a wishing well in our neighbour’s garden / tree dahlias with their delicate, slightly shaggy mauve petals that fall almost as soon as they bloom For the next few months I’ll [...]
Thank you for all your beautiful and honest comments on my last post. It was such a pleasure to read through your stories and learn a little bit more about you and your ‘home’. Whilst [...]
Poet on our local beach in her sweet arti pants / aztec storm scarf in ocean hues c/o scout & catalogue We live near the ocean and its palette of sea spray, salt and sand. This is, and always [...]
“Mothers of schoolchildren can have a tense relationship with time and, in some cases, an obsessive attachment to using it efficiently. One of the greatest injuries one can commit against [...]
straw, leather, string, linen, petal, leaf, stalk and wax If I lift my gaze from the floor I am met with simple vignettes in summery hues. My eyes rest here for a while before they return to [...]
We were at the beach early on New Years Day, welcoming 2013 with its glorious blue sky. I like the fresh start of a new year, its newness and possibilities. I’ve been thinking about [...]
wabi-sabi: the Japanese aesthetic that embraces the flawed, incomplete and ephemeral. Underplayed beauty is so appealing, is it not? The delicacy of a pot amongst wilting vines, the deep green [...]
There is an undeniable pleasure that comes from watching plants grow; especially the edible variety. At the moment my balcony garden is green and lush, a range of my most-loved herbs and salad [...]
It’s comforting to know that I’m not the only one completely baffled by the rising cost of living. Reading through your comments (thank you all so much!) it became apparent that the [...]
I’ve spent the past few weeks worrying about pondering the ever-increasing cost of living. Our simple life is becoming expensive and it’s rather shocking to see the bills go up while [...]
