Picking greens, herbs and spring onions for Hothouse Hand Pies. If you would like the Hothouse Hand Pies recipe please see the next Blog Journal entry. Would you like to join me? I’m hoping to be posting a photo each day on May. A moment captured during the day, calming, peaceful, that captures my heart. […]

A moment in the day. The view from the washing line. My Dutch barn door made by my Dutch husband, painted in Duck Egg Blue. Door made using reclaimed building materials and glazing. Of course there is a story to it. We had sold some second hand glazed French Doors on Gumtree, pointing out the […]

Edit: And the winners are: Congratulations to Belle and Carol. Total prizes: 2 x A4 Fairy Wren Cottage Fine Art Prints valued at $95 each. The winner receives an A4 Fairy Wren Cottage Fine Art Print from my new etsy shop. The winner chooses their print. Plus, they get to give someone they nominate an […]

I love it how Lil potters about the cottage, she takes such pride in helping make Fairy Wren Cottage a cosy home . After my morning sit outside in the sunshine, I came in to find Lil had replaced last weeks kitchen table flowers with a fresh linen table runner and a cyclamen she had […]

This week was interesting! On Tuesday at 5pm we got a phone call from our wonderful plumber that he could arrive at 6pm and turn the water off to repair a leaking pipe that Michael had discovered that afternoon.  Our water supply would be turned off from 6:15pm until 6:15am to allow the pipe to […]

Fairy Wren Cottage Shopkeeper: I was in the Kitchen Garden when my first etsy sale notification came through. This is Honeybee coming to check on me with that questioning look on her face, she doesn’t often see me do a happy dance! My hope is that you see my shop as a steady constant, if […]

A spare chair, a quilt for the daybed and my magic basket that shifts from the little table on the veranda (my desk) to the chair next to it and back again several times a day. I say magical because sometimes it feels like Mary Poppins bottomless carpet bag. Scissors, hand written notes to myself, […]

Thank you for your love, support, encouragement, friendship, everything, all of the above and more. Seriously, it’s helped get me to here! Why a Fine Art Print shop? It starts with sharing the beautiful everyday moments. The magical snippets that make our days. Gentle. Peaceful. Wonderful. I hope these fine art prints bring you that […]

The view from Honeybee’s garden gate. Grateful for big skies, an ever changing view and today’s soaking rain. And of course Honeybee’s happy chortling duck noises as I hand deliver lettuce leaves to her. Much love from one of Honeybee’s devoted humans xxx Would you like to join me? I’m hoping to be posting a […]