Gosh, well it has been a long break from my blog, for no real reason except a sort of perpetual fog of disorganisation. So forgive me readers (or what readers are left after my prolonged absence),

 I am turning over a new leaf and am hoping to post once a week, as regularly as a Swiss clock from here on in. 

Lot of new things have been happening. I hosted my first pop-up shop (above), based in Clerkenwell, last month which was fun!  A teeny-tiny space, just perfect for displaying my favourite things, and a lovely, large glass window, which with the addition of some fiery pink cherry blossom lights I think hit the sweet spot between inviting and intriguing.  There was no mad rush, but a nice steady stream of interested customers.  It is always a pick-me-up to meet complete strangers who love your things, especially when you work, as I do, in a very solitary way.  I am keen to do another pop-up and meet more....

I went to see the Matisse Cut-Out exhibition at the Tate.  

It was a beautifully calculated frenzy of colour and shape and somehow brought to mind summer, seaside, and sandals. More than a bit inspirational for when the mizzle outside stops. It was also inspiring to see what someone can do at any age, in any age.  Matisse's work at 80 was as fresh and young as when in his earlier days.  I loved the seeming disconnect between the look of the work above and the man who did it (below).  A solemn-looking bearded man with hat, and his wife, both delightfully Edwardian.  Those fluid, brilliant shapes emerged from somewhere inside that stiff wool suit.

It has made me want to inject a bit of colour into my day, so a quick detour to Shoescribe.com to order a pair of bright red slip-ons

to be matched with my newly made mini triangle purse in scarlet 

and a heavy dose of my new favourite mascara, Charlotte Tilbury's Full Fat Lashes in Glossy Black.

I'm ready for Spring!

p.s. I am absolutely not sponsored by anyone to mention their brands...they are all just things I've found that I love and work for me.