Well, hello Everybody, welcome to a very chilly table. The heating is on but you might want to keep your coat on for a bit, until you become acclimatised. I know, that thing about not feeling the benefit when you go outside and all but it is extremely cold…
Do have a cup of chocolate soup; I’ve made some festive oaties (again, I know, it’s not the right season, but it’s a great thing to do with the jar of leftover mincemeat that’s languishing in the fridge… Let’s call them January Oaties to keep things sane…) with a recipe from knit designer extraordinaire Kate Davies.
So, today, I have an invitation for you from the fabulous Heart Gallery in beautiful Hebden Bridge inviting you to the launch of their exhibition ‘Paper’. Some of the Little Houses have travelled there to take part. It’s this Sunday (January 21st) 11am – 4pm so do go if you can. If you can’t make Sunday, but want to see, the exhibition will run until April 21st.
There’s one more thing I wanted to share with you… I will be doing Craft Fair Cheltenham from March 8 – 10th at Cheltenham Town Hall, another very splendid venue. The Little Houses are quite beside themselves with excitement, and, now that the Hebden Bridge ship has sailed, those left behind are already arguing about who should be allowed to go to Cheltenham… If you want to go to this, tickets are cheaper if you buy in advance, here
I will be there of course, trying to keep order, so if you can come it would be so lovely to see you.
Right, I’m off to marshall some common sense into proceedings about how many of who is coming with me. Do you have a favourite type of Little House? Ones with legs? Ones with hot air balloons? Houses in cages? (Safest for all concerned…) Or ones on cotton reels, or driftwood or wooden building blocks? Or something else? … Or is it the one-off Little Houses that have a place in your heart? Please let me know in the comments. I won’t tell the Little Houses, they don’t need any fuel for their one-upmanshipping shenanigans…
See you next week, keep warm xxx