At last! Another post in my Making the most of London series. A mere year since the last one, ha ha... Overstuffed walruses, giant totem poles, kitchen gardens growing lentils; what’s not to love about the Horniman museum? It’s one of those collections of eclectic eccentricity that the British seem to do so well. Luckily … Continue reading Trips to the Horniman museum
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August break 2014: week two
The photos continue... Phew, this has been a tough week. The hubby was back at work on Monday after a five week hol between jobs. Of course, in that time, the sprog and the babe had become completely used to having him around all the time (as, for that matter, had I) so it's been … Continue reading August break 2014: week two
A skirt for all seasons
Around the time my babies reach three months, I’ve noticed, I start to get a bit of energy back. Inspiration strikes. I decide not to buy whatever latest baby need has arisen but to make it instead. I start pinning endless craft projects. I start making endless lists. And so the past weekend was a … Continue reading A skirt for all seasons
August Break 2014: lots of photos
Well, 31 photos to be precise. These are the first nine... Last year, I took part in Susannah Conway’s August Break for the first time. It’s a brilliant (and brilliantly simple) idea. For the month of August, you take a photo every day and publish it on your blog or share on Instagram (or Facebook … Continue reading August Break 2014: lots of photos
A peek in the garden
I thought it was high time to take you for another little stroll round my garden and a photographic browse of what’s going on outside in August. I’m thinking about my garden pretty much non-stop at the moment, planning what changes I want to make for next year. Which plants need to be dug up … Continue reading A peek in the garden
Grow, forage, cook
It's the bucolic dream: cooking with produce fresh from your veg patch, or plucked from the hedgerow with your own fair hands. A lamb bleats contentedly in the background, the birds cheep overhead, the sun shines down through the trees, the dappled shade ripples over your wheelbarrow and far away up a hill, a shepherdess … Continue reading Grow, forage, cook
Garden moodboard: August 2014
Oh the joys of an English summer! July was gloriously sunny for the most part and my garden has been putting forth some of my favourite flowers as a result. If last month was a little bare, this month has surely been making up for it, with snapdragons, pink roses, white cosmos, frothy nigellas and … Continue reading Garden moodboard: August 2014
Homemade birthday T-shirts
The sproglet turned two at the weekend and I couldn't resist making him a birthday T-shirt. (Is this an addiction? Quite possibly. But one I just can't seem to beat...) We had a brilliant party in the local park, with a gazebo bedecked with bunting. I felt I was fulfilling my SE London parental … Continue reading Homemade birthday T-shirts
Grow forage cook: morello cherry vodka recipe
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while now, you might know that the wonderfully talented Laura at Circle of Pine Trees is a good friend of mine. Laura and I met back in our student days at Bristol Uni, both of us studying English Literature and then taking a masters in poetry (otherwise … Continue reading Grow forage cook: morello cherry vodka recipe
Styled: an Ikea jug
Last year I took a blogger’s photography course with Emily Quinton (you can read more about it here: Make light photography workshop). Last month, Emily set all her past students a challenge to take an object and style it three ways. It was a challenge I really wanted to take part in: styling is the … Continue reading Styled: an Ikea jug
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