October for me is usually a month to stay at home, tucked up warm with my slippers on, or out and about in wellies, tramping through the fallen leaves. This month, though, has been one of celebrations and parties; with two invitations up on the mantelpiece. First, my Mum’s “second 50th” (eg, she’s not letting … Continue reading On the mantel: October
Daily life
Do what you love
Phew, what a week! The blog's been a little quieter than normal as I've been otherwise occupied soothing toddlers, solo parenting, thinkin' reeel deep about what makes me happy and drawing my own hand. Yup. The sprog was taken down with a bug last week, which he's yet to recover from, poor little pickle. And … Continue reading Do what you love
In the garden: October
Surrounded by cobwebs, the last of the flowers are just clinging on out in the garden at the moment. Elated by the sunshine, I took a trip out this morning to photograph the few remaining splashes of colour, to try and hold onto them for as long as possible before the garden takes on its … Continue reading In the garden: October
Photographing trees
Earlier this year I resolved to spend lots of time this summer photographing (and identifying) trees for my Instagram feed. (See A love of trees for more.) Now, if you follow me on instagram you can't fail to have been struck by a simple fact: you haven't remotely been spammed with hundreds and hundreds of … Continue reading Photographing trees
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
On writing (and blogging)…
I’m going through one of those phases where I’ve forgotten how to write. It's a phase that's not uncommon to me, as someone who has made their crust for the past 15 years with writing in one form or other (journalism / editing / communications / whatever the particularly tedious brand of writing is called … Continue reading On writing (and blogging)…
Grow, forage, cook: a disappointing harvest
As August has bid us farewell and summer has melted into the season of mellow fruitfulness, I’ve started to feel a little bit of a fraud. It's been great to see so many of you joining in with our Grow, forage, cook series; Laura posted what we hope will be the first of many round … Continue reading Grow, forage, cook: a disappointing harvest
August break 2014: the last week
So, a whole month has passed, just like that. *Clicks fingers* Much as I love participating in projects like the August break, or my monthly garden moodboards, I am often put off by the side effect of an increasing awareness of time passing. You start out thinking, oh yes, a photo a day for August, … Continue reading August break 2014: the last week
August break 2014: week three
Well, another week over and another weekend reached. Tick, result, breathe... It's started to feel a bit like that as I've been battling not only toddler daytime meltdowns but toddler and baby lack-of-nighttime-sleeping this week. I just keep trying to remind myself that one day I will look back on this time and remember only … Continue reading August break 2014: week three
Trips to the Horniman museum
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
Wolves in London 