Showing posts with label illustration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label illustration. Show all posts

Monday, February 11

Bluetits



There isn't much outside to photograph during this part of winter. Colour is hard to find, so that even the tiniest briefest spots of blue and yellow jump out at you. The garden is full of bluetits. Maybe I drew these ones in a subconscious effort to bring on some feeling of spring.

Monday, February 4

Fussy eater?


There are only a few foods I am really fussy about.


B r e a d   
Fresh and homemade, if not then from a bakery. Crusty, soft inside, warm, with a bit of butter or some homemade marmalade. Maybe toasted. My all time favourite thing to eat. Sliced white supermarket stuff just isn't bread. It'd do a better job as a kitchen sponge. 

P e a n u t  b u t t e r 
Always crunchy, and should never ever contain added sugar.

C o f f e e    
I still have a lot to learn but my favourite kind of coffee tastes slightly nutty. (Instant coffee is tapwater.) Strong, black, no sugar, but I like cappuccinos too. (Working in a cafe I have learnt that old people prefer filter coffees with cream on the side, mums with buggies drink lattes, spoilt children like babyccinos if only for the chocolate sprinkles, and birdwatchers like black Americanos with an extra shot.)

O r a n g e s    
That navel kind you get in January, super juicy with the most amazing flavour.

A p p l e s     
If you leave apples out in a fruit bowl they go mushy and soft, and that is very wrong. I think mushy apples would be in my Room 101. Apples must be kept in the fridge so they stay really, really crisp. I'm fond of a granny smith, and those ruby red apples with the almost translucent white flesh.


Other than that, I'll happily tuck into pretty much anything. (Except mayonnaise. And whipped cream. And scrambled egg. And banana cake. And pineapple...)

Thursday, January 24

New clothes


Cream shirt, Uniqlo, £14.90
Black & white Breton, H&M, £7.99
Shift dress, Gap via charity shop, £2.50
Woolly cardigan, Mango via charity shop, £2.00
Cable knit scarf, Uniqlo, £7.90
Grey cords, H&M, £7.00

Some high street buys & some charity shop buys. Charity shopping is infinitely more satisfying because if you find one lovely item amongst rails of tat, you appreciate that item so much more.

I'm trying to make my wardrobe grow up a little - classic pieces, simple colours, simple cuts. Not giving up the Breton stripes though.

Now the purse needs to go away until spring is here and I can buy summer dresses galore...

Sunday, January 13

A stylish lady


I was in John Lewis yesterday when I noticed a very stylish lady standing near me. She looked just how I hope to look when I'm older (and it was nice to be inspired by somebody who isn't in their twenties for once). Monochrome colours - sounds dull but it worked - sharp lines, a brilliant hairstyle and the most gorgeous glasses.

I am full of that annoying January spirit - the one that makes you want to start afresh, yet stay under your duvet all day. I keep beginning lists of things to change, and then giving up and crawling back into my pyjamas. I need focus and sunshine. Oh spring, where are you?

Hope you all have a lovely week ahead. Keep warm!