A few weekends back we headed out to a local car boot sale and it reminded me how much I love them. It got us out of the house and into the fresh air, we had lots of fun mooching…
Camping Unplugged: Inwood Camping
| 8am Camp coffee | 9am Playing in pjs | 10am Open air shower (cold) | 11am Basingstoke Kite Festival | Our surprise camping trip this weekend won us some mega brownie points with the twins. We’d picked a campsite…
Sisterhood magic
Half term is over and the kids are back at school (well, apart from one who’s off sick today), but there’s something that’s just keeping me back from the edge of real life, and that’s the gold-drenched memories of a…
My plant gang | Urban Jungle Bloggers
This month’s #urbanjunglebloggers challenge from Igor and Judith was about grouping plants together to celebrate their diversity – combining sizes, shapes, colours and textures. I decided that the String shelving system in my office was the perfect spot to show…
Impulsive decorating: our black living room wall
It’s official, I am not safe to be left home alone. There is a significant danger of me wielding a paint brush and turning the house upside down. That’s exactly what happened a few weekends back when I made a…
The Monday reset
I’ve fallen into bad working habits. Back in September when the twins started school I vowed I would fix my working days and leave the other days free for keeping on top of housework, blogging and some time for myself….
Wistful Wisteria at Greys Court
Snapshots of the stunning wisteria in the walled gardens at the National Trust Greys Court today.
A green gift | Urban Jungle Bloggers
I made these table favours for a Greek-themed dinner party a couple of weeks ago and thought they’d be perfect to share for this month’s Urban Jungle Bloggers challenge by Igor and Judith: ‘offer a plant to a friend’. Some…
Styling the Seasons: March
: Styling the Seasons, by Apartment Apothecary and Lotts and Lots : “Reflect the change of seasons and show those changes in your own home, by styling any surface (shelf, dining table, mantelpiece) with something you like to reflect the…
Snowdrop hunting
A trip to Welford Park in Newbury with friends gave us our snowdrop fix this week. The woods are covered withe the most stunning carpet of snowdrops, and they’re at their best for only about two weeks of the year…
Weekending : West Wittering
Last Sunday was one of those days that come along every so often to remind you how awesome life really is. A trip to the seaside to meet up with Kat and Kelly had been in the diary for a…
Styling the Seasons: November
: Styling the Seasons, by Apartment Apothecary and Lotts and Lots : “Reflect the change of seasons and show those changes in your own home, by styling any surface (shelf, dining table, mantelpiece) with something you like to reflect the new month and what it…