My friend Kate

 Have you met my friend Kate? She lives on a farm in Northumberland in the UK, at The Last Homely House East of the Sea, with cats and hens and a very independent goose. 

Actually, I’ve not met her either, except through her YouTube videos and website and Instagram account. But, thanks to the strange intimacy of You Tube, I feel like I know her. I’ve been to her house, strolled in her garden, made custard and chocolate caramels with her, and decorated Easter eggs. She’s shown me how to card and spin wool, how to feed hens, how to prepare potatoes for planting, and how to clip a hen’s feathers so that she will not fly away. 

I have had Kate’s videos on while I’ve been sewing. She has kept me company with her quiet reflections about life on a farm in Northern England and her continuing curiosity about trying new things and making all sorts of things,  Jam. Pottery. Curtains. I love her willingness to just try something, and go her own way with it to see what happens. 

I am quite certain that she will welcome you into her circle, and that you will be charmed. You can visit here here. If you stop by, tell her I said hello.