This week for the first time since the first lockdown I haven’t posted on Friday. It has become part of my weekly routine, but last Friday I had other priorities.

The Ukrainian family of three that are staying with us and our son and his wife arrived, and they have all been with us over the Easter weekend, so lots of cooking and eating round the kitchen table. In spite of everything, they’ve shown us why the sunflower is their national flower.

The brooch is one I made a few weeks ago at an Allsorts workshop with Alex Hall. It was perfect timing to show the blue and yellow of their flag. By a lucky coincidence, the bedroom that the one who’ll be staying with us will be using has walls and carpet in light blue, and yellow bedding…..from 30 years ago!