Scrubbing vs scribbling
I’ve got a weekend of heavy-duty house cleaning ahead of me (yippee – it can be a very therapeutic way to spend a Saturday morning I find), so that’s the way my thoughts are turning. But I should also be spending a bit of free time writing. I might have found the compromise.
On tape
While in Tokyo I was asked by certain friends to bring back some MT tape. It’s masking tape made of rice paper, available in scores of colours and lots of prints. Crafters are crazy for the stuff, as you can use it for all kinds of noodling and doodling on ‘projects’ (ie fun faffing around). […]
Guest post: string style
I’ve been away at a festival so this could have been a post on lightweight sleeping bags and tents with porches. But luckily for you readers, instead we have a guest post by our good friend Ashlee in Malmo on a piece of her favourite Skandi design: “I love fashion, and enjoy watching Lady Gaga, as […]
Immovable objects
I’ve just been inspired by a great post over at Godammit I’m Mad. Blogger Sister Wolf is reporting on a fork that’s been left on a sideboard for weeks, while she and her husband engage in psychological brinkmanship over who is going to move it or mention it first. She’s reporting it as a reflection […]
I have measured my life in coffee spoons
A trip home for a wedding this weekend, which was just lovely. The icing on the cake though, was that I myself got given a present. After posting a while ago about a vintage coffee pot and matching ceramic filter, my Mum presented me with a lovely modern version in sweet baby blue. She confessed […]