DECOREX

So, people get there kicks in different ways, I get mine out of browsing a fabric show and oohing and ahhing over all the lovely colours and patterns that I see.  Most inspiring.

My highlights had to be Penny Morrisons stand - watch out, one day I will be there too...but we also (I was with my 2 sisters) went to visit Soane ooh, so lovely, so sophisticated, so expensive!) and Raoul Textiles and it is always so lovely to see the charming Jean (Sallys son) in the shop.  I simply adore everything she does and have added yet more samples to my collection - one of which will become our new bedroom curtains, only how to choose which one!!
Another highlight was bumping into Marthe Armitage and her daughter - they seemed to remember me and we had a lovely chat - my sister happened to have one of her postcards of an interior that she had photographed, that my other sister had installed, that had MA wallpaper!!!
We also went and listened to the utterly bonkers Kathryn Ireland talking.....most enjoyable, because she is bonkers, but also because it was reassuring that she was 'one of us', she has worked hard to get to where she is, but as long as one has a little style and confidence then there is no reason why we cant do it too......(you may question my style when looking at my pink tights above!!!!).
So with a weighted bag and very sore feet, I returned to Sussex having had a very very enjoyable day....maybe next year I will be there with my own stand !?!?!

CARA CONNELL PHOTOGRAPHY

We had our lovely friend Cara here at the weekend.  Check out her lovely shots she did of us.....if you like them as much as we do go check out her website and get her to do your family too....this will be a lovely memory of this stage in our lives, where we live, before the new baby arrives etc etc and especially the beautiful morning light that we get to enjoy here in sunny Sussex.
www.caraconnell.com

VINTAGE VOGUE COVERS

I just love love love these.....look at the colours - right up to date in my mind - totally inspiring and the pictures are beautiful.  Wouldn't it be wonderful if the covers were still works of arts like these.....

A LITTLE RANDOM INTERLUDE

Sometimes these random images collect on my desktop and just sit there while I ponder what to do with them..well, today is tidy up my computer day (yes, geeky I know, but I love it, its like spring cleaning the pantry)...so in order to take them off my Desktop I thought I would deposit them on to my blog....so excuse the randomness, but then perhaps its much like shopping in a Bric-a-Brac shop, you just never know what you are going to find next....and that is often such fun.

First off, a farm I found - somewhere I would rather like to live....I have no idea where it is, but I don't think I would mind - it just looks heavenly...

Next up my son who decided that that night he would rather bathe in the kitchen sink than in the bath...well why not..?

Third, my daughter, Lani took this shot - I thought it rather inspirational..

I have been delighted with our crop of Cosmos this year - a never ending vase of colour and happiness has sat on our kitchen table throughout the Summer....

A snippet of Vanderhurd fabric that I want for our bedroom curtains....

And lastly a rather charming tractor that I would have parked at the farm that I want/plan to live in one day!!  Did I mention that I am styling my life on Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang???  Simply my favourite film of the moment - I am still on a mission to track down the set designer and find out what happened to all the heavenly furniture, wallpapers etc afterwards....please don't tell me its sitting in a props room somewhere gathering dust....

Ahhh all clean and tidy at last!!  Such a good feeling, now for the pantry!