May 2010

May 24th, 2010

Magical England

Ah look. Here we are again. Back in civilisation. Back into the Garden of Eden.

The magical English summer is upon us. Or perhaps we are upon it. The gentle sun. Pretty trees and hedgerows, wildflowers by the roadside, a sparkling river and friendly, helpful people, happy to talk about the glistening weather.

Today we move into our new garden flat – the second time we’ve rented sight unseen – Astrid is back to Lorraine’s and we head up to Ikea for a mattress, sofa, a table or two and some bare essentials while we settle in.

Most brilliant however is that I now have a month off to meander about Hampstead Heath and spend time with Edith – something we’ve not had so much of as I’ve been working since she was three months old.

Feels like home again. Feels like forever home.

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May 6th, 2010

No photos please



All of a sudden Astrid won’t let me take her photo.

And the camera lead crapped out. So there haven’t been many photos of late. But there will be soon. Because soon soon we’ll be back in London, back on the Heath, back on our epic walks around villages, around the Heath, up to Hampstead shops, coffee and lunch ingredients from Carluccio’s.

Our Mt Albert house is nearly all done, tarted up – and it will have a big for sale sign out in front of it before the week is out. Then we’re off on a big European adventure!

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May 6th, 2010

Roderick Road

We’ll be back here soon.









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May 6th, 2010

I miss

Mr Cat.

Come home Mr Cat.

x

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May 2nd, 2010

London shopping list



Florist measuring cups from anthropologie

Someone said the real reason we’re going  to the UK is the shopping. And, while we may have laughed loudly at the time, it is more than likely the truth.

Gorgeousness from anthropologie homewares department. Especially these, these and this. And these.

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