Tag Archives: At Home

How to get ready for a new weekHere’s my recently-tested recipe for a great weekend: – Watch Juno (delightful)– Make Pad Thai (or better, get husband to make it)– Go window shopping with a friend– Do no work (do not omit this step)– Sweat it out at yoga– Go to Kraft at the Book Lounge– …

SelvedgeI read an interview with Tom Dixon the other day, where he was asked to describe himself in five words. He used up three of his words, saying he’s “lucky, lucky, lucky” – and that’s how I feel too! I’ve been having an extraordinary run of good fortune and coincidences of late. Recounting each one …

Jammy Tuesday!Despite appearances, this bottle of jam didn’t just teleport down from heaven into our kitchen. I made it myself! The happy coincidence of my reading Barbara Kingsolver’s wonderful Animal, Vegetable, Mineral and a gift of two boxes of freshly-picked black figs from a farmer on Friday, saw me up at 5am today, slaving through …

SundazedOn the weekend Nanook found herself caught between the study curtain and the lining, and between the summer sunshine and my camera (and now between my blog and your eyes).

Foiled them!After months of anticipation, my beautiful necklace by the talented Abigail Percy is now finally around my neck! The first parcel went suspiciously astray (grr), and so Abigail resorted to skullduggery and sacrifice when sending the next – actually giving up her Toast catalogue to at as a disguise for the jewellery. Thanks so …

AggregatePaul Edmunds is my clever husband, of whom I am so very proud. But he doesn’t like a fuss, so I’m not going to gush, and will simply treat this as a news item: Last year, Paul won the Tollman Award, and used some of his prize to make this beautiful book about his work …

After dinnerWe had some friends around on the weekend. In the morning, the light came streaming in on the remnants of our feast.

From my bedA recent Apartment Therapy post asking what do you see from your bed? made me hop straight onto ours and take some snaps. I didn’t even tidy up first! And when I open the curtains in the morning, I see this… Happy weekend, everyone. See you at the Neighbourgoods Market and the Design …

Ercol at home We’ve finally moved my “birthday present” home from Paul’s studio. There’s a temporary and rather worn covering on it for now, hiding the red velvet cushions until we get around to getting it covered properly. It really fits in well at home, and now all our furniture is about two inches off …