picture perfect: david klein

I love stumbling across a new, old thing. As you may realise if you have read my blog for any length of time, discovering the work of illustrators and artists is a great passion of mine. It’s one of my favourite … Continue reading

floral fantasia

There are a lot of flowers around at this time of year. Everywhere you look, there they are, blooming merrily away. It’s wonderful. You can never have too many of them, in my opinion. So here are some more florals for you… … Continue reading

in love

I am in love. Yes, it is Valentines Day coming up, but actually I am not referring to that. We will be spending Valentines weekend with my partner’s family, so I doubt whether any major romancing will be on the cards. No, I … Continue reading

on the cards

We all love a game of cards, don’t we? I usually take a deck when we go camping, or on holiday. And they always come out at some point over Christmas too. I have many fond memories of playing Newmarket, or Trumps, … Continue reading

greetings card girls

It’s funny how certain things that you owned in childhood stay in your memory. Growing up, my sister and I weren’t bought stacks of toys. But one or two spring to mind… Like a ride-on HP Sauce bottle (like this … Continue reading

picture perfect: jane ormes

Unusually for me, I came across Jane Ormes’ prints via facebook. I immediately hopped over to her website… and promptly fell in love with her work. Her ability to see life at a slant, together with her obvious love of pattern … Continue reading