tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.comments2019-03-02T04:55:29.202+00:00mama elf's hutMama Elfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04885475897031905341noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-55449046930126822512015-08-17T04:58:20.853+01:002015-08-17T04:58:20.853+01:00En ole lukenut vielä vaikka nimi on tuttu. Ilmeise...En ole lukenut vielä vaikka nimi on tuttu. Ilmeisen suosittua kamaa, kun kirjastossakin oli 800 varausta :) Täytyy tutustua!Sannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-72133304816532211662015-08-13T19:55:43.140+01:002015-08-13T19:55:43.140+01:00Ootko lukenu tota Marie Kondon kirjaa? Siis eipä e...Ootko lukenu tota Marie Kondon kirjaa? Siis eipä että sull aolis ihmeemmin karsimista...mutta ajattelin että sieltä saattais löytyä lisää hyviä vinkkejä.<br />Mama Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885475897031905341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-44260150028730336852015-08-13T18:30:39.795+01:002015-08-13T18:30:39.795+01:00Ai ai että mun silmä lepää näissä kuvissa :)
Ai ai että mun silmä lepää näissä kuvissa :) <br />Sannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-14630847118619198342015-08-02T14:36:48.405+01:002015-08-02T14:36:48.405+01:00Hi Rachael! Sorry for the loooooong delay in reply...Hi Rachael! Sorry for the loooooong delay in replying, must be better at checking...I think it totally depends at what skill level you were when you stopped sewing. If you were already a dab hand at using clothing patterns, I am sure you could easily do the alteration. If you were not, maybe another project to "warm up" with?Mama Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885475897031905341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-84325084835847599252015-08-02T14:32:00.085+01:002015-08-02T14:32:00.085+01:00Hi Julie! Thanks for commenting and lucky you if t...Hi Julie! Thanks for commenting and lucky you if the carrot flies are not a problem. They absolutely ruin carrots if they get their maggots in them. <br /><br />I hope that your allotment is now in full productive mode...maybe you could take some pictures as you are good at it.<br /><br />As long as you can have herbs in the summer, you can freeze them. We do that for basil and chives as minimum, as they will die when the cold comes. It saves us lots of money.Mama Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885475897031905341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-23926237972200138742015-08-02T14:27:45.877+01:002015-08-02T14:27:45.877+01:00Thanks Josie!Thanks Josie!Mama Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885475897031905341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-68839213082019766862015-06-25T16:44:26.377+01:002015-06-25T16:44:26.377+01:00Thanks for such a helpful blog. Need a constant su...Thanks for such a helpful blog. Need a constant supply of where to get <a href="http://www.panaz.com/" rel="nofollow">contract fabrics</a>!Cecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727722274024673829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-60388302664141783552015-04-05T18:29:26.258+01:002015-04-05T18:29:26.258+01:00These are great! I love them :)
These are great! I love them :)<br />Josienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-20110822987575851412015-04-04T20:01:38.713+01:002015-04-04T20:01:38.713+01:00I am drawn to this pattern but as you have done I ...I am drawn to this pattern but as you have done I would like a sleeveless version with pockets! I haven't done any sewing since school days - a long time ago - do you think I should look for an alternative to this for a first attempt? The Merchant & Mills shop is in my home town, aren't I lucky?! ॐRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11774974377061745132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-46964835684773230952015-03-22T21:38:09.763+00:002015-03-22T21:38:09.763+00:00I'm a bit late in checking on your allotment p...I'm a bit late in checking on your allotment progress. Must admit amazement at the fact that you can grow/harvest carrots in the winter. And carrot flies? Never heard of them. ;)<br /><br />The tunnel is fabulous. If only we could do that here. I'd hate to tote up the amount of money we've spent on greens/herbs this winter! <br /><br />Hubby has everything ordered for planting when the allotment becomes available in late May. The association meets this week for their meeting in advance of the season's start. <br /><br />Enjoy your springtime!Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-36569697662386735212015-02-08T23:21:17.480+00:002015-02-08T23:21:17.480+00:00Johanna,
Ours is run by a volunteer community gar...Johanna,<br /><br />Ours is run by a volunteer community garden association and the land is made available to them by the government entity that owns our greenbelt (which circles the city and then some). We pay a tiny fee yearly ($50 cdn or so) which is to cover water and tilling and such. Our plot is 800 sq ft. They do make a small number of plots available on a permanent basis and they are fun to see, with fruit trees and asparagus and things we can't grow. I don't think my husband ordered anything too exciting. What I love the most are beets and tomatoes. I canned a lot of salsa last summer. :) I hope you post some new pictures; I'd love to see them and I'm sure my husband would too. Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-27172098764694407912015-02-04T07:11:52.113+00:002015-02-04T07:11:52.113+00:00Yes, it is very British thing, the permanent allot...Yes, it is very British thing, the permanent allotment. I might write a bit about it, as many of my friends who read are not in the country. Is yours a piece of a field, so to speak, which you cultivate for the summer? I think they have those in Finland and Denmark. There might be sheds and such to put your tools in, but not always. This one is mine as long as I pay the yearly rent and mine is by no means the most built up one. I think I might go out one of these days and take pictures of the allotments. <br />Did your husband find anything exciting and new in those catalogues?Mama Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885475897031905341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-10997211640025738832015-02-03T20:28:12.648+00:002015-02-03T20:28:12.648+00:00Hi Johanna,
