Month: June 2013
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The little living room, a lovely new chair, and beautiful new cushions
Well, we are nearing the end of the little house series. The little house that has seen us tucked away in a happy little corner of The Cotswolds. Our little place, by our favourite place, Daylesford Farm. Only the kitchen and the garden left – and by that time our purpose here will have been…
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Camping in Kent
Last weekend we filled our car with pretty, warm bedding and off we drove, down the M40, onto the M25 and Kentward bound. And because we had filled our car beyond breaking point with pillows, duvets, gumboots and raincoats, we only had a tiny bit of room to fit a small box of food and…
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Petite bedroom
The littlest room in the littlest house. It’s my favourite (when it’s tidy). An abundance of colour and pretty things, the girls love throwing everything on the floor and jumping on their beds. Hooray! I love it when it’s tidy – and we regularly comb through the mess and purge any plastic that may have…
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Giffords Circus at Daylesford Organic Farm in Kingham – June 2013
Definitely the greatest show on Earth – friends have been recommending Giffords Circus to me for years. It’s traditional, it’s funny, it’s entertaining and musical – and it’s also amazingly impressive on all fronts. This year their very highbrow circus was hijacked by a troupe of Serbian and Ukranian performers who definitely lowered the tone…
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Pin it forward – Pinterest UK official launch
My first experience with Pinterest was in September 2010 when Alison sent me an invite. Chris Jones was my first follower and Yvonne was my second. At that time I often used the interface design for work inspiration as so many of the sites I was working on were all about curating personal collections or…