I’ve decided to give something odd a go. In the summer, a bright red common/Rhoeas poppy plant bloomed from a crack between a house and the pavement/sidewalk* a few doors down from our house. My daughter was OBSESSED with it, wanting to pick it/pluck its petals; my son liked tracking whether it was in bud,… Continue reading Experiments with pavement crack gardening
Category: London
Buying a designer knockoff rug on Etsy
I’m not real proud of this post title, but it’s honest. I was hot to trot about a beautiful rug I’d discovered by an amazing visual artist at a fancy rug store in Shoreditch, called Floor Story. I worked with them to figure out a bespoke palette, dimensions, and design (bigger than a runner, to… Continue reading Buying a designer knockoff rug on Etsy
How and why we decided to move to London
My husband and I recently decided to move from Seattle to London. This comes as a surprise to us, as well as to many of our friends and family members. You see, even though London is a fantastic city with a much more global presence than Seattle, we’ve been quite happy with our very established… Continue reading How and why we decided to move to London