Goodness, hello my poor old deserted blog! How's everything going over here? If anyone's still out there, hi! *waves* Hope you're all well. I've noticed I'm not the only one whose blog has been receiving far less attention than usual. Are we all about to jump ship completely to somewhere like instagram? Is this the … Continue reading New home snapshots
Author: Wolves in London
A new garden and some new plans
With great excitement, we handed in our notice on our rental house recently. Our definitely-completed-in-six-months building project is now at the start of month eight and, finally, builders have started on the final phase. The project has been drastically scaled back (the attic conversion is now going to have to wait for another time) but … Continue reading A new garden and some new plans
Currently reading: The other side of the bridge
I’m recently returned from Dorset. A ten day break over the Easter hols, staying in a glorious cottage done up in impeccable taste. (Ahem, for which read, done up in my exact taste…) I have a no-TV-on-holidays rule that I tend to adhere to. In our normal life, we watch an insane amount of television. … Continue reading Currently reading: The other side of the bridge
An Eltham Palace jaunt
1930s interiors, beautifully planted gardens and a pet lemur: surely an irresistible combination for a Saturday afternoon. On a recent drizzling weekend, we bundled the kids into the car and set off for a return visit to Eltham Palace and Gardens. (Disclaimer: the pet lemur is no longer there in any living form, sadly, though … Continue reading An Eltham Palace jaunt
Mo’ babies, mo’ knits
The impending pitter patter of baby feet inevitably sends me straight for my knitting needles. True to form, in late pregnancy, I started on a baby blanket for the littlest. But, in rather typical third baby syndrome, I haven't actually managed to finish that yet. (Ahem, she is nearly four months old now, so I … Continue reading Mo’ babies, mo’ knits
Home inspiration: relaxing bathrooms
I am, once again, deep in the throes of a house renovation. It’s been six months since we bought our new house and moved into rented accommodation while we did the building work. We originally thought that it was a four month build (ha ha ha, *head falls off from laughing so hard at the … Continue reading Home inspiration: relaxing bathrooms
Life, the universe and everything
Hello friends! To paraphrase one of my favourite Robert Lowell poems*, I’m back, after three months away. So, why the long pause? Well, I am tempted to give the usual excuses. You know, I was heavily pregnant, I had a baby, life was a bit more tiring with three kids, Christmas came along etc etc. … Continue reading Life, the universe and everything
Autumn days at Sissinghurst
Hello, poor neglected blog! I've thought of you a lot over these past few months and yet never found the time / energy to pop in and say hi... Late pregnancy this time round has been a total crusher of energy. Partly, I suppose, because I'm older, partly because I have two other little people … Continue reading Autumn days at Sissinghurst
The big move: an update
Hello, hello! I write to you from the other side of endless box packing and unpacking and moving out of one house and (sort of) into two others… I was going to give you a blow-by-blow account of the hellish ins and outs of the two moves from last week and the week before, but … Continue reading The big move: an update
A featherdown week: camping in the Cotswolds
In something of a head-in-the-sand moment, we had a short break last week in the Cotswolds. A bit of time to unwind on a glorious glampsite (that's a word, now, right?), admire the sunsets, wander round beautiful gardens and deal with the kids' whinging as a parenting duo have a bit of quality family time … Continue reading A featherdown week: camping in the Cotswolds
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