I have been reading -

Saplings by Noel Streatfeild. It's about children growing up in England in world war 2 and it kept making me cry. But it's great, and it's published by the lovey Persephone Books.

Each book has the same grey cover, but the end papers are a pattern from a fabric that was made at the time the book was written, or is somehow relevant to the story.

Saplings has this one -



Which, according to their website is -

"A 1938 fabric by Marion Dorn was chosen for Saplings. It is called 'Aircraft' and shows pairs of stylised pigeons in flight on a background of natural linen. It contains the imagery of aircraft being readied for war yet of birds freely in flight."

I like this...

...and I'm terrified of it in equal measure.

It's from this amazing collection

Amnesty bookshop...

When we were walking around the lanes in Brighton we came across this great window display. Although we tried to take our own photo there was a big man in the way so this one is pinched from http://illustratorselbow.blogspot.com/2009/05/amnesty-books-window.html. It's a really great drawing.

A stroll around lewes

These books were in the window of a really cute, old bookshop.

I love this little house, it really reminds me of one of my drawings.

Its the end of the world-

...or a music video shooting in an old copper mine in anglesey. It somehow feels like the end of the world though.

Tulips

For my mum

Au revior simone at bush hall...

Installation at the vibe bar, brick lane

Consequences

These are the results of a bank holday Monday game of consequences. I especally like Dave's elephant man head and my elephant's stripy shorts .

I heart shortbread

After a Sunday stroll through the Columbia Road flowers we ate a delicious heart shortbread, then went to the clothes shop next door and i bought this really lovely dress.