It was as I prepared for a summer break with Mr M earlier this year I announced “I’m not going to buy any new clothes for a whole year starting from now.” The date was Monday 17th June 2019 and we were about to board a plane to a hot country. Please note: I also […]
I had for some time been sitting at the breakfast table trying to separate my harvested seeds from their protective coats when I said out loud “I saw Carol Klein on Gardeners World do something like this.” I gently blew what I hoped to be only the dried waste across the table perhaps with a […]
My love of a homemade sign is well documented in this blog. I have a treasured one handmade by the wonderful and kind Rachel @thepaperiemakerie which you may have seen taking centre stage at Belle’s. I also have several, well actually a great many homemade signs of my own too. A selection is nestled comfortably […]
Recently it was the turn of Little Miss to make the oddest of comments as I excitedly unwrapped happy post one sunny morning. “Oh no that ribbon has a stain on it!” she exclaimed as she examined closely my delivery. This eagerly awaited parcel from a fellow instagrammer was full of pretty vintage fabrics and […]
Just before all the wonderful excitement of the past few weeks, slows down a little, I do want to thank you on behalf of the M’s for supporting us all in the way you have. This little old family of mine has never known so much positive attention and we are all extremely grateful for […]
Mr M is a giver. There have been many points during our marriage where money has been stretched imaginatively. Perhaps he has forfeited a gift announcing instead, he doesn’t know what he wants that year. I know that game he plays. Not so with me. I have always received thoughtful birthday and Christmas gifts. Maybe […]
Books. Today is World Book Day and like many of you I love books. I am not sure you can ever have enough really. Many moons ago, a boss of mine asked what my idea of a well spent weekend would be. I told him that as a busy wife and mum, I should love […]
So, this is how the conversation went… “Darling…do you think you could make a distressed painted picture frame?” I asked. “Possibly” came his cautious reply. “Do you think you could teach me to make one?” I carried on. “No, definitely not” he replied, a little too quickly. “Oh ok, can you make me one then […]
Summer. It seems like a long time ago doesn’t it? It never ceases to amaze me how we the human species long for a season, only to have it a short while before we long for the next and then berate ourselves for wishing our lives away. In today’s post I will be showing you […]
Am I too early to wish you a Merry Christmas? I do hope not dear reader because this is my last post until 2019 and I didn’t want this year to end without thanking you for all your support. You see every week I hit that ‘publish’ button, I wonder if you will enjoy the […]
