i was trolling through some photos from china this weekend when I came across this photo of a polar bear at the beijing zoo. when we first set out for the zoo, i was keen – I had never been to a zoo, ever – and the giant pandas were supposed to have a lovely [...]

these fleeting moments of spring are so tempting, so lovely. last night driving through the experimental farm there was a thick layer of misty grey fog everywhere. lovely!

you probably think I’ve been all lazy, enjoying the spring time weather, but NOOOOOOO, I’ve been locked in my sewing room with mountains of sock monkey fabric. Which really, isn’t so bad, I suppose, in the grand scheme of things. bicycle stamp devotees? in then end, it made no sense. but I still have it! [...]