Most Memorable Characters

I am sure most people are far too busy with post-Christmas activities, but I thought I would ask anyway:

Not counting Peggy Sue, who are your most memorable characters/personalities that have appeared on my blog over the last few years?  This could be interesting as I have my own ideas and it will fun to know what other peoples thoughts are.

I would love to know who brings a smile to your face, makes you laugh, or whatever.

Please either leave a comment - it really is quite easy! ;-) or if you prefer send me a quick email at

lorraine(@)takaro.co.uk (removing the brackets)

Thank you!  

A Puzzle for Christmas

Peggy Sue couldn't wait to show her puzzle that she got for Christmas

These little Wentworth Wooden Puzzles are such good quality and fun to do as well as quite challenging!

She empties out the pieces on the little wooden box.

Sits down and starts to put the edge pieces together.

This wasn't quite as easy as it looks as some of the 'edges' are very tiny indeed.

All done, now to start filling it in.

Almost there!

It is taking shape.

Now for the fun part and putting the 'novelty' pieces in.

There is a bird, a pine tree, a snowflake, a sprig of holly and another shape which she wasn't quite sure about.

Almost there.

Just the snowflake to finish.

There, all done.

Ta da!  What do you think?

Such a sweet puzzle with the little Blue Tits (or is it Coal Tits?) making their nest warm.

Merry Christmas

Wishing all my lovely readers a very Happy and Wonderful Christmas.

The Performance.

Later on in the evening, Peggy Sue presented the Nutcracker Ballet to her friends.

She put on a polished performance

They all agreed it was very atmospheric

Astrid and Janice couldn't stop clapping!

Peggy Sue and the Nutcracker Suite

Peggy Sue loves the Nutcracker story and had fun pretending she was in the ballet today.

She whirled and twirled with the music.

She imagined she was the young girl dreaming of the Nutcracker Prince

Thinking Out Loud

So I am thinking 'out loud' again, or at least in writing on my blog!

If I am to amalgamate my blogs, which I am definitely going to do...the main question I am asking myself is just what to call it!

Now blogs can essentially have two names:  the one that is in the URL address, (eg.  sewingforsasha.blogspot.co.uk) and the one that is on the title page (Sewing and Knitting for Sasha & Gregor & Others).  But of course it makes sense to have the same name for both (or at least similar) as that is what people remember.

I feel to keep the name 'Sewing for Sasha' is a bit too limiting in that it is quite specific, even though the title page is slightly different. 

So do I use the name 'How Many Dolls?' which is of course the name of my other main doll blog and does encompass all.

Of course the other option is to choose a new name altogether and if so what?  

Someone recently said to me that regardless of what the blogs are called they will still think of me as 'Henry's Mum' which brought to mind the first time I realised that this was how people thought of me, before I even really knew just how well known Henry was.  This was in 2012 at the Sasha Festival in Stratford Upon Avon, when lots of people came up to me and said "You must be Henry's Mum".  This quite blew me away.  Of course these people are now my lovely friends whom I meet up with each year at Sasha Festival events.

So does this mean I should have Henry in the title somewhere?  Especially if I also amalgamate his Holiday blog into one as well.  I am still thinking on this one....

Perhaps I should do a poll?

Friends are good!

Peggy Sue was delighted that her friend Mary Ellen came to visit today.  They visited Santa and then sat and discussed their Christmas wishes together.