Anknel and Burblets

dreams come out my ears and go round my head and i read them.

  • Looking backwards to forwards

    Being here has certainly given me a lot of headroom. The past few days I’ve not got both girls at school and nursery and the builders seem to not be here quite so much and things can begin to be put in place. Finishing touches. And time for reflection. The snow’s gone now. Thank goodness.…

  • A very merry Christmas

    What a wonderful Christmas this year with so many days holiday! A whole two weeks off this year. Which is brilliant as it means I can go swimming or running every single day. Heaven knows it’s going to be needed with a Christmas ham and a duck this year. Followed by Boxing Day. Followed by…

  • Beautifying the bathroom

    Last week it rained and rained and rained and there was a huge storm up north. Which meant of course the trains were down. Any excuse and they stop running. Fortunately for me it was the Christmas party that night at my agency. I’d thought I wouldn’t be going – but I did and it…

  • The bedroom. A good place for dancing.

    Well hello. It’s been a while. Rather out of the blue (and after a very loooong Summer holidays) I found myself in the job I’d been wishing for before my sabbatical. And it’s not what you might think. Wait for it… interiors writer? No. Product designer? Sort of. Well, yes. I design digital products and services. And just…

  • Happy house hunting tips

    Guest post written by Kevin, while I am out at work. We’ve been thinking about starting to look for a house to buy for quite a while now. We have of course moved around a bit recently, but finally arrived at the place we are going to stay for the next few years, so it’s…

  • End of the school holidays

    Here are a few snaps from around the new place. Today we have visitors coming, our new pieces of furniture arrive, and I need to get all the girls things ready for school tomorrow. From next week I will resume usual interiors-focussed blog transmissions from here. I’ve got room makeovers and a few fashion shoots…

  • Back to my (sewing) roots

    Before I packed all my fabric away there was one little job left to be done. To finish off some little bags I’ve been making. Which reminded me just how much I love sewing and making bags. And dresses for the girls. Many recent projects I’ve not actually posted here, but perhaps it’s time to…

  • Wilderness Festival 2013

    Some photos from our day at The Wilderness Festival 2013 at Cornbury Estate in Charlbury. Nicely for us just a fifteen minute drive from home. Nobody complained about being bored or tired (big tick). Ice cream was enjoyed by all. Parents are now knackered. So are the girls. Goodnight x

  • A Cotswolds cottage kitchen story

    Welcome to our little kitchen, the last in the series of our little Cotswolds cottage. We are leaving here in less than two weeks – off for adventures new, and a place to call home for a long time. The kitchen is what really sold me on the house. The cooker to be precise. Even…

  • Dusk (and Kevin calling Oscar). A little (unedited) film.

    Cornwell evening from Anknel and Burblets on Vimeo. A lot of people seem to like my Instagrams of the daily view and Alex had been asking me for some time what it sounded like out here. So I finally read the instructions on how to use my 5d to shoot video. It took ages to…

  • Summer sales – my favourite (blue) dresses

    Phew. At last it’s summer! And what better time for summer to actually arrive when the clothes sales are on. I am, without doubt, a total dress-a-holic. My wardrobe is made up almost entirely of dresses. The skirts tucked away in a drawer for another day. Dresses are so easy, just add a cardigan, leggings…

  • The Set Table – reader giveaway

    All the way back in April I made a special trip into London for Hannah’s flower workshop at Anthropologie. I’m so glad because it really has changed the way I look at flowers for the home. The ten minutes Hannah spent with me helping me with my flower arrangement has improved my flower arranging skills…