Holly Hobbie

I had a Holly Hobbie bedspread similar to this when I was small - a pink one. My sister had a blue one.

In fact, Holly Hobbie had a pretty cool look. I like her boots and stockings, and the dresses aren't bad either.

Domestic stuff

The house is sparkling! It is so satisfying. Here is the now-clean fridge:

And I did discover the source of the strange smell - kidney beans. Who knew? Now my clean-freakish self can relax and work in the house tomorrow.

I am also looking forward to getting started on some sewing with my new-to-me machine, although I haven't used a sewing machine in years. The last thing I made was this:

I'd like to try a really simple dress, so I'll have to hunt out a pattern ... anyone have any ideas?

In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun ...

Here are some photos of my desk calendar, for no reason other than I don't like posting without pictures.

The country is officially back to work, and so am I. Of course, after the long weekend our house has a refugee-fleeing-my-homeland motif, so the first order of business is getting it back to a suitably restful state so that I can work in it. Sadly, this may include cleaning the fridge. I am not a fan of cleaning the fridge, but there is a smell coming from somewhere within and that probably means I have to take everything out and give it a proper scrub.