Here are some pictures from a friend’s wedding last weekend. The reception venue was lovely and it was a bit like being inside a giant ornate wedding cake. Sarah wrote about the weddings she...
These are the shapes of my morning journeys
Yesterday I fulfilled two life ambitions. I took afternoon tea properly in a hotel and I saw Alice Cooper. Sometimes days seem as though they could only happen in London. The tea was lovely: the sand...
For me the year always begins in Autumn. It’s the time of year I was born into and it always seems full of possibility. In January nothing feels new, in Autumn everything looks fresh in the rai...
I don’t usually post links, but here are a few things I have enjoyed recently: wellcome memory game, degas at the ballet, llamafont.com, vintage dog photography, tinker tailor soldier spy: and ...
I damaged my wrist last week. Before I find out whether or not the bone is broken, I’ve got this fetching splint festering on my wrist. The elastic strapping reminds me of those Hervé Léger ban...
This weekend we’ll be moving house. Moving always seems to mean dropping off the internet for a couple of weeks at least. So to keep things ticking over, here are some links to some of the olde...
I’m off for some summer days, will be back soon.
This is owlcat in space. Or it’s owlcat wearing a cone from the vet with one of picnik‘s space effects added. You can never be certain. Either way, I’m tempted to get it printed ont...
So you guys know how much I love the seaside don’t you? I might have mentioned it once or twice before… We paid a visit to the beach, the Turner Contemporary and a shall grotto. The shell...
My boyfriend is half French, but he gets super-French when the tour de France is on. The TV theme song becomes a summertime jingle, letting me know holidays are on their way. I have to admit it took ...
If you know me, you know how I feel about this city. 14th August, 2010. Sleep easy London.
I just realised I never did a proper post about Lambeth Country Show. You guys, it was amazing. Just imagine a country fair with craft stalls, cake contests and a dog show but then add in jerk chicke...
I buy silk from charity shops. It never fails to amaze me: its softness is enchanting and the way it falls is bewitching. I love how it rolls up so small. Charity shop silk is tricky, because of avoi...
I’ve been writing about mannequins recently and I’ve written a little here before about the display of clothes, so I was curious to hear about the way Kate Middleton’s wedding dress...
Bought these stamps at the Lambeth Country Fair. I can’t wait to try them out, I think the house print would be great on the pocket of a t-shirt. Will let you know how it goes… I saw thes...
Tammy took me out today, it was wonderful in lots of ways and the carousel was one of them. Here are some of the other nice bits of today… This fiend tried to break the camera. He looks mean, h...
dress, oxfam (£7). belt, Nottingham charity shop 5 years ago (50p). watch and jewelery, gifts. jeans, clothes swap. t-shirts, gap sale (£3 each). plimsolls, charity shop (£4). Things I wore this week...
I wrote once before about the wear of clothes, about how they can convey the past. Clothing is close to our skin and although we may chose to use it to express something of ourselves, with time the g...
go and see London’s Olympic Waterscape screened on the floating cinema go to the Opera go to a conference go to a dinosaur picnic postponed have friends to stay postponed do some more writing m...
Everytime Bon Jovi come to town we go along and grin like fools and improve our air punches and sing our hearts out and we pretend the lyrics are all about us. It’s cheesy as hell and it’...
I’m going to be spending a lot less on clothes in the future, so I wanted to take stock of what I wear and what I might need. This was inspired by the basics collages at A Pair and a … C...
Took a stroll up to the park just as the sun set.
Weekend before last we secretly snuck off to Cambridge. We slept in Youth Hostel bunks and ate pineapples. The girls drank wine, I bought the perfect MUMSKIRT and we went to a country fair. When w...
I have a couple of tiny cousins, who I get to babysit every now and again. When I go, I like to take them some crafty activities. Not only do I love picking the project and practising it to make &#...
So far, I’ve been really enjoying Pinterest. I’ve found it far easier to get on with than Tumblr and it has given me some neat ideas for food and projects. If you want to see what’...
Full disclosure: my auntie makes these cakes, so I’m biased. Truefact: they are so beautiful I know I’d love them anyway. Pictures from here.
Just heard Lucy Siegle on the radio, talking about the ways we consume fashion. The topic is interesting and something I strongly agree with. The way it is argued gets up my nose. If we are to beli...
One of my best friends is heading out to China this summer. She’ll be gone for at least six months. I’m trying not to think about it because I’ll miss her so much. I absolutely f...
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