Apart from all the obvious things like good views, fresh air and exercise, bikes are also great for carrying shopping. The first time I tried, I'd called in at Waitrose on my way home and loaded my bags up with bike friendly items like cartons of almond milk.
I recently went for a trip on the Watercress Line. I blogged about the ride but decided to write a separate post about design because I found so many nice things! This is a small collection of locomotive typography, patterns and design elements. I had a soft spot for these
On Saturday we spent the day riding on steam trains up and down the Watercress Line. If you're not familiar with the Watercress Line (Mid Hants Railway), it's a heritage railway operating steam trains on a 10 mile route between Alton and Alresford. I bought Scott
At the end of 2013 the inside of my mind was starting to look like this lamp shop. So I decided I needed to switch off for a couple of weeks over Christmas. No emails, no reduced internetting, no pinning and no blogging. I enjoy all of these things but
I stumbled across a fantastic book in Farnham's Phyllis Tuckwell charity shop last week. It's called How to Draw Trees by Frederick J Garner and covers how to draw shrubs, trees and landscapes. "Trees have distinctive forms and shapes just as are found in humans
Garden
Well, the end of September has rolled around very fast indeed. My tomato plants had ripened nearly all their fruits and it was time to pull them up. I have to confess I felt a bit sad doing this as I've been looking after them since May and
We are now officially in elderflower season, which means it's time to make elderflower champagne, cordial, jelly, whatever takes your fancy! Identifying this plant is simple when you know what you are looking for. If you've never picked elderflowers before, here's how to identify
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