Out of the blue on 31 May I signed up for the @100daysprojectscotland for the first time. I see people doing it every year but I’ve always been too late before.

The 100 Days Project has two simple rules:

#1 Repeat a simple creative task everyday for 100 days

#2 Record each day's effort

I started out with no idea if I’d be doing watercolour or weaving, really for me, it’s all about time. Just making the time each and everyday for 100 days to do the things I love, so I called my project #RosieSavesTime.

The garden unfolded it’s unique magic in May as the days lengthened and the warmer months began. After the last whispers of spring, the air was filled with a quiet anticipation, punctuated by birdsong from our increasing number of visitors. It had been a full year since we started creating our beautiful garden space here in Troon from a completely blank canvas.

Soon we would see whether all the plants we’d moved from my garden in Glasgow had survived the winter, and whether the new roses we planted last year would bloom again. We were not disappointed as suddenly, our new garden began to sing in a symphony of colours. So many of my favourite fragrant blooms began to open, each with it’s own happy memory or association with special people and places.

Saying goodbye to the west end.

The end of an era came in April 2025 when I handed back the keys for my flat in the west end of Glasgow. It was quite a wrench as a lot has happened in the 7 years since we moved in July 2018.

It was almost a year to the day that I had done my last wet-felting workshop in my flat in Glasgow. This time I was at Honeybee Cottage in Saltcoats with the lovely Denise.

We ended the month on the beautiful island of Mull. A place I had always wanted to visit, I wasn’t prepared for the jaw-dropping beauty of the landscape!

After the darkness of January, I’m always excited for the arrival of spring. Fortunately life continues throughout the winter months with evergreen abundance or peaks of new shoots to remind us of what’s coming round the corner.

In 2023, I got such a lot of pleasure from exploring my creativity through my passion for textile crafts.

I started the year by decorating my spare bedroom…

2023 has been a year brimming with creativity and boundless inspiration for me, punctuated by leisurely walks near my home in Glasgow. I love exploring the ‘hidden’ parts of the city, only a stone’s throw away and brimming with nature.

This is a building that I have wanted to see for so long! If you watched the TV series ‘Abstract’ on Netflix you will have heard the designer Olafur Eliason talk about this stunning building which respons to the light and reflects the landscape beautifully.

As well as the quality of the light in Iceland, I’ve also been a bit obsessed with the colour palette from the landscape. Whether it’s the pale blues of the lagoons, lakes and glaciers or the olive greens of the mosses, I can’t get enough.

I’m just back from my first ever trip to Iceland. I wanted to visit Rekjavik for a long time so I used the excuse of my 50th birthday to plan my adventure. I knew it was going to be beautiful with the city surrounded by sea and mountains, but I wasn’t prepared for the incredible quality of the light!

I first started spinning way back in 2010. I had learned how to spin using a drop spindle but when I was given an old Louet spinning wheel I never looked back!

I grew up in the 70s in a house that was decorated mostly in shades of beige and brown. The only exception to this were the cushions. Beautiful handmade patchwork cushions which had been made by my mother…

Having launched my wee shop on Etsy in February 2022 I wanted to find other ways to connect with people who wanted to sew and make things. I hosted my first in-person workshop in March 2023 and called it “Hand-stitching for Educators” …

In January 2022 I was doing one of those big clear outs, you know the ones you do after you pack away the Christmas decorations and you’ve watched The Minimalists on Netflix?