Yes! It’s Tokyo week here at My Friend’s House, as I’ve just returned from a trip there to see my brother. It was just as I imagined it, and also better even than that. The first thing I’m reporting on is my brother’s neighbourhood, a little ‘town’ within Tokyo that even lots of Tokyo-ites haven’t […]
So, My Friend has a flat in Margate, but I’ve never been so I took my first trip there this weekend (avec famille) to see the Turner Contemporary in the flesh. Look at the blue skies we got! My pics don’t quite reveal the mighty gale whipping past though, it was sand in the eyes […]
Ooooooo. She’s done a nice job though hasn’t she? We all know Sam Cam wasn’t happy about moving out of her Notting Hill home and into the Downing Street flat, but she’s got it looking pretty OK. Grey floorboards, a Danish sideboard, Dualit toaster in the smart grey kitchen – and a sofa that’s making […]
I found designer Guillaume Delvigne’s website saved on my desktop and couldn’t for the life of me remember why, but I’m still liking what I see. Look at his lovely textured porcelain vases. Do you think a yellow petrol cannister would transfer well to a home installation? The whole website is in French so forgive […]
I’m blogging at speed today, so a quick mention of a cultural jaunt I really recommend – Sensational Butterflies at The Natural History Museum – well, in a tent in the grounds… The incredibly hot butterfly house contained over 100 live butterflies and moths, some of them landing on your hands, though not mine despite my […]