It’s been a crazy week at Misericordia Mansions, I’ve been riding a wave of (caffeine-induced) creativity and enthusiasm and I’ve hardly had time to stop and document it.
I’ve found a ballet class or two at Sunshine Studios, which is a hilarious Formulaic Dance Film-like place where I waited for class to start among the popping [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Weekend Plans
Posted in Crochet, For Me, Green Stuff, sewing, tagged applique, curtains, laceweight, scissors, silk, texere on 27 June, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I just can’t stop…
Posted in Pilates, Uncategorized, tagged citizenship, eggshells, family, learning, life in the UK, school, tso on 22 June, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I may have mentioned this before, but I am a bit of a perpetual student. I’ve been trying to work out what the longest time has been between exams, hand-ins or other outside deadlines. Not counting the fact that was in almost full-time education almost as soon as I left the hospital until the age [...]
Brown Paper Packages, Tied Up With…
Posted in Artists du Jour, tagged cats, cornflower blue studio, sewing supplies, vintage on 16 June, 2009 | 1 Comment »
…parcel tape!
I recently won a little giveaway generously donated by Rachel of Cornflower Blue Studios.
It was full of such treasures as a ballerina handkerchief, three bags of buttons (it was almost too exciting..), some fabulously colourful jewellery, and one pretty and serviceable apron, and one that was so fabulously and amazingly wrong for any aproning [...]
Everything’s better in Vintage
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged charity shop, dad's lamp, vintage living on 13 June, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sorry, this is turning into a bit of a vintage love-in… I haven’t left the house much and I’ve been up in the garret surrounded by my pressed glass collection.
I realise that the pace of life has changed and that not everyone wants to dig out the jam spoon just for jam, but sometimes a [...]
Apologies (and cold soup)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cold soup, cucumber, summer recipes, whinging, yoghurt on 2 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m feeling a little absent at the moment, for which you have my wholehearted apologies! My Pilates coursework is due at the end of this week, I’m commuting an hour and a half each way to a 4 hour temp job, Batman has deserted me to go to Crete for a conference, and I’ve had [...]
