The trouble with attending craft fairs, I find, is you go with every intention to buy hundreds of presents for other people but as soon as you get there you want all the things for yourself. Just me? Ah. I don’t go to nearly as many as I used to, due to a combo of … Continue reading Awesome finds at Renegade Craft Fair
Daily life
Leaf love
God, but this endless rain is grim, isn't it? I've been rained in for the past three days; I really need to invest in some proper waterproof clothing and shoes this year. (A lament that I make every November and then fail to act on in any way. This year, surely, will be the year … Continue reading Leaf love
Poems for boys
Something I particularly love about having boys is their unswerving fascination with natural history, aka bugs, snails, slugs, caterpillars, moths, butterflies, flies, bees, wasps and whatever other hapless creature might crawl, slither or fly in their direction. Hours are spent out in the garden, closely examining what can be found by dislodging large stones or … Continue reading Poems for boys
Three ways to plant a terrarium
You know the string of hearts plant that I bought last week for my sister’s birthday and then fell in love with so much I became reticent to give it away? Well, I needn’t have worried, for she is a sister of excellent taste and – at our joint birthday celebration last weekend – she … Continue reading Three ways to plant a terrarium
Notes from a summer: Regent’s Park sunshine
A few Fridays ago, I had the most blissfully relaxing day I have had for some time. Possibly for three years, in fact. The thing about living with small kids, I find, is that no matter how many wonderful, cute, endearing individual moments there are, day-to-day life can feel a lot like a repetitive slog. … Continue reading Notes from a summer: Regent’s Park sunshine
Share your serenity: 4 things that keep me calm
Quite some time ago, the lovely Sarah of A Life Less Physical asked me to #shareyourserenity. To create a little collage of four things that make me feel calm and peaceful. In truth, there has been little serenity around here these past few months; highlighted, no doubt, by the fact it’s taken me more than … Continue reading Share your serenity: 4 things that keep me calm
Urban Jungle Bloggers: plants and art
I’m sure you’ve all come across Urban Jungle Bloggers, a monthly series about living with plants, organised by Igor and Judith, that aims to: “highlight the beauty and benefits of houseplants and other greeneries in urban spaces." As you know, I’m something of a plant fanatic, so the only surprise is that it’s taken … Continue reading Urban Jungle Bloggers: plants and art
#SaveSyriasChildren
I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I haven’t watched the news for three years. Since I had the sproglet. Or read the news section of a newspaper, looked on a news website or listened on the radio. Do you know that post-childbirth feeling, when you are in absolute awe of this precious amazing incredible thing … Continue reading #SaveSyriasChildren
Notes from a summer: London Wetland Centre
Ahoy there! Hello! How are you? It’s been ages, I know. I fell off grid a bit, this August. Technology (such as this dear old laptop on which I write all my blog posts) becoming substantially less appealing than lying outside in the sun on a picnic blanket. Anyway, such times have come to an … Continue reading Notes from a summer: London Wetland Centre
Food collaging: my July harvest
I’m completely addicted to taking courses. Photography, blogging, garden design, how to rear alpacas… …you name it, if I’m half interested and there’s a course I could possibly take, chances are I’m going to sign up. (I often think that if I won the lottery, the best thing of all would just be to take … Continue reading Food collaging: my July harvest
Wolves in London 