story...

A little while ago when I did this list, one of the things on it was to do a photography collaboration. Well the lovely Catherine from Little Glowing Lights contacted me and said she was interested. To make things a little different, we decided that we would take it in turns to pick a word or theme and would each take a couple of photos which we would then send by snail mail to the other person with a little something.

Well at the end of this week, my first parcel arrived in the post - yay! Story was the word for this month and Catherine sent me some beautiful photos of liberty hankies which had been hand made by her mum and a 'story' about how her great grandma used to always give her hankies for Christmas or birthdays. Although she still has some of these they are too precious to be used which is why her mum made her new ones...





I had such a good time doing this and now it's my turn to pick the theme for the coming month...Head across to Catherine's blog to see what I sent...

less is more...

Sometimes you just need to mix things up a little... I realised recently that all of my photos have been in colour and so I decided to play with black and white for a change when I was out for a walk. I just love the way you can really see all the details differently when there is a lack of colour. Sometimes less is more...


I think this pared down vibe must be catching because I am loving simplicity in all things at the moment. I've been listening to this album over and over; just perfect with a little dreamy sunshine...

fresh and fruity...

The brilliant thing about Summer is the abundance of tasty fresh food available.



Although I can't take credit for the items in the above photos,(bought I'm afraid!) I do have a small garden and try and grow some veggies each year. The problem with the UK climate, (especially here in the North) is that we have a pretty short growing season but it's so nice to be able to take something straight from the ground and cook it for dinner. This year I'm growing, potatoes, spinach, kolhrabi, runner beans, french beans, courgette, and in the greenhouse; tomatoes, aubergine, mini sweetcorn, pak choi, rocket and lettuce. Oh and I have an gooseberry, apple and plum trees. Expect some photos and recipes in the coming weeks!...

a little sunshine in my world...

I'm feeling in a summery vibe at the moment; not you understand because the sun is out in abundance in the UK at the moment but we've had slivers of it and I'm loving it...



I heard this song by Stornaway recently and it just sums up how I feel at the moment. It makes me feel as if I want to lie in the long grass with a picnic and enjoy the happy feeling that sunshine brings...

This sunshine also makes me want to revamp everything in my house in a Cath Kidson type of way. I'm already thinking of buying some material so I can make some new cushion covers - which will work out just perfectly for when I'm lying in that long grass!

I hope you're enjoying the weather where ever you are!

slow down and rewind...

Ok, so it took a little longer than I thought to get back to posting - partly because we've had the benefits of sunshine in the UK which makes a nice change!

This was me watering the plants not rain!
There's nothing like time in the garden to just make me take a step back and relax. I must say I'm a sucker for a little sunshine and lots of lovely greenyness to make me feel chilled...
Oh and I'm finally catching up with myself, (well as much as is usual for me anyway lol) so this should be me getting back on track...!