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First of All a Happy New Year to you all. I took quite a break there and my blog is going to look a little different to all of you as I slow down and pull back but the one thing I'm continuing is sharing the cottage garden. I keep a log of how the garden is doing so I...

This is a rather strange post for me to write, essentially this is a vote for me/my blog type of post. Over the last 2 years of running the Notebook,  I've made friends through the wonderful craft, gardening and parenting communities. I've tried to highlight indie...

It's that time of year again when the nights start to get a bit colder and Dublin welcomes the Knitting and Stitching Show to Simmonscourt at the RDS.  This weekend Nov 8th - 11th, you can experience Ireland's longest running textile event with 150 must-see...

This is a surreal post for me to write. I'm usually the person watching and cheering on her friends and co-workers from the side as they collect awards, give presentations and speeches or get invited to PR events. Generally, be the person of support as they live their...

Have you ever walked by a plant and been so overwhelmed by its beauty you had to have it in your garden? This probably only happens to gardeners but this happened to me quite a lot over the last two weeks resulting in some rather beautiful new additions to the cottage...

One of the questions I get asked most is how to take a good photograph of craft projects and mostly handknits.  So, for today's post, I thought I would give some tips on taking some photos.  Before we start, I usually take a lot of my photos for my blog and...