Creating, and milky tea... what more could I ask for? I’ve always been fascinated by the little treasures people keep—the simple, mundane, handmade things. I always enjoy listening to artists and craftspeople talking about their textile work, their process and inspiration. I love visiting a home and being shown the textile treasures it holds, hearing the stories behind it, how it was made, who made it, where it came from, what the significance of it is, how many generations have enjoyed it. Handmaking nature-inspired heirloom pieces is one of my greatest joys. As a student I lived with a landlady who had spent most of her time in North Africa and brought back many beautiful heirloom pieces to decorate her apartment and the attic flat she rented me. We would open some large trunks to admire all the things she had collected, drawers full of beautiful fabrics and hand-stitched garments, heavy wool rugs and exuberant tapestries, bedspreads embroidered in vivid colours and sequins everywher...

Kilmartin Glen is an inspiring and soothing place to me. In some magazines you can read about famous people’s “perfect weekend,” and I always love to see what they get up to. I love to see that for most of them, it is the quiet, understated, ordinary weekends which are preferred. Today I am happy to share about my way of enjoying soothing and refreshing weekends. My favourites are the simple ones where there is no agenda. I am totally in love with the mundane and the ordinary, and I usually prefer having lots of time to slow down and keep everything manageable. Seed collecting: a beautiful way to honour the season Spending Time Outside Noticing small changes: this tiny garden mushroom took me by surprise! If at all possible I want to spend some time in fresh air, smelling the breeze and noticing changes in the garden, the trees, the atmosphere. Embracing the seasons is something I love to do year-round. Being outside is not always possible but I find ways to stay connected. As I write ...