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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Monday, April 27, 2020

Pied Beauty, by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Hi Dear Folk, A hush has engulfed the world, song birds are singing more, air quality is good, and animals are walking in places never...

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - How Can I Go On (Live at La Nit, ...

How Can I Go On Freddie Mercury, David Garrett, ... When all the salt is taken from the sea I stand dethroned I'm naked and I b...

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - The Golden Boy (Live at La Nit, 1...

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Barcelona (Original David Mallet ...

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

New Normal or New Abnormal?

Hi Dear Folk, A phrase that has been coined in recent years is "The New Normal." My thought is are we really living the New No...

Young Frankenstein Abby Normal

The Rabbit Hole of Reading, The Kingdom By The Sea, by Paul Theroux

Hi Dear Folk, How are you all holding up without a hug? So big hugs and handshakes to all. I'm afraid that even when we are let out...

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Pink Moon April 8th 2020

Hi Dear Folk, Was able to get out and take this shot of the Pink Moon last night, as it rises past my she shed, deux portes Francaises l...

Pennsylvania May Garden 2018 To Remind Me, In Just a Month

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Day 28 of Social Distancing

Hi Dear Folk, I was watching a movie, they're driving along Route 66 and stop off at a Diner and order a cheese burger and fries. Wh...

Dr Sarfaraz Munshi Queen's Hospital in Romford shares breathing techniqu...

How to sew a simple pleated face mask with just 5 lines (with nose wire ...

Troglodyte Cave Man and There's Nothing Like a Dame

Just viewing old videos. This is an old record from FIL collection, Troglodyte Caveman and There's Nothing Like a Dame. Fore a bi...

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Stir-crazy

Hi Dear Folk, I looked up the definition of Stir-crazy; which is psychologically disturbed because of being confined or imprisoned, seems...

The Great British Sewing Bee - Season 1, Episode 1

The Great Pottery Throw Down - Season 1, Episode 1

Monday, March 30, 2020

(SAVOIR FAIRE) Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2011 (Passage ...

Just to see the time and amount of people who work on one "Haute Couture" creation. "Haute Couture gowns possess the...

Crochet and Commenting

Hi Dear Folk, Thank you for leaving comments on my Blog, for some reason I can only publish them, but cannot reply to them, not sure what...

Part 1 - The Butterfly Stitch Prayer Shawl Crochet Tutorial!

The Lace Diamonds Shawl Crochet Tutorial!

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