Maisie+Churros=Yay!

Good Monday to one and all. I hope you are all feeling good today. Its Halloweeeeen! Looks like we’re dressing Bertie up as a pumpkin (not my idea). 

Anyway, I am sharing some pictures from Saturday, when Maisie and I spent much of the day together (minus Bertie taking up all of my time/energy/patience etc). He had a daddy day. 

I surprised Maisie with tickets to see her favourite author, Jacqueline Wilson give a talk and book signing at the Foundling Museum. It was thoroughly enjoyable and Maisie was over the moon! Afterwards, with a signed book and a smile, we stopped off for some lunch, followed by a shared portion of churros with hot chocolate sauce. De-li-cious to the max! It was so lovely to be on our own together (and to sit on the top deck of the bus...what a novelty?!) We had such a nice time, and I know it meant a lot to Maisie too. She is extremely patient and understanding about the amount of my time Bertie consumes. Later that day we even managed to fit in a mother and daughter trip to the hairdressers. First time in over a year (although I still hate my hair, dammit)! All in all, a precious day.

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All About The Chair

Just discovered - the joys of sitting on a ‘big chair’ (and dragging it around the room, tipping it over/general trashing of the home using the chair). Hours of fun for Bertie it would seem! Glad I captured his dimple in the last picture :)

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Enjoy those weekends of yours :) Thanks for visiting this week!

Oh, also, I forgot to mention, I have reopened my Etsy Shop in addition to my main shop (some people prefer a bit of Etsy shopping, so I’m giving you the option of both...why not eh)? I am in the process of taking new photographs of my products so you will see jpegs at present before the photos appear. I have revised some of my prices to reflect the new, superior paper and printing quality...don’t hate me :)

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You Might Like These, Because I Do...

Village wall plate by Zuppa Atelier.

Pyramid recycled plastic brooch by 10am Shop.

Ponytail Girl bound notebook, also by 10am Shop.

Placemat and Napkin set (hand printed) by Arcelia Home.

Clan Bear Bravelette (mini spirit bear figurine) made from polymer clay by Royal Mint. (notice Iveth likes this little bear too)!

Well I think they are all niiiiiiice! How about you? :)

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High Five For High Tea

Good morning everyone. I hope you all had nice weekends :) I enjoyed a tasty morning teacake and Assam tea at High Tea (Highgate) with a friend the other day. Fortunately, Bertie fell asleep on the walk there, so I was actually able to sit, talk and enjoy a (warm) cup of tea without him throwing teaspoons around and trying to stir my tea for me. What a novelty! 

Have a nice day!

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I Like These...

I discovered this great little Etsy shop called Things Like Diamonds, through Iveth’s blog. I really like their hand-printed clothing line, which predominately features triangular patterns. They’re certainly a win for me :)

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Wishing you all very lovely weekends! It’s half term next week, so I have Maisie home, and Dan has booked the week off too. Family time :) See y’all soon!

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A Day At Home

Good Monday. I hope you are all well and happy :) Yesterday, I didn’t leave the house at all. And it felt really good! Sometimes a home day is just what one requires. I did some cleaning and pottering and I’d like to say that I made English muffins and bread.....but gah, it was Dan of course darn it! He rustled up that tasty lunch you see there - poached eggs, bacon, English muffins, hollandaise sauce., plus some dark chocolate for moi (Green & Blacks made that) - fatting up on a Sunday! Bertie even swept up afterwards, see? Well trained (hmmm). The River Cottage ‘Bread' book is highly recommended by Dan, for those of you who like to bake bread and other bread-related goods.

Completely irrelevent, but I thought I would share a little conversation I had with Dan (who is three years younger than me) yesterday...

Me -  “I’m worried I look too old for you and I’m going to out-age you.”
Him - “Don’t worry, I like mid-century.”

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Have a nice day! And as mentioned before, you can enter Em of The Beetle Shack’s giveaway to win one of my prints :) What yo' waiting for?

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Additions

Howdy! It’s Friday and almost the weekend, wooo! I have been a lucky lady of late. My recent birthday led me to acquire some rather nice bits and pieces, so I thought I’d share a few here. The Marimekko ‘In Good Company’ bowl was on my wishlist from the minute I laid eyes on it. It’s so nice to finally own one.

I am happy to have two Donna Wilson tumblers in-da-house now. A bit too nice to use (and scared I’ll break one) they’re just kind of ‘around’ in the kitchen at the moment! Also, the Marimekko tin is housing my biscuits (I was having a biscuit tin nightmare before). Solved....or maybe I should just not eat biscuits....ummmm, meh!

Finally, the Plattan tray. Like the Marimekko bowl, I had admired it from afar for a long time. Unable to find anywhere that delivered to the UK (it’s hard when many of the things you like are only available in places like Sweden and Finland), I had a brainwave and contacted my blog friend Ulrika. She very kindly got hold of one and posted it to my London home. What a nice lady! She sent a little extra something too, which I will show you next week (it’s unbelievably cool)!

So there we are, a few bits and bobs. Enjoy your weekends :)

P.S. If you head over to m’friend Famapa’s blog, you can see a few pics from our lunch yesterday :)

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An Evening Stroll

Some pictures taken on an early evening, autumnal stroll around the hood. I was enjoying all the brown and orange tones (and not having to be the one chasing around after Bertie). It’s nice when husbands are around; you get to appreciate your surroundings a bit more. Nice. Have a lovely Wednesday :)

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▲ Renegade Craft Fair ▲

Good Monday to you :) Last week I received an email from Eva (of Misako Mimoko, whom you may know for her famous fake watches). She was going to be in London town at the weekend, and asked if I would like to meet up and hang out at the Renegade Craft Fair. Of course!

I recognised Eva straight away, and it was great to meet her (and her chappy, Gabriel too)! We were joined by Sofia (of Hey Sosi... I have featured her work on my blog before; love her style).

It was nice to catch up with the lovely Amy and Christian of Robin & Mould again and see some of their new pieces. Their stall looked fantastico! I thought the stuffed dolls and monsters by Ninon were amazing; such skill! Jess Quinn’s creatures almost had me reaching for my purse, but sadly it was a look-not-buy trip for me (maaan, that was hard)! I loved Kate Sutton’s work. A true talent and her stall was definitely one of my favourites. Of course I was rather struck by Hazel Stark’s cushions....geometric patterns and brights = win! She was a very nice lady too :)

All in all, a very enjoyable couple of hours spent in great company and a visual delight. It was so lovely to meet you Eva, Gabriel and Sofia :)

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