Excuse the couple of quiet days, but I’m delighted to explain that it’s because My Friend* had a little girl on Monday. Just wanted to say congratulations to my dear co-blogger and her family. While they all get to know each other I’ll be handling the blog alone. So if you occasionally hear the sound of a barrel being scraped, please forgive me.

Art work by Rob Ryan

*For friends abroad let me clarify – it’s Scottish Friend that’s had the baby, not Cornish Friend.

Sale fail

Pineapple tea light holder, now only £4.90 at Habitat. Get it while you still can.

Silver screen

I’ve often fancied the idea of taking a screen printing class. But what a surprise, I’ve never got round to it, so I have to enjoy the idea vicariously. Here is an example of what you can achieve after a few lessons, from the recently revamped blog of my lovely stylist friend (currently operating out […]

Jabba (about) the hut

I always liked the idea of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow living in houses across Central Park from each other. But how about this? Two huts, one his, one hers, on either side of a lake. I love the branch and foxglove motifs that build up the structure of the hut in layers. These pictures […]

Could I do this?

Neither My Friend or I have made a secret of our total lack of crafting skills, but after browsing through the latest Sweet Paul I got caught on the feature about dying fabrics – cotton, linen and wool – using blueberries and pomegranate juice and the like. I found myself weighing up whether it’s time […]