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The clocks have gone forward, we lost an hour but gained lighter evenings

Bright sunny days and light evenings, tulips and daffs flowering along with anemones, grape hyacinths and forget-me-nots.  What's not to like about this time of year?  Of course, the date the clock's go forward by an hour is strange as you feel oddly discombobulated for the entire day.  The same goes for when the clocks go back in the autumn.  Time's shifted when it's normally so dependable, and your internal body clock needs a while to adjust.   In between gardening and allotmenting I've completed another page for my Ann Wood stitchbook, and that - if my maths is correct - means I've only 6 more pages to sew before I'm all done 'n' dusted.   I also began making another fabric book, this one nothing to do with the stitchbook challenge.  I have a rectangle of sample fabric that's ideal for a cover, being a sturdier upholstery material, and sewed a scrap of Indian embroidery on to it.  Plus added a sari-silk ribbon as a closure. ...