Category: Adventure
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Handstands
On the weekend I realised the last time I’d managed to do a proper handstand was when I was 25, just before I left Auckland to move to London. I’d do them against the door at Otis’ place in Grafton Road. That was before we got married and he raced off to the UK, leaving…
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Little Miss Minnels Pinnels
Once upon a time there was a young lady called Little Miss Minnels Pinnels. And Little Miss Minnels Pinnels used to stamp her feet and pout her lip when she didn’t get her own way. She would often not get her own way and Little Miss Minnels Pinnels did indeed stamp her feet quite a…
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The Luberon
Quietly enjoying it. The sun is shining. Good organic Rosé is cheap. Our second year in the Luberon near Apt – it’s beginning to feel nice and familiar. Today we took the girls for haircuts. Once we were there they took us out the back and turned on the lights to show us a huge…
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The Luberon, again
Here we are. Today I’m not so worried about politics. I’m slowly slowly getting into the Provence relaxation mode. We’ve had a fair few ups and downs of late. We came back from our week in the Cotswolds to discover we had no childcare. With no notice. Notice would have been good. In that time,…
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Just in case…
…anybody wondered. My life is happening. I wonder a lot about things. And sometimes think my life is shit. And deep down I know that’s a silly thing to think. Perhaps one day I’ll be an enlightened being. Or I’ll have a huge pile of money to have a macrobiotic chef and a wonderful person…
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Meet Artemis
It’s a funny little story this. I bought a fairly cheap bike online but then thought it was the wrong size so cancelled it all and got a refund. Kevin suggested I find a bike shop nearby as there’s bound to be one in Shoreditch, right? So off down to Spitalfields in search of Cycle…
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Just this
Astrid and Edith at sunset. I don’t think I’ve ever rendered myself speechless with my photos before. But that top one of Astrid. Pff.
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Another day in the Cotswolds
Words and art direction by Astrid Still as beautiful as ever. This part of the world has enchanted us. We drove through some very rough road with quite deep puddles and big pot-holes to get to Foxholes – today’s destination. A pristine wood – and at this time of the year of course the bluebells…
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Daylesford
Last weekend we went to the most wonderful Honeysuckle Cottage at Daylesford Organic Farm in the Cotswolds. It was so perfect and so idyllic we’re going back on Monday to look at the local school and a house in a nearby village. Wish us luck.
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Good for the garden
When I took these photos it was a few weeks ago. A few weeks ago just before it started to rain. We had been to the garden centre and bought some new plants and then it started to rain and we went inside and put the plants in the kitchen. The plants are still there,…
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Time for a cup of tea. And a lie down.
Weekend in our house is gardening time. In amongst managing the Edith behaviour. Edith’s terrible twos are peaking. Edith is now three. There was a small Edith break when Astrid and I went to the school open day where our job is to stand outisde and talk to the dads in the garden. Astrid’s job…
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A hive of activity
Spring is officially here – it’s the 21st of March – and to prove it I’m as busy as a little bee. There’s a lemon cake in the oven, I’ve just baked a lovely loaf of Einkorn and Spelt bread and I’m off to the Country Living Fair in a few minutes. My Lightroom is…