happy easter

Just to let you know...


if anyone's still reading...


that I'm still here...


waiting for my PayPal account problems to sort themselves out!


Shop still closed.

Still raining.

Still cold.

Just looking forward to the long weekend away in beautiful Nafpaktos! Wonderful massive bunches of flowers in the market this week for just 2 euros!

Happy Easter everyone!

the original thrifting queen

Thriftiness seems to be quite in vogue these days! Nothing more fashionable than rummaging around a garage sale or a car boot sale or a charity shop and bagging a good find. But I've just been reminded of the original thrifter... young Miss Emily!
I don't want Leo to watch much TV, especially while he's so young. And I just don't think that they made them like they used to. When I was small I remember watching Fingerbobs, Trumpton, Camberwick Green, The Clangers and The Magic Roundabout to name but a few. But my favourite of all was that saggy old cloth cat Bagpuss. And it's his owner Emily who I have already mentioned.


I've found quite a lot of episodes of Bagpuss plus other old favourites on You Tube and I let Leo watch something every now and then. I was particularly delighted to find a Bagpuss episode called 'The Owl of Athens' which we sat and watched together... Leo loved it! Here is Part 1 for you too... (wait til the end to watch Part 2)

your generous contribution

Well done everyone who bought my print Japanese Girl! You have helped me raise £275 (that's around $440) for Japan. I have donated that money to Global Giving UK who have so far raised over £18,000,000 which will initially go to provide emergency disaster and long-term relief for victims of the tsunami and 9.0 earthquake which struck Japan on March 11.
I can't thank you all enough for your help and support over the past couple of weeks.

lovely clusters

It's finally a beautiful spring morning here in Athens! It seems Greece and the UK have had a weather swap for the past week and while we've been wallowing in cold and gloom the UK have been enjoying some lovely spring sunshine. Anyway, I hope that's what we all have today!

To get you even more in the spring mood, if you've never heard of Lovely Clusters you really should give your eyes a treat. It's a special place to browse and shop beautiful handmade and vintage items from creative artists and designers from around the world. Each item links to the sellers shop site where you can purchase and find more information. It's run by lovely Rachel Follett from Hawaii who has a seriously good eye for things. Just look at these wonderful mood boards from the Lovely Clusters blog:




The latest Lovely Clusters catalogue is out now, so hop on over and check it out!