibition at the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, PA. The ...

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Portrait of Mrs. Louis C. Madeira IV by Walter Stuempfig, Jr.

Portrait of Mrs. Louis C. Medeira IV by Walter Stuempfig, Jr. 1914 - 1970 He was a local artist born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, which i...

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Susan Santje by Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins

Portrait of Susan Santje by Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins 1844 - 1916. He was born in Philadelphia and was a realist painter, photographer a...

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Weathering Through Winter and Italian Pie Salad Recipe

Hi Dear Folk, Weathering through winter with my beautiful alpaca and merino yarn that I bought off a farm in NY State. I'm loving th...

Monday, February 1, 2016

Woman With A Pearl Necklace in a Loge, Mary Cassatt

Woman with a Pearl Necklace, by Mary Cassatt. born in America 1844 - 1926. She was actually born in Allegheny City, now part of Pittsburg...

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Bay of L'Estaque, by Paul Cezanne

Hi Dear Folk, Bay of L'Estaque, by Paul Cezanne. Christy

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

More Crochet Makes

Hi Dear Folk, This cowl is simple, soft and easy to make, I will be making some more for gifts. The name of this yarn is Plum Chutne...

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Spring Brook Crochet Collection

Hi Dear Folk, I so love the colour of this yarn Spring Brook and it truly does remind me of a Spring Brook, I made this as a gift set. ...

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