Tuesday travels. . . Whitby, Dracula and Captain Cook

While staying in Yorkshire we took the opportunity to visit Whitby, a coastal town that has a link to Australia.Captain James Cook served his apprenticeship in Whitby and when he set off on his voyage of discovery to Australia he set sail on the Endeavour, a Whitby built collier.  There is a Captain Cook Memorial…

Starting to make some Christmas gifts

I saw this cushion on Pinterest and thought I would give it a try myself. The original pillows can be seen here. I just looked at the picture and followed the general idea. Now looking back at the original I think I could have made the scarf stripes thinner and so a few more would…