print club

Print Club London is a new studio/workshop on Brick Lane that has recently started offering screen printing lessons. The studio space is impressive & the art for sale is both affordable and incredibly striking. Think graphic prints, bold colours & one off designs.

The beginner workshops run twice a week and are booking up quickly. I'm definitely going to check it out!

outstanding in the field

What a phenomenal idea! Outstanding in the field is an organisation whose mission is to reconnect people to the land that feeds them. They host outdoor dinner parties in spectacular locations around the world. The food is always locally produced and they pay ultimate respect to the local farmers and food artisans who make it. Tickets are quite spendy...but I think it might be worth it.

Via Oh Happy Day

69b broadway market

We've been living in Hackney for three years now and I'm constantly impressed with the number of amazing new shops that keep opening on Broadway Market. The latest is a super cool clothing shop, 69b. They clothes are fab - loose prints, tailored trousers and most importantly a great selection of jeans! They opened three weeks ago and are hosting an in store event next Tuesday (29th March) until 9pm giving us 50% off the clothes! See you there.

diy: part 3

In addition to our floors, we've finally finished painting the living room!

We went with a pale grey which adds colour, but still keeps a light & bright feel to the room. Next step, built-in book shelves & art. Stay tuned...

south africa: animals

The bulk of our time in South Africa was spent driving the Garden Route, but we had time to make a few detours along the way. We spent a magical morning doing a safari and an afternoon visiting an ostrich farm.

Ostrich

Rhino

Water Buffalo

Giraffe

Zebra

The overall trip was such an amazing experience, but it was the animals we saw that made it fantastic. During the safari, we were lucky enough get super close to a baby rhino as well as seeing a lion and lioness feeding. Eek! And at the ostrich farm we visited, we all got to take a ride on one...although it was more like holding on for dear life. Quite the experience.

south africa: cape town

My three favourite things about Cape Town: the food, the beaches and an amazing market, the Old Biscuit Mill.

chocolate milkshake, it doesn't get better than that!

chicory, sun dried tomatoes, mozzarella & pumpkin seeds

lovely clear water 

beautiful fishing villages

sunset in camps bay

The Old Biscuit Mill is a collection of food stalls, clothing shops, and general nicknacks. The food is all locally produced and the stall holders were all so knowledgeable about everything they had on offer! I didn't take any pictures, but husband had an amazing steak sandwich - grilled to order with rocket, tzatziki and the most tasty salsa I've ever had. I went for an onion bagel with rare roast beef, honey mustard and fresh pickle. Perfection.

south africa: garden route

Husband and I have just got back from a week in South Africa to celebrate husband's dad's 65th birthday. We flew into Cape Town early Monday morning and immediately jumped in a car to go meet the rest of his family. The first part of the trip was a driving tour of the famed Garden Route.

We stayed at this lush apartment in Franschhoek called The Ivy.

 Visited an elephant sanctuary and met Jumba.

 Canoed down a river and climbed to the top of a waterfall at Wilderness.

Visited a cheetah sanctuary. 

And finished off the tour in the lovely Dutch settled town of Stellenbosch.