The prospect of Spring arriving here in my corner of the world after a long and wet winter is rather exciting. For me, it is when nature gradually becomes more colourful, that I feel each new year begins. In our garden, the daffodils are emerging from our lawn as I type – Mr M finds […]
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 […]
Please do not misconstrue the following sentence… I have been utilising Mr M and his thing-a-me-jig again. That is to say, once he had read last week’s post it was full steam ahead to create a wooden obelisk. “No, no, pallets won’t work” he insisted “I need to use 2×4’s.” We have more than our […]
I recently read a delightful poem entitled Live life in warm yellows – Tiffany Munguia and whilst I am pretty sure Tiffany hoped for a more meaningful message through her poem, the M’s were infact at the point of reading, living their lives in warm summer yellows. This vivid colour was not in my original […]
I have never really understood the weather. High and low pressure, jetstreams, developing weather streams, none of it resonates with me. Mr M on the other hand will insist on trying to educate me. “Look at that!” he’ll exclaim when watching the forecast on TV “there’s a high tomorrow coming in from blah blah blah…” […]
During the summer months many of us will host or take part in planning a special occasion. From the heady heights of an all-encompassing wedding, to a simple summer supper with friends in the garden, decor will play its important role. And there will be a great many ideas to suit an equally diverse budget. […]
Sweet summer looks to be on its way in our neck of the woods and I for one am keen to get my outdoor mojo on. Often, I am ill prepared for our infrequent and unscheduled heatwaves. Not so this year. And over the next two weeks I will be showing you my ideas for […]
“There is a chandelier on the washing line Mum, why?” asked Little Miss staring at the freshly hosed pretty drying in the spring sunshine. “It’s so odd and not at all normal” she continued. “Huh, I’m only surprised you even needed to mention it” her brother mocked “and we’re not really all that normal anyway, […]
Recently Mr M called me to say the wonderful decorators he works with had gifted me several pots of unwanted paint. They know of my many furniture up-cycles and hoped these tins would come in handy. I enquired as to colours and quantity and gushed with gratitude and looked forward to Mr M returning home […]
