And for those of you not down with the lingo, that’s T as in Truth. Yes, here comes the reveal of how my tedious tile tension turned out…

Thanks to everyone who commented on the blog, telling me to follow my heart and not compromise, putting off the work a little longer if necessary. You were absolutely right. And I absolutely didn’t follow your advice. (more…)

Cool face cushions from Luna & Curious

LDF is on just now and this year I’m only focussing on a few choice things. Like five. This is equal parts to do with my time management and my waning appetite for dragging myself and my handbag around the whole of London. One of my five is a project I’d written about for The […]

Gimme shelters

Ah, a glorious late summer by the seaside. And even without leaving the house I’ve had plenty to amuse me out the window. For one thing a Russian oligarch (they literally get everywhere don’t they?) has moored his £2.25 million super-yacht right outside. It’s been there for days, with the occasional casual speed boat being […]

Happiness is a new office

After Ros and I called it quits on our old office I moved back home to work while she moved to her new home in Margate. I’ve worked, on and off, in my house for years and sometimes it felt ok and sometimes it felt great. It was a privilege in those years where I […]

All Hail Alhambra – or tiles Part 2

So yesterday, on route to Glasgow, I stopped into the tile shop I refused to name in my last post in case you went and bought my dream reclaimed tiles before me. Needless to say, the tiles had been bought. The lady pointed to two boxes which contained them, ready to go to their new […]