While I’ve been sharing pics of the new kitchen, someone asked in the comments if they couldn’t see the outside of the house that I’m always banging on about. They asked at a good time, as May has arrived and the wicked wind from the north has dropped. Yesterday evening I watched from this desk as a woman walked into a waveless sea to swim under the setting sun. And then I stepped out myself to take some pictures (not of her).

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Accidental protest day in London

A few weeks ago, my husband and I were left alone in London for two nights while my inlaws took the kids to their house. We were giddy with possibility for our saturday without responsibilities and decided to walk to Soho to go to the flicks. An urban walk. We got ready with The Communards […]

Gentrification meets drag night

The night was a Cockles & Muscles fundraiser for Margate Pride. Fancy dress was stipulated. Category was: Margate. Organised by legendary club night Sink The Pink, their crew of Queens came down from London in a mini bus to put on a Margate-themed do at the almost-defunct Lido bar. Now as Jill will attest – […]

Seaside kitchen – real reveal

“I only check on your blog to see if you’ve put up any Real Reveals yet.” So spoke our friend Charlotte, who can always be relied upon to give it to us straight. Perhaps that’s why this week sees not one but two Real Reveals… yesterday was Jill’s gorgeous armchairs, and today it’s the unveiling […]

Real reveal: Upholstered armchairs

Honestly, doing this blog has continued to challenge the aspect of my character that was previously given to making bold statements about ideas I’d never actually follow through. Today’s overcoming of this is an unveiling of… My two old Grandma chairs freshly reupholstered in green linen! One has pink piping and the other has orange […]