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Hello
More lovely tempting delicious things out there in blog-shop-land. We’re painting and sewing curtains this weekend. What are you doing?
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Today,
I am having trouble concentrating. Today I needed to focus. One week of work left. Instead I am having fantasies about lying on hotel beds, eating satay noodles, watching television. Currently I am in love with television. Every night when Astrid is asleep I get out my sketchbook, my pen and pencil and I draw…
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Mt Albert House
This is for the record, part of the family diary. So I shan’t apologise for the excessive photos. Much as I would like to. We bought our house in Mt Albert in December 2006, three weeks before Astrid was born. We’re moving back to London on May 31st 2008 but we’ll keep this place for…
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London here we come
Tickets just booked for May 31st. One way. Back home. (We have two hometowns). Just how much longer can I contain my excitement? If I count on my fingers it’s only three and a bit months. View from Waterloo Bridge Jan 2006 Kevin, Waterloo Bridge Jan 2006
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Hello oh eight
New Year’s around our house was about as exciting as last year with me making cushions. Earlier in the day I ran into Leslie’s latest project and thought that would be a brilliant way to display some of the favourites in the Swedish linen collection. They’re not usually this squished up next to each other.…
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Oh it’s all a big mess really
I tidied my desk yesterday. It was all getting just too much. We still haven’t painted the walls white. The garden is getting totally out of hand and I have a very steep and urgent web programming learning curve right now. And all I want to do is sew. And watch re-runs of Spooks. The…
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My desktop
Well I have just been asked by Jen to show my desktop to the world. I know I still owe Arch eight things and Veronica some rocking girl bloggers – but this one’s easy – and it has caused me to do a little bit of desktop organising – and also to realise I have…
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Problems in the laundry
I have been having mysterious spots appear in my washing and they have ruined virtually all of Astrid’s clothes. I specifically kept all the Nature Baby boxes in the hope of selling them – but only a few items have come through stain free. I changed our washing powder six weeks ago and the spots…
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Kitchen improvements
Last week our national ISP made some ‘improvements’ which meant I didn’t have email for a week. I also didn’t have internet access for three days. At first I was aghast, but then – oh joy – I had so much fun! One day I made curtains, which I’d already cut out a few weeks…
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It’s winter and spring
Astrid got a little friend before she went in to hospital – a little bunny for her patch in the garden. It’s a flowery ceramic bunny that Ande made for her. And when we all got back home from hospital there were loads of fresias blooming in the garden. So before the big rain today…
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Home again
Just a very quick note to say hello, we are home. Thanks all so much for all the well wishes and thoughts. Astrid was a very brave little girl. She amazed us all. Had it been me I’d have been screaming my head off if I couldn’t see for four days. The little head is…
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Garden magic
I was making tea earlier and looking out at the garden I noticed steam coming off the leaves and a beautiful spider’s web sparkling in the sunlight. I just had to take some pictures to show you how beautiful it was. It is cold this morning. And still. Just magic! And… this time four years…