Thanks so much to everyone for all the congrats, woo hoo’s, and ace tips on where to go and what to eat in NYC. And grateful scrapes and bows to the Visa gods who smiled upon us at 10am today, granting our visa to visit the USA. Wheeew! We wasted no time, and so now …

Oh man, this is so great. Ages and ages ago I sent through my family banana bread recipe through to Design*Sponges’ “In the Kitchen With…” feature, but my pics were taken in the middle of winter and really were awfully dark. Not great for sunny banana bread at all. But the brilliant Design*Sponge team ended …

Light is a most desirable thing to have in a studio space, and we’re very fortunate to have a roof striped with skylights, which is brilliant for my painter studiomates. But in the afternoons there’s more, and more, and then, even more sunshine streaming in, to the extent that if I had the time to …

Canvassing for votes again so soon makes me feel like a shameless politician, and, as I’m knee deep into season 5 of The Wire, I’m feeling even more distaste for that breed of human being than I usually do, but nonetheless, here I go again, in full oratory flow: Dear readers, I just want to …

Hey, this is super cool. My blog is one of the contenders in the What Designers 2009 Blog Off, and all I need is a vote from you! Wish I could promise quality education, and end to corruption and free drinks on Fridays in return, but my powers are pretty much limited to tea towel …

Oh no, I’ve just discovered my @skinnylaminx.com email address has been down since before Christmas. IF you’ve been trying to get hold of me, try skinnylaminx [at] gmail.com instead. Many nail-biting moments later, after much blind fiddling with settings, it seems my heather  [at] skinnylaminx.com email is up and running again. Whew.

I’m taking a break from the blog for a while, as I regain my strength and humanity by means of afternoon naps, time outside with nieces and nephews, bike rides on scenic coastal roads, the occasional midday movie, piles of novels, and maybe even some non task-related studio time. I’ll be back again with news …

I’m sure I have other things to post about, but although I’m still at work, my head is so in holiday mode, especially after an afternoon spent yesterday around a pool in a leafy garden,  with souffle and bubbly on the menu. Good times all around.