As a teenager in the ‘90s, I was a real little indie kid. My best friend lived near the infamous Old Trout pub in Windsor, gig venue for every indie band ever on their way up to success (and many who would never again reach such heady heights as the 250-capacity audience at the Old … Continue reading Advice please: T-shirt refashion
Daily life
Garden moodboard: November
It's been something of a frantic November, so far, with the excitement / stress of packing all the boxes in time for the builders to arrive. But yesterday I managed to grab a few minutes to go out into the garden for my November moodboard photos. It was a gloriously sunny Autumn day, here in … Continue reading Garden moodboard: November
Autumn in the garden
The garden in our house is a source of both great joy and great frustration to me. It was one of the major selling points when we bought the place a year ago: a 60 foot garden! In London! But (as I know I've mentioned before, so my apologies to regular readers) it was also … Continue reading Autumn in the garden
Sorting and organising
Regular readers will have heard me bleat on about the terrible state of our house many a time. We moved in in September 2012, to a house with no central heating, no shower, no dishwasher (the thing I miss the most!), dodgy wiring that means we fuse the whole house if we turn on the … Continue reading Sorting and organising
Armchair travel
Once upon a time, I used to get itchy feet if I hadn’t been out of the country for a month. I was a travel aficionado. Weekend city breaks, European holidays, winter ski trips, a year off travelling through Asia: there were few travel opportunities I didn’t jump at. Frequently. But, now, of course, I’ve … Continue reading Armchair travel
Five woolly baked delights
Which came first: the scheduling for the Great British Bake Off final or National Baking Week? (I ask this rhetorically, simply because I am too lazy for the three second Google search that would undoubtedly give me an answer…) Whichever it is, with two such prestigious events in the space of a fortnight, this is … Continue reading Five woolly baked delights
Make light photography for bloggers workshop
I love writing this blog, but there’s no denying it often completely frustrates me. I have tons of ideas for things I want to write about all the time, but only about half, maybe a third, ever make it up onto the actual blog. At any given time I have endless half-written posts sitting in … Continue reading Make light photography for bloggers workshop
Garden moodboard: October
More than a week in to October, but here, finally, is my monthly garden moodboard. I'm quite excited about my garden at the moment. It's currently in a half dug state. We're taking up some of the many (many!) flowerbeds and replacing with turf. The rhododendron bed is going, along with half the width of … Continue reading Garden moodboard: October
Letterpress wedding invitations
When it comes to planning a homemade wedding, let me offer you one excellent piece of advice: make sure there is someone really talented in your family at a wedding-related craft and then force them to give you their expertise for free. Don't have someone in the family already? No worries, divorce your current family … Continue reading Letterpress wedding invitations
Our wedding
Did I mention I got married recently? Oh yes, in every single post I've written for about a month... Well, hot on the heels of my honeymoon photos, here are a few snaps of my wedding, just in case anyone is interested.* We didn't use an official wedding photographer for our day. Partly because they … Continue reading Our wedding
Wolves in London 