I'm not the gardener in our famil...Hi Johanna,<br /><br />I'm not the gardener in our family. But my husband spent a good part of the weekend ordering from catalogs. Our allotment isn't perennial and our weather prohibits us from planting until late May. I think he has to be out of the garden by mid-October.<br /><br />I showed him the pictures of your allotment on your blog and he's fascinated by what is done there. We can't have structures as such on ours so it's really quite different. <br /><br />Have fun planning yours. Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-13530143751295904842015-02-01T18:12:47.299+00:002015-02-01T18:12:47.299+00:00Oh, wow. Those are wonderful heirlooms to have. ...Oh, wow. Those are wonderful heirlooms to have. And a great place to showcase them as well because you do have to be close to appreciate the text and stitchwork. The one we have is not a family piece, at least as far as we know. My husband thinks his father bought it at an antique shop but I rather hope that's not correct and that it was done by a distant relative he doesn't know about. Like your older one, it was done by a child who credited her aunt with teaching her the stitches. <br /><br />Have a lovely Sunday. Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-20041714400889968802015-01-30T19:28:46.946+00:002015-01-30T19:28:46.946+00:00Hi Julie, thanks for your lovely comment and welco...Hi Julie, thanks for your lovely comment and welcome! You are now invited for a cuppa. Which cake do you like? It's a long way to travel...<br />The samplers are indeed old ones from Ivor's family. One of them was stitched by a great-great aunt and is from 1881. The smaller one was made by a 4x great grandmother and stitched it 1782, when she was 12 years old, so approximately one hundred years apart.Mama Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885475897031905341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-49300216366141651682015-01-29T22:26:40.127+00:002015-01-29T22:26:40.127+00:00Hi Johanna,
Julie, Ivor's forum friend here. ...Hi Johanna,<br /><br />Julie, Ivor's forum friend here. I just wanted to comment that I love all these photos of your home. Yours is a style that I admire and it makes me feel that I'd like to come and enjoy a coffee with you. In your stairway gallery, are the two pieces to the right stitched samplers? They look to be quite old, at least they look similar to one we have that dates back to 1843. Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-50395863017716294992015-01-19T12:35:02.141+00:002015-01-19T12:35:02.141+00:00Today, I went to the beachfront with my kids. I fo...Today, I went to the beachfront with my kids. I found a sea shell and gave it to <br />my 4 year old daughter and said "You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear." She placed the shell to her ear <br />and screamed. There was a hermit crab inside and <br />it pinched her ear. She never wants to go back! LoL I know <br />this is entirely off topic but I had to tell someone!<br /><br /><br />Here is my site: small bathroom renovation ideas (<a href="http://www.homeimprovementdaily.com" rel="nofollow"></a>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-37737976595061142692015-01-13T07:17:03.426+00:002015-01-13T07:17:03.426+00:00Thanks Angie! For me it is a bonus, if I can reuse...Thanks Angie! For me it is a bonus, if I can reuse some material. This time the teatowel was not even used, but one of my projects cooking is using old sheets (ripped) to make mats. Watch this space!Mama Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885475897031905341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-89274009309636785762015-01-12T20:10:35.560+00:002015-01-12T20:10:35.560+00:00my mother, grandmother and daughter are the sewers...my mother, grandmother and daughter are the sewers in this family and yes I have seen them reuse quite often I love your laundry bag by the way so super cuteannies homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583996787641143024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-77525884789679386292015-01-01T16:07:10.528+00:002015-01-01T16:07:10.528+00:00You can buy organic fabrics, all GOTS certified, a...You can buy organic fabrics, all GOTS certified, at :<br />http://www.only-organic-fabric-shop.com/en/<br />We ship worldwidestephaniehttp://www.only-organic-fabric-shop.com/en/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-73389390166121042872014-12-20T20:41:37.316+00:002014-12-20T20:41:37.316+00:00The young lady in question is not really sultry......The young lady in question is not really sultry...but nice that she liked it!<br />Mama Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885475897031905341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-62078573826514315202014-12-20T20:25:39.463+00:002014-12-20T20:25:39.463+00:00The sultry young lady with common sense loved this...The sultry young lady with common sense loved this, as did I. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-91936323185818173372014-12-14T21:24:53.298+00:002014-12-14T21:24:53.298+00:00Kyllä kannattaa...mä suunnittelen jonkunlaista huo...Kyllä kannattaa...mä suunnittelen jonkunlaista huoneentaulua tästä, jottei unohdu.Mama Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885475897031905341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-20073154756204931402014-12-14T21:19:33.655+00:002014-12-14T21:19:33.655+00:00Kiitti...tästä on tullut mun uus lempikaava ja tää...Kiitti...tästä on tullut mun uus lempikaava ja tää mekko tulee kuolemaan kulutukseen, kuten mun muutkin lempimekot.Mama Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885475897031905341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481248856919148920.post-44359804215669355212014-12-13T10:56:03.215+00:002014-12-13T10:56:03.215+00:00Nyt on toi Dalai Laman kommentti tatuoitu mieleen....Nyt on toi Dalai Laman kommentti tatuoitu mieleen. Kiittää :)Stressitohtorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963074509087135638noreply@blogger.com