Just a quick post today to say that I’ve restocked all my tea towels now, and there are currently five different designs to choose from, including two brand new ones. I was prompted by my recent purchase and potting up of dahlias to design this tea towel, above. I love the different shapes and rich… Read More »
interiors
Autumn days
The leaves on my little amelanchier tree are showing orange and gold tips. The tubs of cosmos, zinnias and geums are finally running out of steam and the ornamental grasses are gently fading to blonde. I’ve moved the big succulents to the shelter of the greenhouse and brought my citrus trees inside as we prepare… Read More »
Goodbye January
I had a trip to London last week. I was attending a work event at the Linnean Society next door to the Royal Academy. It is the world’s oldest active biological society, and somewhere I’d love to return to with an appointment to browse in the intriguing library. After my press launch had finished, I… Read More »
A new extension
Finally I have emerged from the dust and mayhem of our kitchen extension to resume my blog. The last seven months were more disruptive than I’d anticipated, and with two of us living and working in a building site, with no hot water or heating for the most part, it was difficult to keep juggling,… Read More »
Plans realised
I have been absent from my blog for a while. Life has become very busy and chaotic as our long awaited extension is being built. At the moment, we’re at the foundations stage, so there is nothing interesting or exciting to show you yet, but in a couple of months, I hope that will change.… Read More »
New for 2022
Happy New Year everyone. I hope you all had a good festive season. Our plans seemed to change every day for Covid-related reasons, but this year, we did manage to see everyone, just not quite at the same time. But it was a vast improvement on last Christmas and we were grateful. That’s the way… Read More »