12 Blankets for 12 Angels

To honor the passing of Malachi. I've decided to knit a blanket each month to donate to SANDS.
My thoughts and love are forever with his family x

Elderflower Cordial

I've not made or even tasted elderflower cordial before! Usually I leave the flowers to become berries then make jam, but this time I thought I'd try using the musky flowers.

Cello Obsession

For the last few months I have been learning the cello - far from a musical virtuoso, I am really enjoying it, but I'm slowly spiraling down into cello obsession - chewing through our bandwidth watching youtube videos, lottering on cello forums, searching for brand reviews... I could go on and on...
But I hear you ask, why is she not actually playing the cello? Well, I was hiring a rather frustrating instrument from the music school where I have been having lessons but had to return it over the holidays and to be quite frank, I may have ended up throwing it out a window or running over it in my car - the pegs kept slipping and I could never get it to stay in tune, the bridge was not sitting well - it had had a hard life!
I had a plan B to be able to continue playing over the break, but to cut a long story short - thanks to my generous husband and the amazing people at Virtuoso Strings I am getting a new, wonderfully set up, mellow toned student cello with a case, new bow and rosin - what more could I ask for! I'm totally blown away Elizabeths (from VS) generosity and flexibility. Now I must make my new instrument sing! I'll be sure to add some picture when it arrives.