hedges

Hedges make great photo subjects in my opinion. They are everywhere but hard to define. What turns a row of shrubs into a hedge? Can trees be hedges?

Reading - and enjoying completely - 100 essays I don't have time to write : on umbrellas and sword fights, parades and dogs, fire alarms, children, and theatre by Sarah Ruhl

objects

A few fabulous things to dream of -

• Karlsson flip clock
• smyrna cushion by Renilde de Peuter
• Juliet Arnold silver inlaid bangle from rekindle
• hand built ceramic pots by Stella Baggott
• uten silo organiser by Dorothee Becker
• Vipp pedal bin

in a pear tree

We had a weekend away up North for a family wedding. It was a lovely wedding and, amazingly, both the bride's and the groom's grandmothers were there - all four of them. The oldest was ninety-five.

On the way back we stopped off at our favourite avocado orchard. Everyone should have a favourite avocado orchard.

my year of not so much

Happy New Year.

Have you made any resolutions? I've been thinking about the year ahead and some of the things I'd like to do in the next twelve months. I've actually given it a lot of thought because there are things that I think I'd like to do but somehow I never seem to have enough time for.

So this year I'm going to focus on how I spend my time.
2015 will be my year of not so much:
not so much television
not so much work (I hope)
not so much procrastination
and, maybe,
not so much stuff

I'll let you know what happens.

Reading: The hundred-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared by Jonas Jonasson