Courtney Love

Courtney Love

Jul 3, 2017 | Inspiration

I think the idols we worship in our teenage years have the most sway on us. I was 14 when grunge happened and it was my music. My peers at school were into the Happy Mondays and rave culture despite the fact that the nearest they got to someone twisting their melon...
Monday Tune

Monday Tune

Jul 3, 2017 | Tune of The Day

Jump by Van Halen Come on! It’s Monday. We all need a little 80’s hairy rock to get us started.  
California… not the place

California… not the place

Jul 2, 2017 | Culture

It’s Sunday afternoon and I’m trying to write but the universe is having a wee conspire against me. Laptop updates, wibbly wifi and a howling dog. So boomed the tunes on. Spotify had done its handy personal playlist thing.  Cue California  – the...
Rules!

Rules!

Jul 2, 2017 | Nesting

I love: A list Clear rules Quirky interiors When we moved into this house I wanted it to be bright and cheerful and be welcoming to the monkeys without being childish. I wanted a house manifesto for how we all behaved. Enter Parkins Interiors and their family rules...
A change of perspective

A change of perspective

Jul 2, 2017 | Adventures

We’ve just got back from a week in Anglesey. The weather was distinctly British and the monkeys were at their most demanding. It was certainly not an Enid Blyton style romp.   What it was though, was exactly what I needed. The family together, the dog...