The Shopping Sherpa

Which pretty much sums it up. If you want details, here's a picture of the gift bag I made for J for Miss R 's birthday present: (I...

For far too many months it has bugged me that the table I use in my office/ workroom for packing parcels and cutting fabric is too low to do...

I decided to do my Wreck this journal "Fill this page with circles" page this evening. This isn't quite what I had in mind wh...

Last night was the closing of David Wills' There are too many things in the cupboard at ANU School of Art . I've been to many openi...

At least this time I don't have to count them ...

And I got a headache. Not because I drank too much of the free-flowing champagne (tempting as it was, but I had Miss Daisy tucked downstairs...

Here are the highlights of today (in chronological order): 1. I stumbled across a copy of this fabulous recent release in The Portrait Gall...

(Or should that be Peachy Green ?) Our teacher seemed to realise that the deep end was a tad too deep for most of us last week and so spent...

It's been one of those days. I'd planned to go to a book launch at 5:30pm this evening but all I want to do is crawl into my PJs and...

I finally pulled the paints out this afternoon after telling myself that my colour wheel really doesn't have to be perfect and that even...

Take one unexpected invite to an unknown free French film (courtesy of Cycling S) Add some lovely French countryside and an gorgeous old hou...

Following Little Jenny Wren's example rather belatedly... 5:45 am: I can't sleep as someone's doing burnouts in the Dickson sh...

I never thought I'd see the day when I was front row at a fashion show, but last night it finally happened. It was only a little fashion...

It took: 1. The installation of my "FU" attitude in the spot where my "This is all too hard" attitude had somehow taken ...

...Since The servant of two masters or The government inspector , anyway... I can't find any footage of The 39 steps in Australia so y...

I don't know if it was ingesting copious quantities of House of Eliott or spending all yesterday asleep but I headed into the workroom t...

H is for holiday . Which it was here in Canberra. Not that it means much to me as I work for myself on Mondays. I is for indulgent . After...

A is for award . Oese awarded me the Your blog is fabulous award. In German! Danke , Oese ! B is for birthday boy's birthday party ...

"I am going to report her to the Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Books. First - has her journal (an ancient breed) been regist...