Summer evenings...

A lovely eve at was had by all at Mhari's birthday party celebration {happy happy!}...and such a feast was prepared for us {thank you M + P!!}...what a nice way to toast mid-week too...!! Thank you kindly ;)

...other guests at the soiree included the lovely band members of Sparrow and the Workshop ...do have a listen to their beautiful music, I am looking forward to seeing them live some time!

...some shots from the workshop tomorrow in store - I am also working on some little videos to show you sawing and such....till then,

xo

Natures Jewels...

Out for a trot up to the post office today...there is so much in bloom after all the rain. I love taking my usual little walk, but with my camera - makes me look ; up, down, all around...amazing the little things you see....

I got the new current issue of Bloom when I was in Paris, and I have just been spending some time looking through it now...and boy, is it good! Get your hands on a copy if you can...it really is the best of the best...

This is so, so nice.

Good evening to you, and you, and you...:)

xo

Tinge....

Hello this fine Monday afternoon....

Good things for today :: this song from the Mystery Jets {love the 80's style vid too, so funny} - getting a fabulous retro denim dress {god, I love it so!} through in the mail and having it fit like it was made just for me...opening the curtains to sun rather than rain....watching the shadows on the living room floor shift as the evening draws closer...

Nice start to the week I think...how was your day??

xo

ps - the peonies have fallen....but are still tinged with beauty and defiance, don't you think? :)

Defiance...

Defiance. Yes.

...something that I understand, and at times, respect. 

For example, nature will out ; my hair is supposed to kink and curl and so it reminds me every now and again who is boss and rebells even after large amounts of straightening {thank you wet weather}...Peonies, past their best but determined to hold on and give one last defiant blast of beauty before they fall....

We all fall. 

Best to do it defiantly, perhaps?

xo

Sharing the love...

A little shout-out this evening...

The lovely people at Moo have launched a new product this week, full size Business Cards!! -  I was seriously delighted when they asked me a few weeks ago to team up with them to help launch the said lovely cards....I really love Moo as a company {and have used their mini-cards for a good long while now}, so am always delighted to work with them and endorse their printing, so was really touched that they liked my photography so much that they featured them on their new product....and even happier when a stack of the final product arrived at my door the other week....

...needless to say, the quality is AMAZING and I cannot recommend them highly enough!!

Thank you Moo for doing what you do, and doing it so very well :)

Good eve to all,

xo

Urban//Green

Gosh last week flew by quickly....and suddenly, it is almost July! Still no Summer on show here I'm afraid....lots of rain though!

My lovely intern Sophie has headed back to France after a month here {thank you again for all your hard work sweetie - I so enjoyed having you here!!} - so Friday night held a farewell evening and much dancing at one of the events which was part of Glasgow's' Mod Weekender. Very good fun :)

The rest of the weekend was blur of brunches, DVD watching, food shopping, browsing in bookshops....all very nice and relaxing. And no work whatsoever....;)

...noticing lots of green in urban spaces just now. Fascinated with the contrast between stone/metal/structure and the foliage...grey {read: stone} and green is always so good....I am looking to recover my sofa just now too {I love the floral HUGELY, but the loose cover is getting holier by the day ;)}, so this is on my mind. Nature always creates the best colour combo's....yes?

How was your weekend?

xo

Paper-cuts...

...can't get enough of them at the moment! Making these feels somewhat like being a kid again....so fun and relaxing.

Spending spare moments when my hand are unoccupied {like when talking on the phone for example} zipping around sheets of brown with small scissors - enjoying the feeling of freedom I have when I can decide what to do as I go...not at ALL like when cutting sheet silver.

Hope everyone's week is off to a good start!? Can't believe tomorrow is mid-week already....

xo