Life: January 2026: Red Dress, Starling Murmuration, Sewing Handkerchiefs
Happy New Year! Here are some of the things that I have been up to in the past couple of weeks. Red Dress Project Just after Christmas, I finally got to see the Red Dress that was being exhibited at Killerton House. The dress has been embroidered by hundreds of people across the world. They have been encouraged to tell their stories through stitches. It looks like it won't be back in the UK until 2027 now, so I am really glad to have seen it. To find out more about the project, have a look here . Starling Murmuration Last year was the first time I saw a starling murmuration and was absolutely blown away by it. This year, I was really keen for my youngest son to experience it too, so we took him along to Ham Wall RSPB reserve just after new year. It was a crisp January afternoon and we were wrapped up pretty well but wondering where everyone was (we had been turned away from the main car park as it was full), only to find we were standing in the wrong place. We hot-footed it back ov...

