sweets

A random man offered me a lollipop on Sunday which set me thinking about the sweets of my childhood - ahhh 10p mixes.

I also had a fathers day bacon buttie and coffee party this year and i made all the Dad's a 'Dad's Mix' of sweets.

garden doodle

I love doing kawaii or 'cute' garden doodles. Here's one I did last night. Also working on my new range which is exciting, can't wait to show you when they're all done!

My heart beats faster...

...when I see a gorgeous colour combo like this. Where's my sketchbook - I feel a design coming on.

A love affair

Sigh....another gorgeous weekend in the elements, building fires, camping with 20 great friends, nobody but our gang and a ton of fields, skimming stones (see pic), walking through woods, guzzling good wine around a roaring fire. Ok, so chorizo on the fire isn't very Ray Mears but it's lush! Bloody knackering but great fun.

Keeping your accounts in order...

...is very important. For all of you guys who are rubbish with the whole numbers/tax/receipts thing. I wanted to share my husband's system with you...

1. Keep all your receipts on the car floor/glove box (handy for the kids to draw on and rip up on long journeys)

2. Collect up and put in a shopper:


3. Now you're ready to iron. If it's a nice day you can do it in the garden.



4. Now call your accountant with an undertone of panic in your voice.

There. Never feel bad again - If any of you are worse than this I want to hear about it??!!