London day out: Shepherd’s bookbinders
The first few months of this year come with some flexibility in my daytime routine, and so I’m planning a mini excursion every few weeks, only a few hours long, for creative inspiration and a change of...
View ArticlePetersham Nurseries
One of my favourite London trips is to walk along the Thames from Richmond station, to Petersham Nurseries, which sells plants and gardening supplies, but also has an amazing restaurant and a cheaper...
View ArticleTo Petersham, again
Another trip to Petersham Nurseries, which always makes for easy blog fodder when inspiration is running low. Isn’t it interesting how people see things differently? I was with Marga and a few others...
View ArticleMayfield Lavender Farm
On Saturday I took a trip to Mayfield Lavender Farm, an organic lavender farm near Croydon, which wasn’t too difficult to get to using public transport. They had a Lavender Festival on, really just a...
View ArticleEat & Snap
Yesterday I spent the morning on one of Michelle’s Eat & Snap Walk-Shops. It was such fun! We started with brunch at Dishoom {loved their Egg Naan roll} in Shoreditch, and then wandered to Columbia...
View ArticleMaltby Street Market, and beyond
On Saturday some friends and I went on a loosely-themed ‘photography walk’ to Maltby Street Market, a short street near the train tracks of London Bridge, full of amazing food stalls. Not many photos...
View ArticleSouthbank Centre Village Fair
Hello, and hope you’re having a lovely bank holiday weekend! Tomorrow, {Saturday} I’m running a little notebook-making workshop at the Southbank Centre’s Village Fair – a fun weekend with stalls,...
View ArticleSouthbank Centre Village Fair
On Saturday I had fun running a notebook-making stall at the Southbank Centre Village Fair. My prototype.. {used this tutorial, plus an eyelet punch.} All I can say is, people love making notebooks,...
View ArticleBlognic London 2015
If you’ve been blogging for a while you might remember previous Blognics, (here in 2011, another in 2013.) It’s what is says on the tin – a fun picnic for bloggers. This year we’re co-hosting two...
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