i just can’t figure it out

there’s a lot of things i can’t reconcile in this world. this is one of them… how can people in london supermarkets, be tossing bags of produce from kenya (country of origin may vary depending on seasonality) into their shopping baskets and trolleys without a second glance, when this is happening. kenya as a country can’t feed itself, yet british residents can buy produce (currently beans, tenderstem broccoli) from there in their local supermarkets… and it’s not just food… 100 tons of flowers are transported from kenya by dutch farmers... Read The Rest →

postcards from copenhagen

we’ve just had the best long weekend in copenhagen city of bicycles this is a place i fall completely in love with whenever we visit hanging out with friends, finding the most interesting places away from the main streets elegance and love are everywhere there’s amazing coffee some great places to eat and the weather was perfect for being outside love, -leonie Share → Tweet

excitement

maxim bar, copenhagen 5 things i am excited about today discovering that anthropologie is opening a store in london in just a few days. joy! visiting friends in copenhagen this coming weekend (jellyfish salad anyone?) record the day – by lobster & swan the brilliant insider’s guide to my secret london from wee birdy & friends lo-fi london, from notes by naive, reveals to me some yet undiscovered places (not for long)* a journalling tutorial from curiously crafty what’s got you excited today? *it was only 5 this morning, and... Read The Rest →

hello autumn

hello i love your trees, shedding their finery, baring their skeletons to the biting winds. i love your blue sky days and cool nights that call for blankets, mittens and scarves. i love the feeling of holding a mug of hot soup or tea in my fingers, sitting beside a warm fire. i love your colour pallette of reds, oranges, browns, yellows. i love your sunrises, dancing mist off quiet lakes & ocean shores. hello autumn, i love you. | a selection of autumny polaroids from flickr 1. wednesday: orange,... Read The Rest →

postcards from the shack

dear friends, seems at the moment, there are adventures to be had around every corner and we get home to unpack, only to find ourselves piling assorted bits and pieces into our bags and we’re off again (just how i like it)… a couple of weekends ago, we spent another lovely lazy weekend on the isle of wight. we had our own cosy little love nest, a shack belonging to vintage vacations. there was cake on arrival (delicious) two really comfy chairs in the front room, a wall of gorgeous... Read The Rest →

confessions of a journaloholic

journals of all colours & sizes. venice, italy one of the things we were invited to do as part of introducing ourselves to the rest of the group in jen lee’s session, truth & consequences at SAW, was confess something. my confession was that i love journals & have a stack of them. i love beautifully made paper, gorgeous colours and patterns and journals and often will buy one simply because i like the colour of the cover or the feel of the paper inside. compared to some people, perhaps... Read The Rest →