Introducing the Library

The first couple of weeks of term are always the busiest for an academic librarian, mainly because it’s the god awful induction time of year. To be fair I got off quite lightly by only seeing about 300 students, but of the sessions I did a couple of those were to over 100 at a [...]

Eco Scrubbies!

Emptying my bins on Thursday night is a weekly task and little thought ever goes into it but this week I had a revelation! Opening up the bathroom bin to see pretty much a whole carrier bag full of cotton wool pads got me thinking… ‘what if I could find some alternative that is better [...]

Granny Dresses

I saw this a while ago but considering it seems to be doing the rounds again I thought I’d throw in a quick “what the hell were you thinking woman!?” I love granny squares but this is seriously yak. I’d be a little impressed if Cate Blanchett actually made it herself… but only a little.

Flex your Thread

I absolutely love crocheting, knitting, sewing, crafting… Anything that involves a needle of some sort and a piece of thread/yarn/whatever. I love reading craft weblogs and looking at pictures of other people’s craft rooms and I’ve always wanted to try and use this blog to show you more of the stuff I do but I [...]