London based brand Meadows have some lovely new things in their range. They do the romantic prairie look really well – always with an East London cool girl twist. At the moment they have a pop up shop in Redchurch…
IN THE POST
Look what the postman brought! I don’t grow that much from seed, mainly because I don’t have any good windowsills in the house to keep seedlings on. And when I did a stock check the other day to see what…
A country walk
On a windy day in Yorkshire, we headed off for a country walk. We downloaded the walk map and directions from the North Yorkshire Moors website. The route we chose is called ‘Mallyan Spout and Beck Hole’, such an evocative…
Garden notes 1st of March
After weeks of rain and gloom, finally a sunny day. Next door’s white Clematis is in flower and the scent is so strong! I cut a few stems and can smell it now, subtle but sweet and so beautiful. A…
How to feel at home in a hotel room
We are back from a lovely half term break in Yorkshire in the north of England. The weather forecast for the week was bleak to say the least so I was fully prepared to stay inside by the fire all…
McQueen ‘ROSES’ – Gardens as inspiration
In Bond Street in London there is a beautiful Alexander McQueen store, recently refurbished and with a top floor dedicated to exhibitions featuring garments from past collections and the creative process behind them. The current exhibition is named ‘Roses’ and…
Arabella Lennox-Boyd and Gresgarth Hall
A beautiful house with a lake in front and the most romantic of gardens to go with it – Gresgarth Hall has been on my list places I would like to visit for ages. Last week Nowness published a short…
Sunday Lunch – The Eagle
Sunday was a stormy day and judging from the empty streets of London, most people decided to stay inside. But we ventured out, first to visit the postal museum which was really fun and made me feel even more strongly…
Churches, roses and Alexa Chung X BARBOUR
This week Barbour launched their collaboration with Alexa Chung and while the collection is cute (yes please to the check blouse and the patent trim jacket), I was looking more at the background. The location for the campaign shoot is…
I got mail
On Friday the snowdrops I ordered a few weeks ago arrived. This is what they look like when you buy them ‘in the green’, complete with flowers and all! Most exciting mail I have had for a long time. This…
You can’t feel the weight of an email in your hand
One day recently, I realised that I hardly ever write by hand anymore. Not properly anyway. I noticed that on the few occasions I had to sign for something, I almost couldn’t recognise the careless scribble on that dotted line….
January – how to get through it
As far as months go, January does not score particularly highly with me. There are some good things about it, like the feeling of a fresh new year when good things can happen. And it is my sister’s birthday month…
