Month: July 2013

  • A Cotswolds cottage kitchen story

    Welcome to our little kitchen, the last in the series of our little Cotswolds cottage. We are leaving here in less than two weeks – off for adventures new, and a place to call home for a long time. The kitchen is what really sold me on the house. The cooker to be precise. Even…

  • Dusk (and Kevin calling Oscar). A little (unedited) film.

    Cornwell evening from Anknel and Burblets on Vimeo. A lot of people seem to like my Instagrams of the daily view and Alex had been asking me for some time what it sounded like out here. So I finally read the instructions on how to use my 5d to shoot video. It took ages to…

  • Summer sales – my favourite (blue) dresses

    Phew. At last it’s summer! And what better time for summer to actually arrive when the clothes sales are on. I am, without doubt, a total dress-a-holic. My wardrobe is made up almost entirely of dresses. The skirts tucked away in a drawer for another day. Dresses are so easy, just add a cardigan, leggings…

  • The Set Table – reader giveaway

    All the way back in April I made a special trip into London for Hannah’s flower workshop at Anthropologie. I’m so glad because it really has changed the way I look at flowers for the home. The ten minutes Hannah spent with me helping me with my flower arrangement has improved my flower arranging skills…