My lovely blog readers, it's that time again... The second batch of my horticulture exams are in less than two weeks and, just like last June, I must bury my head in my books until then and concentrate on revision. So no blog posts from me, I'm afraid, until some point after February 11th when … Continue reading AWOL
Month: January 2014
Beautiful right now: plants for winter
As you may recall, every Wednesday I leave the sproglet in the capable hands of my mother and trot off, unfettered and unencumbered, to Regent’s Park, where I spend the day learning all about horticulture (or “gardening” in layman’s terms…) I absolutely love this course, both for what I learn about and for the freedom … Continue reading Beautiful right now: plants for winter
Vintage maternity style
In the early days of pregnancy – before the bump has actually started to show – I always pore over photos of effortlessly glamorous pregnant ladies and lust after their clothes. I dream of similar outfits for myself. High waisted skirts and pencil belts, flowing capelets, and dresses with big collars all feature heavily. In … Continue reading Vintage maternity style
Frosty mornings
Urgh, all this rain! I can't bear the sogginess of it all. It's cheered me up no end that a few mornings this week I've woken not to the interminable patter of rain on the roof, but to the sight of frost on the ground and the big orange sun peeping out through the trees … Continue reading Frosty mornings
Garden moodboard: January
Hot on the heels of my lateness with new year’s resolutions (or lack thereof) I am also running a good few weeks late with my garden moodboard for January. What can I say, it’s been pissing it down outside and there is not a single new plant to show you from my Mum’s garden since … Continue reading Garden moodboard: January
New beginnings
Hello, hello dear readers! Happy 2014 and I hope you had a suitably joyously festive few weeks at Christmas and a great start to January. Around this time of year,* having shaken off the post-Christmas lethargy, I normally write myself a little list of things I could do across the course of the year. Much … Continue reading New beginnings
Wolves in London 