This week Ez wrote her first book. It was her own idea, and I had minimal involvement, apart from as a sounding board for her to run each stage of the story past me before she settled down to write…
Upcycled kitchen island
I shared the story behind our kitchen island way back in March, with a promise that I’d post some pics of it when it was finished. I’m finally fulfilling that promise, even if it has taken me eight months. We…
Mini makeover | Candy brights for a family kitchen
I love our new kitchen (can I call it ‘new’ when it was actually finished over two years ago?), but since it was installed it has definitely become a neglected space that wasn’t living up to its potential in our…
While I was walking..
Charting the weeks through our walks to school Half-term’s over (already? how?) and we’re back to the daily routine school imposes. But the walks to school are still a highlight that we all enjoy, and it felt good to be…
Kitchen plant shelfie | Urban Jungle Bloggers
Better late than never with my Urban Jungle Bloggers post for Igor and Judith this month. The theme was ‘My Plant Shelfie’ and I’ve chosen to share the open shelving in our kitchen. We bought these shelves years ago on…
I love: bright blinds
How gorgeous are these blinds? When these shots popped into my inbox I couldn’t help but go ‘ooh’. As a whole, I prefer the simplicity of blinds to curtains which I feel can sometimes be a bit fussy, but I…