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Primal Instincts
Naming things; it’s a very primal instinct, isn’t it? From the time that I could write I have been carefully inscribing versions of my name onto everything I own, and indeed many things which I don’t...
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Open for Business!
Napoleon once famously declared Britain to be ‘a nation of shopkeepers’, unfit to go to war with France (this was shortly before his defeat at Waterloo, ahem). In the centuries since, this throwaway...
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Typography for toddlers
Typography is definitely enjoying a moment in the spotlight, with the ubiquitous Keep Calm and Carry On mantra leading the field. I saw something a little like this (below) in a glossy spread of...
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Sunshine Projects!
When Harry whips out his shades (albeit upside down), you know that Summer is right around the corner, and some outdoor project planning is called for. In anticipation of a heady season of outdoor...
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First Harvest
I wrote here about the moment in April when Harry and I caught Spring Fever and had an exuberant flurry of planting fruit and vegetables, before collapsing exhausted on the lawn with a stiff drink (of...
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Keepers of the Flame!
With less than 4 weeks to go until the Olympic Games begin, the torch is weaving its merry way towards the stadium here in London. 8000 torchbearers are helping to transport it along its journey, and...
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Starstruck
Stars… don’t you just love them? Folding and cutting stars and smothering them with sparkly glitter glue and paint is surely a right of passage for all children, and is the basis for much homespun...
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The Dream House Part 1: Kitchen restoration
Whilst most of my creative projects involve paper, glue, baking or clay, there’s one big – nay, HUGE, project keeping me busy in the background, and that’s the renovation of our new house; a crumbling...
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The Dream house Renovation Part II: Making an Entrance…
I posted here about the first stage of our home renovation; creating a huge family kitchen and living space what was originally a formal reception room for visitors. We’ve now turned our attentions to...
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Dream Home Restoration Part III: The Playroom and Book Nook
I’ve talked before about the life’s-work that is our home restoration project (if you’re a newish visitor, you can read about it here and here). We’re probably about 10% through our list of projects,...
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Feast Days and Homecomings
Hello again! It’s been a rollercoaster couple of weeks here, with my day-job taking me away on extended travels to India followed by heady reunions back home (things to remember always; the ‘welcome...
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The Little House
House-painting can be a relentless, unforgiving task. Slaving away in the burning sun and occasional rain, painting never-ending woodwork atop a wobbly ladder. My advice? Buy yourself a house...
View ArticleShould you wear fir this Christmas?
When I thought about decorating the house this Christmas, I wanted to do something a bit different to the usual garlands and fairy lights. I love looking in Christmas store windows where tableaux have...
View ArticleSpring Projects (and Amsterdam!)
An unusual – and excitable – midweek post as I’ll be headed off to Amsterdam shortly – I can’t wait! We’re planning on seeing some of the famous museums, taking a canal cruise, walking through the old...
View ArticleHow To Look Manly In An Apron (or: Impress Your Friends With a Tea Towel DIY)
Successful marriage requires compromise, as we all know. The hurly-burly of give and take is what bonds you as a couple and cements your union. Sometimes it means making sacrifices for the other,...
View ArticleA Scented Home
Recently, we had a glorious couple of weeks in Cape Cod. We got back, travel-weary and laden with far more baggage then we remembered taking, and flung open the front door… …and the air felt really...
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