Swaps

A year or so ago a friend introduced me to the wonderful world of swap-bot and although I've been a bit absent over the past 6 months (the fun of moving countries tends to curtail extracurricular activities) I do love it so.

I especially love the handcrafted swaps - it's a little bit special getting a package in the mail with something a total stranger has made, just for you.  Sometimes there's a bit of drama, a bit of angst, over at swap-bot but on the whole it's full of lovely caring-sharing people from all over the globe.  Nice.

These little dachshund puppies are for a 'crafty doxie' swap I'm about to post.  I'm sending it late (which is one of the swap-bot seven deadly sins) but I'm making the package extra special to make up for it (I hope...).

I made them using this pattern from Audrey and Maude - so cute!

Do you swap?  Do you love getting surprises in the mail?

Hello

My husband - wise soul that he is - always says that good things are better than not good things.  Of course!

And sure, sometimes life sucks.  It can be stressful and awkward and senseless.  But I think that remembering the good things helps in having a happy life.  Especially the teeny little good things - taking the time to recognise and celebrate them, and to be thankful for them.

So, that's why this blog is called Good Things.  And mainly, that's what it'll be about.  Food, craft, travel, dachshunds, discoveries - all the good things!

Though that doesn't mean I won't very occasionally, maybe just every now and again, get up on the soap box...

Coming soon...I promise!