It'll be a rarified life indeed when there comes the point in my life when I shall waft about and the most pressing issue of the day is going to the florist to pick up arrangements for the house or seeing an exhibition. Well, for now I can kid myself into thinking those days might… Continue reading Florists and Gallerists
Category: Art
Crossed Paths
>> After getting familiar with the Bargello stitch via my TK Maxx Manoush coat find, my eyes are now automatically honing into anything that resembles something that came from an embroidery kit. Cross sitch is obviously one that is more familiar to pick out and I've found them criss-crossing their way into a debut collection… Continue reading Crossed Paths
Beautiful Scraps
>> Ah, month goes by and another Assouline-published book gets added to the "List of Coffee Table Books to Buy Before I Become Too Old to Carry them With My Arthritis-Induced Hands". The list is growing of course because somehow things like solo meals at indulgently expensive restaurants, impulse buys at Topshop and duped-buys at… Continue reading Beautiful Scraps
Pretty Strokes
>> It's all a bit impressionistic and wishy washy today as I attempt to wade through town during a tube strike, a booked-out day of Addison Lee and buses rammed like jars of anchovies (I think anchovies are packed tighter than sardines…). It's gonna get a bit ugly out there but at least I'm leaving… Continue reading Pretty Strokes