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More avian inspiration. Mumm-ra, 'She's Got You High' single artwork. I can not find out who created the artwork, but I love it! Great web site with more illustration.



















New Magnolia print by sugarloop. Wonderful.

Pumpkin pasta with rosemary. Not seasonal, but a favourite.

flying

Swallow necklace Tatty Devine.

Yesterday I saw the first swift this year, flying high over my street. A lovely sight. Natural patterns that are in a delicate balance. Roll on summer for swifts and swallows.


















Swallow & Horse Reversible Wooden Heart Necklace by Frozen Peas.

















Migration of geese - birds with royalty by little by jenny

Brown sugar & hazelnut meringues.

Green action: Ask your MP to support a strong Climate Bill, Care of our Environment and Human Footprint Calculator.

good food

For the love of lunch in Spring. Today I read about flavour, new to Soho. I need to go there and sample the menu. This made me think about my appreciation for good food in London.

A lunch favourite is Eat., especially for the new Spring menu. Stars so far in my tasting experience are two new soups; Cuban Black Bean and Sweet Potato Mascarpone Chilli, wonderfully different. That's not mentioning the pies! I discovered from a ricepaper label under a pie that pie minister supply Eat. with their delicious pies. I originally discovered pie minister at Borough Market.

Recently discovered Leon has a tasty seasonal menu, yet to get there for lunch. Mildreds is an old favourite for dinner after work, the best sweet potato chunky chips.

Enough of my extravagances, and back to sandwich making for me.

A further foodie find is Les Recettes d'Orangette, a great resource from the wonderful Orangette.

bounty

A bountiful parcel with body + soul magazine from Jen, many thanks.

Traded for June's Elle Decoration, cover featuring a piece by Karin Eriksson.






















Lovely, dark & deep opens at doe today, wish I could get to San Francisco. Yesterdays's 3191 post is wonderful, the travelling deer and mav's bread and jam reminds me of simply breakfast's new header.

Mav's new photo & print project features this beauty. Pure indulgence; dark, decadent and delicious!













More beauty in the work of Gentl & Hyers, photographers for the cover of body + soul this month. Their on-line portfolio is superb. Spot another piece by Karin Eriksson!






Steamed Artichokes in honour of Spring. Enjoy the weekend.

delicate

Dazzle is on in Glasgow, out of reach but it has made me think how inspired the January show in London left me.

This roof window always reminds me of Paris, instead it is near the Thames, Battersea way in London. I like the way studying tiny beautifully crafted jewellery strengthens my awareness and appreciation of design and skill in the creation of large scale wonders such as this patterned roof top.

Here is the work of three jewellers I especially like, appearing at Dazzle's Glasgow show, until 6th May.









Laura Baxter























Zoe Bassi























Abigail Percy
















Inspired by the look of this new Florence Broadhurst book. More details in this mini site.

Sweet Potato Breakfast Bread recipe, also from Chronicle Books.

rule below

Captured at my friends allotment on Good Friday or 'Great Friday' as it was refered to by one of the children.

Here is the first of my weekly posts, a better way; making more of these light evenings and appreciating the sunsets. Most, not all of the blossom has blown away now and I am amazed how leaves have grown since last week.

I am drawing a metaphorical line under random regular posting and looking to begin more thoughtful mid week posts, a small routine in a chaotic life.

































Today I bought the book, hinted about last Tuesday. The Happy Campers is a fantastic book, which brightened a double decker bus ride home. Happiness on the printed page. Images from the website and all the illustration is by co-author Kat Heyes, also Kat's blog.

More inspiration discovered from illustrator Hennie Haworth. I love the techniques combined to make such striking images, here are a selection of pieces.



I discovered Hennie Haworth illustrated an article for the Guardian G2, in November 2006. The on-line article makes an amusing read about organic vegetable boxes and includes a couple of recipes.

red :: friday

My colour week contributions.

Red Flickr finds house finch, red collar, gutter feet and japanese plate. Red Flickr artwork tomato coaster, love {detail} and red-faced warbler.

Summery red currants in Miroir Cassis.

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Taking part in colour week on my blog has been interesting, the theme has led and each post has taken care of itself. This has made me think, especially how I loved returning home after my week's holiday to catch up with the creativity on my favoured blogs.

I have been finding posting time consuming from getting sucked into the vacuum that the web is when immersed. Feeling I am posting for the sake of it, over tired and straining my eyes. Wondering if I am typing into the ether.

So to rekindle that feeling of returning and get some interest back I am going to now post once a week. This should give me time to gather lots of inspiration and rest, which my mind needs. Busy minded is how I feel, in a negative way. I have a train journey to enjoy tomorrow, a chance to refocus and let my mind wander.

Treats & Treasures projects are an inspiration, and I love this Rose box. I will get back to my knitting and all my thoughts of projects, unfinished and not yet begun.