A sprint towards the finish line

Good Grief, fallen off the blog again! It seems so easy to get out of the habit of something. I realised this week that I have missed my first blog anniversary and it also struck me that as I have been blogging less these last couple of months I have been taking less photographs too. I have really enjoyed blogging for the last year, I like the way it makes me look at the world around me, considering posts and photographs. It seems the blog takes on a life of its own, I began thinking that for me it would be about the writing but actually the writing has been very secondary to the crafting. This little community of crafters has given me the confidence to try so many new things, my sewing machine has received a reprieve from its dark cupboard and now spends most days ready and waiting on the dining room table.

To mark my Bloggiversary I offer a prize draw. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I will put all the names in a hat of Wednesday, the first name drawn will receive a brooch like the one in the picture above. I know it is a little corny but I just love when other people do this and I really appreciate that people take the time to comment, it is part of what makes this community so lovely.

I have decided to make a pledge to post more often, for the next month anyway, to see how it goes. It is said that it takes 30 days to form a habit so a month should be enough to get me back into the swing. I continue to be frustrated by blogger's shortcomings in the comment side of things. It is so much easier to reply when I can just click the link provided in the email and such a shame when blogger does not supply any contact information at all. I know I should stop moaning about this and just move elsewhere but I just want to say that if anyone has asked a specific question and not heard from me then please email me directly and I will endeavour to respond. Of course more frequent posting will mean that not all posts will be craft related and I do hope this will not put you off reading!

Now for today I am off to seam, seam and seam. The sun is shining, a perfect Spring day and I think I will take my work basket to the garden. No roast to cook today, we have been invited to friends for dinner. There is bread rising in the kitchen, the laundry is under control, a Power Ranger and a Super Fairy are taking care of things in the garden and The Technical Advisor is spending the day hanging on the end of the telephone/web trying to buy Glastonbury tickets.