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Good enough to eat, Becky Spencer’s selection of tasty treats are ideal for any sweet tooth or budding baker 34 quick-and-easy motifs Becky Spencer’s design inspiration Stitches for every skill level

TREE OF THE SEASON My name is Kirstie Halliwell and I have been kept busy with these cross stitch kits. These are a Bothy Threads kit – ‘The Flower Pot’ – and Debbie Harding’s seasonal tree project fr

Gemma was wrapping a Christmas present when her husband got in from work, but as soon as she heard his key in the lock, she rushed into the hall. “I’ve done something naughty,” she blurted out. “Like

TARTAN TREASURES Part of the company’s ‘Wild Scotland’ collection, Vivid Stash* has launched four new designs in their newly certified stash tartan, each one revering the symbols of Scotland. The rele

Alan, don’t you think it’s time you got cleaned up? Grantham’s coming to tea.” Helen looked at her sixteen-year-old son’s filthy overalls and grease-streaked arms. “I wish you wouldn’t get quite so di

OUR three-year-old grandson, Aidan, has a flair for the dramatic. From somewhere, no-one knows where, he’s picked up the phrase, “Or I die!” He says things like, “I need an ice-lolly or I die!”, and “