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Sun on wall. #littlethings #lookonthebrightside #clutchingatstraws #tryingtimes #sunshine #🌝
What a weird birthday! Actually (and surprisingly) it’s been rather lovely. So many good things starting with Sainsbury’s giving away leftover Mothers’ Day bouquets this morning. Mine’s a stunner. Thank you. Beckenham Place P
Crab apple. ‘Cos it’s pretty. #littlethings #spring #blossom #sakura #crabapple #malus
Aldgate Very quiet on Saturday. Saw vibrant splashes of powder paint on the ground for Holi Festival of Colours. Too pre-occupied to take pics. Wish I had. #middlesexstreet #aldgate #thecheesegrater #tower42 #thegherkin
Reposting from Just A Card. Joint chain letter from @justacard and @andsotoshop Please pass it on. #shoplocal #shopindependent #supportartists #independentshop #independentstore #supportsmallbusiness #supportindiemakers #supportyourfriends #supp
We are FAN bags living and working in southeast London. We make rather nice bags. So very late to this party but, in case you haven’t noticed, it’s @justacard’s Indie Week and today is Indie Friday - Just A Card’s alternative
Light on the sea on Sunday. Worthing. #worthing #worthingpier #sunlight #sunonthesea #lightonthewater #silversea #shimmering #nice #verynice
We’ve just spent a busy and very productive day with the lovely Hilary in her beautiful studio @moth.studio.textiles, Worthing. Transfer printing and stitch. Great fun. Wish I’d taken more (and better) photos ...... #textiles #textilest
More Dior. At the V&A. A walk-through gallery with magazine covers on one side and on the other a rainbow display of some of Dior’s work. (I love arranging things by colour too.) #victoriaandalbertmuseum#christiandior #dior #designerofdre
Christian Dior - Designer of Dreams The most popular exhibition ever at the V&A. Closed now. We went in April. It was wonderful. #victoriaandalbertmuseum#christiandior #dior #designerofdreams #diorexhibition #fashion #couture #vanda
Palace of Versailles, France. The day before Giverny we visited the gardens at Versailles. The day began with wind and lashing rain but the sun came out eventually bathing the palace in golden light. #versailles #iledefrance #palaceofversailles #chat
Monet’s House, Giverny, France. Beautiful. Busy but otherwise just as it was when Monet and his family lived there except that his studio is now a gift shop. #monet #impressionist #claudemonet #monetshouse #giverny #france #🇫🇷 #frencharchi
Monet’s Garden, Giverny, France. So beautiful. So busy but so beautiful. So glad we went. 🌸 🌼 🌺 #monetsgarden #garden #jardin #garten #giardino #beautifulgarden #beautifulgardens #springgarden #waterlilies #giverny #monet #claudemonet #impr
Surprise post from a thoughtful friend. Isn’t she sweet? Pink Kimono by @madametreacle. #surprisepost #snailmail #kimono #👘 #geisha #maiko #parasol #🇯🇵 #someoneknowsmewell #thankyou💖
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Ten more of my favourites. So hard to whittle it down. Mostly the natural world with a couple of textile-related works. Of course. More cropping of pics , odd angles, still busy. #royalacademy #royalacademyofarts
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Ten of my favourites. All these have an architectural theme. Of sorts. A more random selection tomorrow. Quite a bit of cropping had to happen as I was taking the pics at some very odd angles. It was busy. #royala
More from Kew Gardens. These spectacular forms are glass and they’re outdoors. In the weather. And they’re HUGE. Incredible. “Summer Sun” “Lime Crystal Tower” “Niijima Floats” “Sapphire Star&rdquo
Kew Gardens again. More of Dale Chihuly’s fabulous glass sculptures. This is my absolute favourite outdoor piece so far (I haven’t found them all yet) although strictly speaking it’s indoors in the Waterlily House. ”Ethereal
Next up - Kew Gardens in June. American glass sculptor Dale Chihuly’s spectacular exhibition. There are a dozen enormous pieces dotted around the gardens. I’ll show you some of those tomorrow. For me though the loveliest pieces are indo
You’ve been framed! Have been very lax about posting on here lately. Too many obstacles in my way. Going to try and play catch-up with a few snippets of our summer. First up - we had a few days away in West Sussex. So .... South Downs, a swee

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