day 842:these are the beautiful Jubilee windows at Fortnum and Mason in Piccadilly. known as the Queens deli Fortnums always feels like a decadent and very British place to visit. the afternoon ...
day 841:you do know how to throw a good party........its a great year to be in London......the country is gearing up for the first of its festivities this weekend to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubi...
day 840:the week before i came down with this virus that had me curled-up-in-a-ball-too-sick-t o-even-read-or-surf-the-web (a first), A. was in Chicago, for work and Brooklyn, New York, for play. i to...
day 836:an unexpected blog break......ive been flattened by a serious throat and chest infection. ill be back as soon as i feel up to more than sipping on lemon and honey...
day 831:its the weekend at last.........what a long week. were off to our favourite market tomorrow.i hope you have a brilliant one. x
day 830:more patent leather mary janes for Limi in navy blue this time {see day 779 for her nude pair}....theyre so soft and beautifully made in France.plus a new swimming costume bought on sale...
day 829:awhile back, we discovered a new, small market in West London called the Chiswick Farmers and Fine Foods Market. its small but perfectly formed with a seriously wide range of food from Morocc...
day 828:the windows at the chapel {see day 821}. such a beautiful backdrop......Limi picks up her calculator phone the other day......Me: Limi who are you calling?Limi: the sunMe: why are you ca...
day 827:Limis recent drawings....always lots of circles.weve painted two doors in the Shoebox with blackboard paint which means that she can grab her chalk tin anytime. its not surprising that i love...
day 826:a fairly quiet weekend......breakfast with friends at this favourite spot {see day 773}, plenty of park time and some Spring cleaning......here are snippets of what caught my eye inside and o...
day 824:my sister has taught me many things {some of them mentioned here on day 185}, including cultivating a love of huge messy bunches of fresh flowers. i once had a conversation with A. about fres...
day 823:on our weekend in Somerset {see day 821} we went for a wander around Bruton......such a stunning village. the good thing is that Limi decided to take us way off path and we ended up on a pret...
day 822:RIP Maurice Sendak.Where the Wild Things Are is a favourite book in this house......we frequently roar our terrible roars, gnash our terrible teeth, roll our terrible eyes and show our t...
day 821:every now and then A. and i chat about moving to the countryside, buying a big rambling house, getting our huge dining room tabletop out of storage and baking bread. a few things that stop us...
day 820:it was a long weekend in London and we spent part of it down in Somerset. beautiful fields of yellow, amazing, freshly baked bread, chickens, ducks and time with family. hope your weeken...
day 816:my last post from Dungeness but since it was one of our main activities (besides flying kites and eating) i had to include it.....at the bottom of the garden at The Shingle House {see day 808...
day 815:ive had this camisole in my cupboard for ages with broken straps and a small tear in the front. i thought that i would give it a new lease as a dress for Limi. the shape is still a bit strang...
day 814:im constantly drawn back to black, white and green....okay, and butchers brown paper....and rough string.....and shades of grey..... and crisp green and white flowers. it was our starting poi...
day 813:contrary to what this looks like, we didnt dress these girls together.......here they are taking their pet caterpillar for a walk. it seems that London is fairly restrictive when it comes to ...
day 810:as Living Architecture describes it, Dungeness has a poetic landscape........
day 809:when you find friends that allow you to just be yourself (but hopefully a good version rather than the grumpy, slothful version) then you hang onto them by the ankles and never let them go......
day 808:there is something about the way that light streams into The Shingle House that makes you feel like you are on holiday. i could say that this was down to how lucky we were with the sunny weat...
day 807:we spent a long weekend with some great friends on an interesting part of the English coast. its bleak and stark and supremely beautiful down there. with no wifi and sporadic phone connection...
[ Kelly & Limi]day 803:figuring out how to have careers and still be there for Limi (for her sake and for ours) has been tricky....its certainly not a new topic and not one that i want to rehash ...
day 802:thanks for all the blog love lately......your comments make my day......and stumbling across reposts from shehadusathello always gives me the biggest grin.it wasnt a great day (i blame pregna...
day 801:bought these melamine plates for Limi awhile back. theyre from the National Gallery portrait collection although you can get them from a couple places now.theyre amazing quality and give us t...
day 800:we organised a baby shower for some good friends over the weekend. these are the same friends who are currently renovating this beautiful place {see day 587}. i just love it more and more eac...
day 799:i did a bit of baking this weekend for a good friends baby shower. i tried out the new kitchen aid which is incredible. it makes mixing a complete joy...smooth, silky batter without the arm a...
day 796:awhile back, i mentioned that Limi dressed up as a girl pirate for her music class {see day 731} but i never shared the pics.....well here she is in all her pirateness......we never did get t...
day 795:more pics from my sisters house to follow this post.......
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