Geronimo Frankie

Okay, so the real reason I wanted to start this blog was because it is my birthday this month, and I received my very own sewing machine! It is literally the most excited I have been on my birthday in a long time... almost kid excited. I even managed to convince my mum that I could have it a week-and-a-half early because I wasn't seeing them on my birthday. Yay! It is a Singer Confidence 7465 ... and fits perfectly into the purple, sewing machine trolley bag you can see behind it. Which is excellent for storage. I, admittedly, don't have much to store (yet) but what I do have fits perfectly into the 2 side pockets and large front pocket attached to the outside of the bag, and the 2 detachable pockets inside the bag as well as the small mesh zipped pocket in the lid. So, lots of storage! The first thing I did was to read through the manual and see how to set it up. I have used my mums sewing machine since I was 14 and doing GCSE Textiles, but this was a rather dif...

First post! This is a little daunting being the first ever post but here goes... As a Brownie Guide Leader in the UK, having been a Brownie and then a Guide and then a Young Leader with Brownies before finally moving on to being a Brownie Guide Leader after University, I have seen a lot of different traditions when it comes to the Promise Ceremony. When new Brownies finally make their Promise and become fully fledged Brownies, complete with uniforms and badges and a Six. My favourite of which dates back from when I was a new Brownie (back in 1994). We had the most lovely Brownie Pool. It was covered in green fabric, with fabric leaves of different colours around the edges and you would be twisted around 3 times by Brown Owl while saying the rhyme; "Twist me and turn me, and show me the elf, I looked in the water and there saw..." And you would bend over the mirror and then look back up at Brown Owl as mum/dad's camera was flashing and say; "Myself....