I forgot to mention that I bought these at Liberty too: Two coasters and a wooden placemat by Josef Frank. To go with my tray. I love the Josef Frank/Svenskt Tenn corner of Liberty, and I’ll be glad to take … Continue reading
I wanted to go shopping all weekend, but Monday was a bank holiday, meaning the shops were crazy over the long weekend (well, past experience leads me to believe they must have been). So I . . . went shopping … Continue reading
Inspiration, planning, results. I cut out that bathroom picture only yesterday, because I liked the blue and white towel that’s hanging over the tub. I thought it would be quite an easy design to patch together as long as I … Continue reading
I won’t take back everything bad I’ve ever said about Flickr, but I’m willing to admit to its awesomeness now. Even though I came *thisclose* to hitting something when I was trying to set up the account (boring story). . … Continue reading
I think most of us keep clippings books, don’t we? I have no desire to store years’ worth of magazines, no matter how neatly catalogued they might be, but I equally don’t want to forget the ideas I’ve gathered from … Continue reading
Mmm, strawberries. I can take or leave those whompers they sell in US supermarkets (and here in the off season), but the little British-grown berries are so good! It seems that you can only buy giant punnets right now, which … Continue reading
You know, I can remember a time when I didn’t like tofu, but even so, it seems unlikely. I never craved it until I started making my own version (cut up as in the photo, pan fry in 1tbsp sesame … Continue reading
Look what I found at Spitalfields today! (Not the yarn; that was just sitting on the messy table.) One of the shops in the market had about half a dozen Cram Cream things — some of these mats in different … Continue reading
Well, as you can imagine, I’ve got big plans for whatever tiny house I wind up in in the Cities (I’m not sure yet if I’ll be in Minneapolis or St. Paul — I’ve got areas of both picked out, … Continue reading
Here’s that new bag I was working on during the 12 of 12: It’s a bit wider than it looks in the photo below; it’s small, but big enough for everything you need plus a book. This bag actually came … Continue reading
