by Annastasia | Sep 10, 2018 | An envelope of snippets, Lists
Hello September. Welcome back with your nip in the air and excuse to buy a new pencil case. We love the way you are like an early start to the new year (so we can practice changes before we decide exactly how it’s all going to be different next year). September...
by Annastasia | Jul 30, 2017 | Inkdrops, Living, Mini Subscriptions, Seasons
It’s been a pretty good summer in the UK this year. The weather has been warm on the whole. There’s been lots of sunshine and blue skies. It seems like summer has been here for months. However, all good things must come to an end. It’s August....
by Annastasia | Oct 10, 2016 | Inkdrops, Letters, Living
There’s something about autumn days. The nip of cool air in the morning makes me smile in a way that the warm caress of a summer day didn’t. Maybe because we expect the weather in this part of the world to be cool and maybe a bit dull. Summer weather is...
by Annastasia | Jul 11, 2016 | Day in the life, Inkdrops, Living, routine
We know how it goes. The sun shines all week long while we’re busy at our desks. The weekend rolls around and it’s all cloudy skies and rain. You book a few days off work to did over the British summer has gone on holiday ruining your plans to hang out in...
by Annastasia | Nov 13, 2015 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, organisation
The best bit of many things is the planning and anticipation. Let’s face it writing lists while eating gingerbread and wondering if it’s too early to play Christmas music beats dealing with family power struggles about what time to open the gifts and the...
by Annastasia | Jul 24, 2015 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, organisation, routine, simplification
I always feel better when I stick to a routine. Getting Things Done points out that if you are recording things you need to do rather than remembering this frees up space to be creative. I’m inclined to think that routine is the same. It’s much easier to...
by Annastasia | May 22, 2015 | Inkdrops, Living
It seems that days all too often require one to get in a car or on the bus to go and spend time doing something useful and productive. Now it’s lovely to spend a day being usefully busy. To lose yourself in the flow of activity and enjoy a glow of satisfaction...
by Annastasia | Mar 13, 2015 | Inkdrops, Living, simplification
The bright sunshine this week has encouraged me to leave my desk and enjoy a lunchtime stroll. I know I should do it more often in the winter but it’s often more tempting to stay inside where it’s warm with a book to transport me to somewhere else. Even in...
by Annastasia | Mar 6, 2015 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, notebooks
It hasn’t been a particularly cold winter but it feels like it’s been going on for a long time. Maybe it’s simply because we’ve been waiting for a massive drop in temperature and heavy snow and it hasn’t yet arrived. Now there’s a...
by Annastasia | Sep 19, 2014 | Inkdrops, Living
Autumn has always been my favourite season. It’s the comfort of a return to routine. The opportunity to enjoy the last of summer mixed while anticipating the months ahead. Cooler mornings but lunchtimes warm enough to read by the river. Like a mix of summer...
by Annastasia | May 9, 2014 | Day in the life, Inkdrops, Living, Photographs
There’s a building in a town near me. Every time, I take a visitor past it they comment in a favourable manner. They ask if it’s the Town Hall, or maybe a museum. I barely notice it. It’s just some offices. That’s the joy of visiting somewhere...
by Carla | Sep 6, 2013 | Inkdrops, Living
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...
