Save to My Nest If someone had said to me that the best way to decompress would be to get on a narrowboat with one husband and two friends I’d have laughed – how boring that sounds, how very pedestrian, how cramped, how crap. But, this was not the case in June when we went …
Save to My Nest If you’re lucky enough to live not more than five minutes from the sea as I do and you enjoy a bit of a collect and forage, then these two little books are just lovely. The Seaweed Collector’s Handbook: From Purple Laver to Peacock’s Tail is the first and just lovely. …
Save to My Nest It’s been so flippin’ hot that the best thing to do is watch telly with a fan going. Apart from what seems to have been an endless few weeks of sport (if I hear the phrase’ but it’s only once a year’ again I’ll scream!) there have been some great new …
Save to My Nest Denim Jackets seem to be having a resurgence in popularity currently. But, why would you want to wear a plain boring jacket that looks the same as everyone else’s, when you could embellish and make something truly original? I have been collecting vintage pieces of tapestry and embroidery for applique and …
Save to My Nest To have a gardening book endorsed by Alan Titchmarsh as ‘Clear modern and inspiring’ is praise indeed. Lucy Hutchings describes how she fell into the world of Horticulture at a time when she needed distraction from her very exciting but emotionally taxing career as a designer and maker of jewellery and …
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Save to My Nest There is no way I can beat the brilliant headline The Financial Times produced to describe this exhibition. ‘Charlotte Perriand: The thrill of the chaise at the Design Museum.’ This is the first retrospective of her work in the UK for 25 years and it draws on her archives in Paris …
Save to My Nest Nobody expects to attend an orchestra rehearsal and set off a chain of events which would result in a tumour diagnosis, major brain surgery and the playing of the violin during that surgery. But for Dagmar Turner, this is exactly what happened. With extraordinary bravery and candour, she tells us how …
Save to My Nest The second of Simon Holmes’ solo songs is to be released on June 25th, 2021 will be ‘Stop Falling’, and will be available on all streaming platforms.Simon describes the song as ‘The newest song of the four, created during the first lockdown. The song relates to the pandemic, the idea came …
Save to My Nest You may remember us telling you about Gumdrop some time ago – brilliant little receptacles for used chewing gum which is then recycled. Gumdrop Ltd collaborate with manufacturers and companies globally in order to offer innovative products made from recycled and processed chewing gum. With Gumdrop’s help, recycled and processed chewing …
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