Making Life more Beautiful
Not very long ago Grace of Good Mom Bad Mom (aren’t we all?) wrote to ask if I had been to see the Fashion Cities Africa exhibition in Brighton, and asked for a review. As Brighton is a little way … Continued
It would be fair to say that I don’t know what a 1963 Lanvin-Castillo Vogue 1213 is, but I generally read everything on this blog. I read a lot online – news, blogs, commentary. I am often struck by the … Continued
One of the great privileges of working in social (lower rent and supported) housing in London is that you meet some amazing people. In my early career I realised we were housing Stalin’s daughter. Olympian sprinter Linford Christie used to … Continued
Blogging has brought me great joy. It has allowed me to meet the most interesting women from all over the world, some of them in person. I have written up many of these encounters because they have been such fun, … Continued
You may remember that Rachel wrote to me asking what patterns would be good for a beginner. I, and a number of others, made some suggestions. Well Rachel recently got in touch again, with some photographs of how she has been … Continued
Today’s guest blog is written by Caroline Harmsworth who commented that she liked my recycling challenge post, a subject “close to her heart”. I have never met Caroline in real life but I asked her to tell us more about … Continued
Dawn is a good friend of mine. She is a senior civil servant who has worked on housing, neighbourhood renewal, resilience, planning, fire safety and flood recovery. She is a gorgeous young grandma, and we meet up from time to time … Continued
A year ago I attended patten-cutting classes at Morley College, London to brush up my skills, and to meet new friends. It was a fun class and I met Galina (in red, centre). She is a talented craftswoman and I … Continued