We continued with Operation Sort-out-the-garden this weekend. It’s an ongoing attempt, that's been running for about, oooh, the 2.5 years we’ve lived in this house. It’s not that I’m not crazy on gardening or that I’m not actually really quite desperate to have a garden that's nice to sit in... it’s just that we’re also … Continue reading A few flowers
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On the mantel: November
Phew, I’m posting this in time by the skin of my teeth. But, yes, though my thoughts have been to that big event towards the end of December for a good few weeks now, my diary tells me that it is still (just!) November, and here I am with my November mantel… Of course, I’m … Continue reading On the mantel: November
On the mantel: September
You may recall that our house is in a near permanent state of being done upness. (I’m pretty sure that’s the official term that all property developers / architects / interior designers use…) We have little flurries of activity here and there, but fundamentally progress is slooooow. The last few weeks, however, have been one … Continue reading On the mantel: September
Garden moodboard: July
I had a bit of a conundrum with my garden moodboard this month. On Saturday morning, I was standing in the middle of the garden, secateurs in hand, ready to snip snip snip away at lots of nice flowers to photograph them – as is my wont every month. But as I looked round my … Continue reading Garden moodboard: July
The garden in June
I know, I know, I've been a bit garden-tastic over the past few weeks, what with all my chat about greenhouses and sheds and so on. I am working on some more craft-related posts at the moment too, you may be relieved to hear, but I couldn't resist joining in once more this week with … Continue reading The garden in June
I want this so badly
Before accepting that I must keep my old tumbledown greenhouse in the garden, for the time being at least, I spent a long time searching online for a greenhouse slash garden shed slash potting house. It seemed such a straightforward idea to me. One little building that housed plants, tools, and all that junk that … Continue reading I want this so badly
Pimp my greenhouse
As spring turns to summer, my thoughts turn to the unwieldy beast at the end of my garden. I speak, of course, of my greenhouse. When we first moved in, I planned, immediately, to replace it with something sophisticated like this: Then I saw the price tag. And so, I must reconcile myself to living … Continue reading Pimp my greenhouse
Growing, growing, growing
With a May bank holiday weekend coming up, and everything settling back to normal life after the arrival of sproglet two, I'm hoping to spend quite a bit of time out in the garden. Everything, but everything, needs attention. The weeds are rampant. There are veg seedlings in the greenhouse outgrowing their tiny planting modules … Continue reading Growing, growing, growing
Feeling guilty
I’m feeling a little guilty this morning… You see, today was my deadline to make something rather glorious from this heavenly peacock fabric. And what have I done with it? Erm, absolutely nothing. A month or so ago, I entered the Hillarys Blinds country craft competition: you selected your favourite fabric from four options which … Continue reading Feeling guilty
On being permanently stressed out
Apart from a glorious weekend last weekend (see my garden moodboard or mating frog pics for more on that!) I’ve been seriously strung out since we moved back home… Of course, it’s not surprising. The house is a tip, we’ve had workmen of one kind or other in here almost every day since we’ve been … Continue reading On being permanently stressed out
Wolves in London 