I'm delighted to be able to tell you that I've completed my little reminder of our anniversary trip to Heligan. It's simple, but I do like this mini-sampler and look forward to finding somewhere to hang it in our new house, hopefully near the garden. ... read more
Button bounty
From reading this blog, my mother in law, S, has realised my button addition. Therefore, when I saw her over the weekend she very kindly handed over a tin of buttons! Yippee! Thank you S!There's a fantastic mix of styles, sizes and colours in there and I've had a great time so far sorting through them all and arranging them into little piles. Only for them to then all go back into the tin. I'm hopeful for a nice set of glass jars soon so that I can have them separated out into different coloured jars arranged nicely on a shelf. I just have to hope that I can find such a shelf in ... read more
Housewife, or househusband’s, choice
I spent Saturday night staying with my Mum which meant that Sunday morning I was able to indulge myself, by staying in my dressing gown and reading the Sunday paper with a cup of tea. I luxury that is impossible at home for the simple reason that we don't get the paper delivered.One story stood out and had me puzzling for a while though. The Sunday Telegraph article entitled Don't call me a "housewife" - I'm a Chief Household Officer had me slightly enraged in parts.It talks about how women who run homes are having to apply skills that they use in ... read more
Kirstie’s Handmade Home
I'd been sort of looking forward to the start of Kirstie's Handmade Home on Channel 4, but after reading a few pre-reviews which had a bit of a go at Kirstie Allsopp I have to admit that I wasn't really sure what to expect. Some of the trailers described it as Kirstie showing us how to survive the credit crunch by showing how it was possible to do up a house by using old fashioned crafts and buying second-hand. Now, bearing in mind that Kirstie and her partner have bought a second home in Devon which required complete renovation, no doubt at great expense, I couldn't help buy ... read more
Pictures, not words
Looking back over the last few week's worth of posts I notice that they all seem to be a bit heavy on the words. In contrast here are a couple of things in my flat that are currently making me smile whenever I look at them. ... read more