My brother is back from Tokyo for a month-long visit. He stayed with me a few days before clearing off with my car to do a grand tour of family and friends. I had asked him to bring me back a certain item of Japanese make-up, which he kindly did, but he also came bearing […]
Was it Joan Collins who said that every woman should own a leather jacket? Well, Joan I’ve never really been a leather fan, fashion or interiors-wise. Until! Until I saw Genevieve Bennett’s work in the flesh. Genevieve sculpts, embosses, engraves, layers, just does stuff (by hand) to leather that makes me like it a lot. Behold: […]
I haven’t seen anything I’d realistically want to buy, house-wise, in ages, but these Harlequin lampshades by Design Bark caught my eye. Sort of reminds me of the David David notebooks we featured here. And a nice change from birds and flowers.
Own up. Come on. The keyboard of my cute little white Mac Book is proper grubby. It can’t just be me… Here’s a solution, from HerNewLeaf, if you’ve got the time, and a load of Washi tape on your hands.
Need is too strong a word, but I need new cups-and-saucers so that I can be more delightful when giving friends a cup of tea. Here are the pictures that have led me to such a conclusion: Straight from My Friend’s own kitchen cupboards, a stack of mint green Deco cups with the best handles. […]