Monthly Archives: December 2010

New things

A couple of new things around here today… The first is a freshly hatched chick! So adorable. One of our hens, Blax, has been sitting on eggs for the past three weeks, and yesterday the first one hatched. More may … Continue reading

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Happy Christmas!

We’ve had a lovely quiet day at home celebrating Christmas. I thought I’d share a few images with you before heading off to bed.  Our ‘tree’ this year was a big bunch of native New Zealand flax flowers. Our decorations … Continue reading

Posted in Celebrations, Food and cooking | 4 Comments

Columbia Road

One of my absolute most favourite things to do in London is go to the Sunday morning flower market on Columbia Road in the heart of the East End. I usually walk from Bethnal Green Tube station, and know I’m … Continue reading

Posted in London, Markets, Shopping, Travel, UK | 6 Comments

London by night

One cold, drizzly Friday night in London, I went to see the Gauguin exhibition at Tate Modern with my brother and my friends Amy and Lino. I’ve loved Gauguin’s work since I was a teenager. Seeing rooms filled with artworks … Continue reading

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Travelling feet

As I said in yesterday’s post, I’m going to be blogging about my recent travels to Morocco, the UK and Germany over the next few weeks, but today, I’m just giving you a little preview taster to whet your appetites! … Continue reading

Posted in Autumn / Fall, Friends, Germany, London, Morocco, Nature, Travel, UK | 4 Comments

Hand carved stamps: lanterns and blossoms

Yay! I’m so happy to be back blogging again! Over the next few weeks (I have a lot of photos to show you!) I’ll share some of my recent adventures in the UK, Morocco and Germany, but in the meantime, … Continue reading

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