lately

• tiles at 222 Strand, London
• houseplants in our bedroom
• Apollo and Daphne pillowcase my mum made (fabric designed by Duncan Grant)
• faded tulips
• floor tiles at work
• triangles in the wall above Embankment tube

lately

• Seven Dials, the place I head for the best lunchtime falafel
• looking up whilst waiting for the train
• mouser bought a slug indoors and it found my glass of beer
• houseplants including my experimental hanging orchid
• some of my pieces prior to glazing at pottery class
• waiting for that train again

lately

• mimosa in Embankment gardens, London
• reading Life in the Treetops, by Margaret Lowman
• wrapped up in my warm coat as I wait for the train
• made a little mountain at pottery
• contrasting foliage, Embankment gardens
• palms outside the office where I work

lately

• time for coffee here

• crossing the Thames

• on the Southbank

• birds relax on the river

• coffee in my new Josephine Heilpern mug, bought here

• looking up as I wait for the train

I slipped out of the habit of posting pictures as often as I had been, changing to black and white for a week seems to have given me a push in the right direction.

lately

• birch trees, Cambridge
• snow, Aarhus
• hanging cityscape at automated car park, Aarhus
• Danish breakfast
• dogs at Lumiere, London by Deepa Mann-Kler
• smiley flying over Somerset House, London

lately

It's been a while, life's just been busy that's all. There are loads of things I wish I'd posted, but haven't, maybe I still will. For now just a few recent snippets of life here.

• waiting for the train in my favourite boots
• found Garfield lurking at mum and dad's and bought him home
• wintery soups are good and colourful 
• pretty tiles spotted on a lunch break
• last week we had snow
• D and I posing

lately

• tiles in an old cambridge bank
• delicious brunch from here
• more of those tiles
• looking up, the shower scene
• weekend breakfast at home, part 1 and 2

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• so many quince
• nice spot for a friday drink
• looking up in that same place
• honesty box bouquets from D
• wild flowers dance in the breeze

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lately

A little bit of green from our garden and elsewhere. We can't keep ourselves out of the garden lately. Every evening we potter about outside, a mix of jobs and a little relaxation - it's feels so good!

• as I wait for the train, I can't help but look up at the vivid green of the trees
• our garden is bursting with life and colour, a new plant seems to be showing off every day
• each of our beds has a different colour theme 
• how sweet is this aricula theatre at the Geffrye Museum
• serious fern envy, in the garden of the Geffrye Museum
• back in our garden

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lately

• the best tray from IKEA and our streptocarpus seems to be doing well
• great shapes, from the train window
• a sweet little pot from the charity shop
• ready for guests in the spare room
• zig-zags in the car park
• wearing new melissa shoes, as I wait for the train
• plants in the bedroom
• another nice find in the charity shop

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lately

• the sun is still out on my way home
• looking up at London Liverpool Street station
• from the train
• an evening walk, near home
• geometric pavement, London
• mosaic in Pitfield Street, London
• art in Leonard Street, London

some good places in cambridge and london

Last week, D and I enjoyed a little time off from work and hung out in Cambridge and London. I didn't manage to take many pictures, so I thought I'd share some links instead. 

In Cambridge

• see art and life at Kettles Yard
• taste good coffee and tortilla at Sticky Beaks
• feast on delicious bread and goodness at Aromi
• try Fitzbillies for more good coffee

and in London [in and around EC2 and N1]

• Artworlds is my kind of bookshop heaven
• SCP my favourite furniture store
• everything is nice in YCN store
• eat well at Ottolenghi in Islington
• I wish the Estorick Collection belonged to me!
• John Salt is a good place to unwind with a drink

PS I haven't been asked to mention these places, they are just places I like.

lately

Hello! Hope you are all well. It seems ages since my last post. Life has been busy, especially at work; a staff art show I entered, book deadlines, getting stuff ready for the fairs and then this past week various events to participate in. It's all been a lot of fun, a fair amount of pressure and I can tell you I'm glad things there will be a little calmer over the coming weeks, but mostly I'm just looking forward to this weekend. I plan to relax, get out and enjoy some fresh air. 

I really hope you all enjoyed my last post, I love the Creatives Series so much and hopefully I'll share a few more lovely and incredibly talented people with you soon.

If you follow me on Instagram, chances are you'll have seen some of these before, if that's the case I apologise!

• flowers from D, that lasted so well
• a box of delights and pide 
• a happy hanger from the car boot
• flowers on a rather nice Ikea tray
• looking out the train window

lately

• the river came really high this year
• too ripe bananas became tasty muffins
• the snowdrops look pretty in the woods
• still beetroot and cavolo nero to be picked
• coloured lights are now in our hall
• we had a romantic evening
• mouse making me smile
• beautiful flowers from D
• a new find for us, limoncello a great deli

lately

• waiting for a train
• marmalade on toast
• daffodils from my mum
• lunch
• sunday evening walk 

reminiscing

I had some of my instagram pictures printed by the folk at Printstagram. I was really pleased with the quality and how they turned out. We used them as gift tags on our Christmas presents. It's nice looking back and remembering some magical moments, like when Tit was just a little duck (see her at the top, hiding behind the shower curtain).

lately

Hello! I haven't posted one of these 'lately' posts for a long time, in fact I haven't been posting that much at all. No good excuses, I guess I've just been enjoying my time at home by hanging out with D, rather than squinting away at the computer. And I can blame the lack of light a little too, it just makes it harder trying to get some nice shots to fill this space. I hope you don't mind too much and that you'll keep popping back to this little corner of the blogosphere, I do love your company and comments so much. I hope to be back with a few more posts soon.

• pretty stones, in town
• red skies
• dark mornings
• a favourite lunch
• flowers from D
• markings on the pavement