To start a garden Gardens are places of sanctuary, I have always wanted a beautiful garden of my own and now with our new home it is finally becoming a reality. I have chosen to ignore my brothers scoff at the thought of my becoming a gardener and have thrown myself into planning like a… Read More
Thinking of gardens always makes me happy, some of my earliest memories are of my parents gardening. My dad was always busy with the latest project my mum had dreamed up. I fondly remember my grandad’s back garden in Sydney, lush buffalo grass with a perfectly edged narrow path leading to a secret rock garden… Read More
This year I have been getting festive early (any excuse) and getting festive in the studio to create a collection of Christmas cards inspired by the shenanigans of our dogs. Hand painted watercolour illustrations evoke a lovely nostalgic feel, the perfect touch at christmas don’t you think? So armed with a cup of tea, Michael… Read More
My most precious books from childhood, are those with a detailed map at the front, illustrating the woods, mountains and rivers that lead to busy towns full of characters or far away lands the story will illuminate for us in good time. There is something nostalgic and imaginative about them, it makes you excited… Read More
It has been a chilly week, and it’s caught us all a little off guard here in sub-tropical Brisbane, you can’t walk into a shop without being quizzed on your take of the weather. So it has been a homely week, and a lovely one at that. Warm Boots The sense of discovery in… Read More
Things to be grateful for this week; Putting on toasty slippers after a shower Giggling at yourself over those fab ideas that visit late at night, but in the cold hard light of morning just don’t seem as obvious or plausible. Fresh white interiors, so airy, simple and somehow uplifting The grass and gardens are… Read More