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creativity, coincidence & credit
Instagram is – for the most part – a really brilliant place. It has great communities and is full of inspiration and encouragement. BUT...
Mar 7, 2016


the pretty streets of London
Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford. Samuel Johnson Recently I was...
Mar 5, 2016


on creative block
** Update - October 2018 - I wrote this post about Instagram specifically, although the same techniques would apply to other creative...
Jan 26, 2016


the first fall of snow
The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite...
Jan 17, 2016


2016 with a grateful heart
New Year always makes me pause. Theres a bit of ‘where did last year go’ and a bit of ‘what shall I do this year…?’ so much happens so...
Jan 1, 2016


christmas gift wrapping
The last of this years 12 days of Christmas posts is one of my favourites. Short and sweet, lets have a little look at wrapping your...
Dec 13, 2015


flower filled baubles
Recently I came across a photo on Pinterest of a cactus in a perspex ball (which I might have mistaken for a dandelion clock to begin...
Dec 13, 2015


festive place settings
I don’t know about you but we seem to have accumulated more decorations than fit on our tree. This year I am thinking that these giant...
Dec 9, 2015


dried hydrangea wreath
Ok so if you’ve been following me a while on Instagram, you may well remember my hydrangea drying obsession of summer. When to pick...
Dec 6, 2015


Fforest General Stores
A long while since I came across a place called Fforest farm. Owned by Sian Tucker and fforestchief James Lynch, I have been admiring...
Dec 3, 2015
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