Milo's weekend

This weekend Milo managed to visit Tate Modern and Columbia Road flower market. Big trips out for such a small boy!

I fell in love with the Lisa Stickley Otis Large Holdall which she has designed for Tate. The Miss Harriet Knitting Bag is also rather smart... in fact, I'm very taken with the whole collection.

We're now just off out for a walk along the South Bank, to see what we can see!

The Comet Song

Watch the new Björk Moomin film video, ‘The Comet Song’

thank you Matt x

Milo

Our boy is here.

Milo Gilsenan John Roseman arrived by emergency caesarean section on Saturday 14 August at 2211 hrs, weighing in at just 2.46 kilos he's a tiny little thing.

Our rascal was in some distress so I didn't make it in to labour. The last two hours before he popped into the world are a bit of a blur and, as any new parent will tell you, the days since have been full of feeds, nappies, sleep (for Milo mostly) and lots of staring in complete amazement at what P and I have made.

Say hello...

Nursery

With our baby due in a mere 11 days here is a peek at our nursery, which is pretty much ready and waiting for the patter of tiny feet.

This room used to be our bedroom and in order to get to where we are now, we've had to make a number of changes to our home. P has worked so hard for months and I really couldn't be happier with how he has prepared for the arrival of the new addition to our little family.

Our cradle is suitable for the first five months. P installed a ceiling hook in our bedroom as well so that the baby can sleep with us at night. We'll then move on to the Brio sleep cot bed.

I still need to get fabric for the blind and we should receive the white Tolix toy box at the end of September which will be very useful additional storage.

All that's left now is for the rascal to arrive...

Brita Sweden

I've ordered the black and white Gunnel door mat by Brita Sweden. Can't wait for it to arrive...

Another Link

Another link found today at Jokemijn, accessories for men by Steve Mono... I'm seriously loving his collection.

Links

I had a minor pregnancy problem this weekend, which has resulted in me needing to rest for a few days after an overnight stay in hospital. Things are OK with the baby and hopefully there'll be no repeat of the problem. This rest has given me time to post, but as my mind has been elsewhere, I just have a few links to share which I enjoyed finding some time ago but haven't had time to mention...

Nutsa Modebadze journal

Ana Kraš

Elle Deco

We have five weeks until my due date, 12 August, and it feels like we're a million miles away from being ready. Thankfully, this weekend we have some help with thinning out some furniture. I'm sure the end of our decorating will then be in sight. I know that I'll feel ready once we've been able to suspend the baby cradle in our bedroom, even if the baby's room isn't quite ready. Still need to buy the cot (in white) and chest of drawers, but do have the toy box on order ready for end of September delivery.

As part of our preparation, a couple of weekends ago I parted company with 10 years worth of Elle Deco, but not before I sat and flicked through every copy... January 1998 to December 2007.

I remembered how much I used to enjoy features which no longer appear, such as the "48 hours in..." travel articles, "Eating Out" and "Eating In" recipes for dining at home or in the garden... it was also interesting to see how much things have gone up in price...

- Alvar Aalto Stool 60 January 2000 issue price £55, now £160
- Iittala Mariskooli bowl in red October 2004 issue price £21, now £69
- Jean Prouvé Standard Chair August 2003 issue £395, now £517
- Isokon Plus Penguin Donkey 2 March 2002 issue £255, now £410
- Robert Welch Hobart candlestick in red March 2004 issue £35, now £50
- Kristian Vedel Architecht Made wooden birds March 2004 issue £32, now £44

My bag

I love it when people post about the contents of their handbag. I'm not sure why I like it so much, but I really do. Inspired by the recent post over at Krims Krams, I emptied mine out tonight when I got home from work and here's what was inside...

Black Porter tote bag for Monocle containing iPhone with red leather Ordning & Reda cover, Cath Kidston cherries button mirror, Aesop rosehip seed lip cream, Liberty gift coins, Keys on a Hermès leather apple key chain, Keepcup, Marimekko umbrella, Nail file, Mason Pearson comb, Antibacterials wet-ones, Blackberry, Postalco pass case, Comme des Garçons wallet, Cutler & Gross sunglasses, Rennies, Rob Ryan for Afternoon Tea shopping bag, Sony Ericsson phone, Mont Blanc Bohème pens and pencil set, Moleskine diary, Coq en Pate pencilcase (plus photo of contents), Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX38 with case and MMMG wrist strap.

Oh, and a peek at the bump!

String

I've taken a break from blogging without realising it, writing and reading, with a few exceptions. Time has been in short supply, and with just 10 weeks until our baby is due to arrive, it's difficult to believe that we'll be ready when the day comes... before then we have a number of changes to make to our home.

First was to move our library of books from the spare room (soon to become our bedroom) down to the living room, and I'm hoping that the String shelving we put up this weekend, after redecorating the room, will accommodate everything.

39

Today is the first day of the last year of my thirties... wow, am I really that old?

It's only 10.30 in the morning and I've already eaten one salted butter caramel chocolate.

Now it's time to start the day...

Pushpull

The list of essentials for our August arrival just gets longer and longer and despite the fact that we're probably looking at 12+ months before there'll be any walking taking place, the Pushpull by Kaiku Design looks like the perfect toddler's cart to me...

Kastehelmi

If you need new plates, I doubt these would be on the top of your priority list. I don't need new plates. I don't even need one new plate, but that didn't stop me buying six Kastehelmi pressed glass side plates yesterday from Iittala as I was ending my work trip in Berlin.

Designed by Oiva Toikka in 1964, a selection of the original collection has just been re-released - it's only been on the shop floor for four days. Toikka named the design Kastehelmi, dewdrop in English, because he was inspired by lines of dewdrops on blades of grass on summer mornings.

Tolix

Probably not the most practical place to start when thinking about decorating and furnishing a nursery, but I'm not sure I can picture ours without this Tortue toy box from Tolix... I hope it's available in white.

42 and 60

My husband and my dad share the same birthday. Yesterday P turned 42 and my dad reached 60... today we had a lovely family lunch at Maggie Jones's.

Rhubarb Crumble

Made today, this rhubarb crumble was delicious and just what I had been craving... tart but ever so slightly sweet rhubarb which I mixed with vanilla sugar and a little freshly squeezed blood orange juice. The crumble topping was not perfect but had a pleasing shortbread biscuit flavour.

A surprise in the garden

Last weekend P called me out on to our roof terrace to show me these which appeared out of nowhere overnight!

Pineberries

I couldn't resist picking these up yesterday. They really do have the flavour of pineapple and strawberry!

Easter Weekend

This weekend has been a lovely start to our week off and so far I've managed an impressive amount of chocolate for someone who has lost her appetite. My Kawaii Bunny and Rococo egg are still in tact... I prefer to work our way through P's egg before cracking in to my own!

Hope you had a wonderful Easter.