Monday, 23 July 2007

Mothers and daughters





"Mothers and daughters" this is a lovely web site with a great concept I wish they had a shop here in London but my pennies are safe or... check out Ebay.fr the very best stuff is here but the sizes are so bloody small don't the french have well dressed chunky monkeys like me? what made me smile is the seller of these beauties above lives in England but sell her goods on the french site!
If I was to nominate a shop that both my mother and I love it would have to be Jigsaw not gut wrenching convertible like Comptoir but lovely fabrics which forgive the odd lump and bump.
My poor mother is currently awaiting the waters to wash into her house she is sans car and has not procured the necessary sandbags. She spent all day Sunday filling carrier bags with soil from the garden and taking everything she can upstairs, she then managed to raise a dresser and a sofa onto boxes, now she is enduring the stress of waiting for the water to arrive and to decide whether to stay at home or move into work. She said she would always live on a hill in future which could prove tricky as she relocates to York next year!

Sunday, 22 July 2007

Wish list




I love the clothes that Ghulam Sakina makes but sadly they are too expensive for me even now the sales are on, http://www.ghulamsakina.com/ is his short but sweet web site.

Saturday, 21 July 2007

Holiday time


On Wednesday my sanity will pack its bags and leave for 5 weeks as the summer holiday arrives. Daisy will be a rare sight as she is now an independent Londoner out and about most days or curled up with a book. Leyla is just her usual low level irritant self, addicted to the television and me in equal quantities. But Kitty is a child just a rizler width away from being completely autistic, she will limp from one self induced miserable day to the next.
Today's one hour hysterical outburst was about socks a) wrong size b) wrong colour c) wrong length Nothing fits kitty, nothing matches, nothing looks right, no one likes her, its no fun being 12 but kitty will take down all within her wake.
I have just found out that Shirley Hughes has an exhibition at www.illustrationcupboard.com which finishes on 26th July. This woman saved my sanity when as a young mother I was hooked on lifestyle magazines and failed to cope with the chaos that arrived with 2 small children. My Country Living lifestyle was shattered and I felt inadequate that my home was not photo shoot friendly 24/7 Then I read books by Shirley Hughes to the children and I had an epiphany. Her illustrations portrayed homes that were untidy, children shared a room, washing up sat on tables, washing hung on lines, adults spent too long searching for lost toys and getting locked out. I owe this woman my sanity. With the Au Pair back in Turkey the house has slipped even beyond one of her illustrations so my first week at home will be spent moving piles of paper, washing and electronic crap from house to shed..The garden is so verdant I will need a scythe to trim it back and just as order will be restored the builders will arrive....

Friday, 20 July 2007

I seem to love birds!


I rewarded my self with a 30min break from collaging and found this lovely picture via etsy.

Thursday, 19 July 2007

Swallow Print

The House Martins arrived 25th May and still make me smile

Rachel Ann Austin





These beautiful paintings are by http://www.rachelannaustin.com/ inspired by plants in her garden they have a wonderful luminescent quality she also has some lovely little collages on Etsy.

I need one of these now...





After a tiny taste of warmth more gale force wind and rain is forecast, oh to be wrapped up in one of these sublime knits from Nina Ricci