Hedge veg

One of my favourite things about walking along the narrow Guernsey streets was coming across 'hedge veg' - wooden boxes or plastic crates selling fresh local (excess) produce such as fruit, vegetables, eggs and flowers. There was something very quaint about the handmade signs and the use of piggy banks, enamel mugs and jam jars as honesty boxes. It was exciting to spot a box in the distance and find out what was inside.....the small pleasures!

Fun at the farm

We've just spent a week in the North-East with family and had lots of fun. We loved our day at the farm with beautiful rural views (even the pigs had a great vista!), and we spied a quirky fire station rabbit hutch, foil windmills in a cardboard house, and cute packed lunches on hay bales. L loved milking the (plastic) cows and for an extra treat we found a huge soft play area in the barn, yay!

Seaside patterns

Postcards from Saltburn....colourful bunting, rows of wetsuits, stained glass, wooden structures, handpainted signs, fish and chips, mechanical toys.

Seaside wellies

We managed to get L to the seaside before she turns one......a windy but bright October day at Saltburn on the North East coast.

Summer bloom

*Hazy refracted light *Sharp macro detail *Vibrant natural colours *Sculptural forms = Lake District florals

Lake District colour palette

Shades of grey, duck egg blue, putty white, slate, stone and treated wood.

Cumbrian kitsch

Some of the quirky and unusual details found in our rented cottage in the Lakes.