Union Jack cushion update
Friday, September 19th, 2008Decided to make one myself- here it is. Not really to be recommended, as it was really hard and I bodged everything. Looks alright from a distance though.
(update: re-reading to the original cushion post, that grungier more beaten-up look seems less appealing than before- a bit filthy. Guess I’ve been back in America for over [...]
bash a hole in your wall
Thursday, September 18th, 2008The election is boring me silly now. No idea who is worst, and anyway I don’t get to vote, which is fine by me.
And the market upsets are boring me sillier. Simply cannot force myself to care, on any account. It seems a bit like a moral failing, but having been brought up to [...]
I want this cushion
Thursday, September 11th, 2008These Union Jack cushions are getting very popular among the posh, or so you would think from rooms of the magazine-interior classes. The famous British flag, once much-maligned by the masses of its own country as a symbol of extreme right-wing skinhead violence and racist thug organisations, is now a worldwide popular emblem of whatever [...]
a toaster and some recipes
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008We are now the proud owners of a lovely vintage seventies mustardy-yellow $2.99 four-slice toaster. This will save literally seconds during breakfast preparations, but more importantly than that, it looks really cute and I love it. If you haven’t been thrifting yet this year, it’s still a good time for sales, new stock or both, [...]
tip of the day: squeezy bottles for the kitchen
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008I got this one from Gordon Ramsay (not personally, just his DVD): plastic squeezy bottles are great for oil and salad dressing. I’ve been using small pesto jars since forever, because you can shake them when the top is screwed on, but these work much better with even less mess. The one above is from [...]
