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Dresses for girls: homemade baby presents

July 30, 2015 ~ Wolves in London ~ 6 Comments

A momentous event occurred a few weeks ago. My sister gave birth to a baby girl. Of course, every birth is pretty momentous -- a life is begun where before there wasn't one -- but this was especially astounding as the baby was the first of her generation to not be a boy... Between me … Continue reading Dresses for girls: homemade baby presents

For the love of knit

May 14, 2014June 2, 2016 ~ Wolves in London ~ 10 Comments

In the last two weeks of my pregnancy, a haze of knitting obsessiveness descended upon me. I couldn’t put down my needles for a day. Heck, I couldn’t put down my needles for an hour. As far as a nesting instinct goes, I think it’s a pretty good one. Sure, my fridge was filthy, but … Continue reading For the love of knit

A boy’s favourite things

April 24, 2014August 24, 2014 ~ Wolves in London ~ 3 Comments

I’m the oldest of four siblings, all born within six years of each other. (Looking back now, with the experience of having my own family, I wonder how on earth my Mum coped without having a serious breakdown, or running off with a Greek waiter at least once in my childhood. But, to the best … Continue reading A boy’s favourite things

A finished baby blanket

April 14, 2014 ~ Wolves in London ~ 7 Comments

As I mentioned in my last post, I managed to summon up a burst of knitting energy recently and finish off the blanket that I started about three months ago for the impending new arrival (aka sproglet mi). After sewing in all the ends (oh, such a tedious process, I always put it off and … Continue reading A finished baby blanket

Homemade baby presents; a quandary

April 10, 2014 ~ Wolves in London ~ 10 Comments

Can you give my weary brain a little help this fine spring morning? I'm having a quandary about what to make for the imminent arrival of my future niecephew (tbc) and could use some advice... When my sister had her first baby, last summer, I put together a lovely little box full of homemade goodies: … Continue reading Homemade baby presents; a quandary

A very important arrival

August 20, 2013August 26, 2013 ~ Wolves in London ~ 21 Comments

Last week I became an Aunt for the very first time.* One of my sisters had a baby boy and I can report, completely objectively of course, that he is one of the cutest little babies ever to be born. I’d been knitting a blanket for the new arrival for a ridiculously long time, but … Continue reading A very important arrival

Easy baby bib pattern and tutorial

July 15, 2013August 30, 2013 ~ Wolves in London ~ 19 Comments

About, ooooh, five months ago I decided to make my sproglet some bibs. He was six months old at the time and I wanted a bib of a decent length to actually catch all the food he was spilling down his front as I was weaning him. After a very perfunctory Google, I couldn't find … Continue reading Easy baby bib pattern and tutorial

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Hello hello, lovely to see you, thanks for stopping by. I'm Sabrina: writer, plant lover and seller of houseplant boxes. This blog is where you can shop for a plant box, find advice with my plant care guides, or even take a deep dive into my archives and find general life musings from the past eight years!

Recent posts

  • Water propagation: Tradescantia April 6, 2021
  • Meet the houseplant: Calathea orbifolia March 16, 2021
  • Meet the houseplant: Pilea peperomioides November 12, 2020
  • Meet the houseplant: satin pothos November 5, 2020
  • Meet the houseplant: Maranta leuconeura ‘Fascinator’ November 3, 2020

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Rainy Saturday morning. Off to exercise class and then back home to curl up on the sofa and read a book. (Almost tempted to light a fire, the weather is so fucking bleak for April 1st…)
Grief is a complicated thing. It is 15 years today since my first son died — ten months old, asleep in his cot at home when I was out at work. Everything has changed in the years since and in some ways I can hardly imagine how that other life of mine would have played out if he hadn’t died. At other times, I remember the phone call I got from the Homerton as I left work on that day, and the pain is just as deep as it was in the moment. It’s been written many times, I know, but grief doesn’t ever really lessen, you just learn to grow around it, to grow alongside it. You learn to adapt as the rest of the world continues on and people forget, and you become one of the only memory keepers. Which itself is another complicated thing.
So grateful for friends who leave flowers on your doorstep because they know you are feeling sad.
Love this idea from @nurturingfolk — 60 pictures from 2022, set to 1 second each and don’t overthink it or stress!

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