Oh, my… bicycle panniers

Oh, my… bicycle panniers

Oh, my… – something I frequently utter when I come across something I really, really want. Especially if it’s something that is glorious to look at, useful and accentuates a slower lifestyle. My beloved bike (named Bluebell) is one of those things and more than...
A letter to myself

A letter to myself

Way back in May, Ink Drops took our typewriters along to the Make Me Joyful letter-writing salon. While I was there I wrote several letters. Mainly to friends offering thanks for their friendship, sunny thoughts and support during tricky times ahead. I also wrote...
How to get back into letter writing

How to get back into letter writing

Chances are you wrote letters as a child. Maybe you had a pen pal. Or you wrote thank you letters after Christmas and birthdays. But time has moved on and it’s yonks since you actually put anything other than a bill in an envelope. Getting back into the letter-writing...
Summer delights & dash; what did you get up to?

Summer delights & dash; what did you get up to?

It’s been a busy, busy month and as the days turn into weeks and months, and suddenly it’s September and feeling distinctly autumnal, I thought I’d do a quick roundup of some of our summer adventures… We had decadent breakfasts in Giraffe… found wallpaper patterned...
Memories tied up with ribbon?

Memories tied up with ribbon?

Do you keep your personal correspondence?  Do you look through it on a rainy afternoon and recall memories of people and places long gone? The idea of a stack of letters tied up with a ribbon is glorious. The reality is less romantic and much messier. The ribbon is...
The marriage of pen, paper and postbox

The marriage of pen, paper and postbox

My sister got married last week. It was unexpected. It was only a few hours before that I found out. I turned up to meet her because she’d invited me to afternoon tea.  Maybe I would have dressed smarter If I’d known what was in store. At least I wasn’t in...