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Flora & Purl
floraandpurl.blogspot.com
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Mother of Purl is a 30-something working mum, living in rural Oxfordshire, England. In her very limited spare time she can mostly be found engrossed in needlecrafts, wading in mud at her allotment or scouring her local charity shops for mid-century treasure. This blog is named both after her two little girls and her love of gardening and knitting.
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moonlighting...

Whilst Ive been terribly neglecting my own blog lately, you can catch a little snippet of some crafty loveliness on my guest post today over on my favourite blog of all- Lous Littlegreendshed. H...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

gosh, thanks

Wow, Im feeling pretty overwhelmed by all your lovely comments on my last post- thank you so much for all your kind words and encouragement, I cant tell you how much it means! I havent been blog...

24 apr 12

fantastic mr fox

I did a brave thing today....This charming little foxy fellow, designed by the fabulous Elizabeth Pawle, was my reward to myself for doing this....Last week I finally hit my goal and, after all this ...

23 apr 12

sunny days

As if by magic, the sun has been pretty steadfast since my last post. Today weve been enjoying the fresh spring air with some small friends. Theres been a lot of giggling and excited squeals. Its day...

13 apr 12

rainy days

This school holiday has been a bit of a wash out and lack of funds has meant we havent been able to entertain the girls with indoor play centres and the like. Instead weve been mainly making do with ...

10 apr 12

easter harvest

Happy Easter everyone, I hope the Easter bunny has paid you all a visit.Were celebrating with a roast dinner, accompanied by our first harvest of the year- I cant wait to sink my teeth into those tas...

08 apr 12

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06 apr 12

quickbeam ~ seven hundred birds

One truly beautiful song- I adore the dreamy strings and Im always a sucker for girly scottish singing voices. Ill be listening out for more.

06 apr 12

birdhouse in your soul

Im typing this covered in scratches, scrapes and little holes in my hands, due to a rather excruciatingly awkward incident involving a small boy and his football. This morning I was walking acro...

05 apr 12

riding the bus

The brilliant cat bus from My Neighbour Totoro. Image from here.This week Im taking advantage of the Easter school holiday and hopping on the bus to work. Living rurally, public transport is not a vi...

02 apr 12

loeuf love

Happy weekend folks. Weve nothing much planned, but having had a very busy March, the house has been a bit neglected and I have a washing mountain to tackle. To help muster the energy for a big sprin...

31 mar 12

lou is two!

My gorgeous and super-talented friend is celebrating her second blogiversary with a splendid giveaway of one of her fabulous prints. Lou- Im completely bursting with pride for you and your new arty v...

30 mar 12

drool...

Words cannot describe how happy I would be to own a pair of these beauties to wear to the gym. The new Nike X Liberty print collection will be on sale next week- take a sneaker peek (get it?!) at the...

30 mar 12

cruising

More glorious sunshine today. Flora was treated to a ride in Grumpys summer car, sporting her sassy new short hair do. She really is growing up far too fast, sniff.

25 mar 12

super saturday

Hope everyones had a tremendous day in the sunshine. Weve had a brilliantly busy one including a trip to the hairdresser and a Charlie & Lola matinee performance at the theatre. This afternoon Fl...

24 mar 12

swinging

What a beautiful spring day its been. I attended a regional conference for work and, arriving early, went for a walk in the conference centre grounds, stopping at the childrens play area to sneak a g...

21 mar 12

every day is like mumday

Hope all you UK mummies out there had a lovely Mothers Day. I dont really go in for these sorts of celebrations to any great extent- I have to say I never really feel my parenting is any more gr...

18 mar 12

e one

Thank you for all your anniversary wishes- 10 years feels like a super-special milestone, even though its flown by. I know I am exceptionally lucky to have found such a handsome, thoughtful, kind lif...

17 mar 12

❤ 10 years ❤

16 mar 12

☼ 7 ☼

  Happy birthday to my beautiful Flora-Dora. Amongst her lovely presents are two very squeaky guinea pigs, tickets to the theatre and new shoes just like mamas. Were all off swimming to rec...

11 mar 12

tag!

sourceMy lovely friend Lou of  Little Green Shed has tagged me on her blog (I think an attempt to prod me back into blogging action, seeing as Ive been so slack of late!)The Rules..1. Post these...

29 feb 12

bonjour

February has been dull dull dull, but today it almost felt like spring. We went to a pet shop to choose guinea pigs for Floras approaching birthday, but I got a bit distracted but the stunning multic...

25 feb 12

café convalescence

Its not much fun being cooped up in quarantine when youre 3. Pearl is a very sociable tot and loves being out and about- especially in places that involve eating, but naturally the chicken pox has pu...

22 jan 12

pretty in pink

Happy Saturday! Were having a quiet weekend snuggling in doors, as poor Pearl has chicken pox and were all a bit worn out. Im hoping to get up to the allotment tomorrow, weather dependent, to plant m...

21 jan 12

weekending

What a beautiful, bright, crisp weekend- I cant tell you how happy the sunlight has made me. I managed to squeeze in two chilly woodland walks, a blissful child-free night away in an Oxford hotel and...

15 jan 12

tangerine pyrex embroidery hoop

Happy Saturday everyone, I for one am delighted to see the sunshine peeping through the clouds on this January morning. This week, I picked up a gorgeous scrap of thrifted vintage fabric and dec...

07 jan 12

if i had a hama

The last few days of the school holidays have been spent getting up late, snuggling, drinking hot chocolate, a trip to the cinema and lots of fun making and doing. Having now taken down the Chri...

03 jan 12

erin ink pyrex calendar 2012

I was especially thrilled to welcome the new year this morning, as it meant I could begin using my 2012 calendar. No ordinary calendar for me, no sirree, my clever husband surprised me with this...

01 jan 12

out with the auld

Farewell to 2011- its been a funny sort of year where I feel like Ive achieved little in some ways, but a lot in others. Ive done very little in the way of creativity this year (that Ysolda beret is ...

31 dec 11

it was just like christmas

Now that the schools have broken up it feels like Christmas has well and truly arrived in our home. The cake (made by my star baker dad)  is iced and decorated and there a little touches of yule...

17 dec 11

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