Heart's Desire

Again, not a tutorial, but this is how I made my first hanging kokedama. 

This is Pinterest meets crafty chick meets gardener meets too many house plants, when the only way to go is up... Or down, in this case. As ...

The backyard garden plan, that is. It's not exactly a fabulous work of art - I always get carried away with colour - but I'm happy w...

Just after 1am and hanging up the brushes and turning off the music for the night (soundtrack: CW Stoneking , Jose Gonzalez, Bobs Dylan and ...

So, here ' tis , that retro industrial 'item' that tickled my fancy at the trash 'n' treasure shop the other day (more t...

Tea party yesterday for SIL's birthday. I took lots of pictures, but it seems that in the tidying frenzy my card-reader has gone missing...

So, what is a WIP? A WIP is a Work In Progress, an unfinished project, of which I have approximately 379 of stashed away in various cupboard...

Cold, Cold, go away. Tired of complaining every day. Head hurts and nose awash. Why do you torment me, dreaded Virus? Immune System, where h...

On Sunday we drove the three hours back to Chiang Mai so that we could go shopping at the Sunday 'Walking Market,' although I think ...

Our house is a moth-magnet. Small moths, large moths, black moths, white moths; in they come, drawn towards our late-night lights. I found s...

So, it seems to have been absolutely ages since I last posted, I am such a slacker! But, the thesis is in, the dreaded viva was had the oth...

Wow! I think I have just discovered an artist to add to my favourites list: Charley Harper (1922-2007), Wiki tells me he was an 'America...