Not in a Mafia-type way. I just mean, are you suffering from pre-Christmas fatigue as badly as we are? It’s been such a busy year for My Friend’s House, and today we’re looking forward to our Christmas lunch with the other people from our new office. We’re going to take a break now, back on […]
Get out of that garret, you writer. They’re offering whole houses for the likes of you in Detroit. The organization Write A House, a group of writers, activists and artists in Detroit, is rennovating homes in the city, teaching young people trade skills in the process. But get this, they are also inviting writers to […]
Remember the little piece we did about Esther Mahlangu, the South African woman who has travelled the world after her traditional village house painting style got picked up by galleries? Well Jill has put together a gallery of notebooks over on Facebook, perfect for stocking fillers. My favourite? These super tribal designs from Darkroom, which […]
By chance, I found myself watching David Dimbleby puttering about on a boat through the west coast of Scotland for his Britain and the Sea Trade programme. Thinking about it, I’m amazed my Mum never called to yell ‘Quick Scotland is on BBC right now AND THEY’RE SHOWING GLASGOW’ before hanging up. Being from Glasgow, having […]
“An extensive volume of drapery of any kind is, under any circumstance, irreconcilable with good taste.” Who said that? No, not Mark Francis off Made in Chelsea. Guess again. What about, “The soul of the apartment is the carpet. A good judge of a carpet must be a genius. Yet we have heard discoursing of […]