Happy Anniversary

 All pictures by lovely Amy Mortimer

Great news. Today I had a lovely surprise in discovering that Apartment Therapy posted my Rachel Zoe feature. So WELCOME to any new visitors. I hope you are exploring around and enjoying the blog. I have some favourite stories below which I would love you to find so I have put some links below. However, I hope you guys don't mind but I need to use the blog today to say to my lovely Ollie, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! We have been together for 4years now.

We fell in love with each other on fireworks night. (Aghhh romantic) and then our
1st year was huge as I sat by Ollie's hospital bed as he went for a 10 hour heart surgery operation the next day. I will tell you more about that on another blog entry. So we are here together on our 4th year and I love him more than avacado on toast.

OK I will say the rest in person to my man tonight during our romantic dinner. So as promised here are some links to the blog that have been favourites


BlooMen Marvellous
Super Hero

Acting Out At Home
This Is Who I Am (you need 5mins to read this)
A Week of Food
Yokoo
Design For Life Not Magazine Covers
Hanging Out With Philippe Starck
A Sizzling Breakfast (With Lenny Kravitz)

I hope you enjoy yourself and we will see you here again soon

Yokoo

I don't know where I have been but I have only just discovered queen of the yarn Yokoo. I have fallen head over heals for this Atlanta based designer who has gained sky-rocketing fame on the internet. Her devotees follow her not only for the over-sized chunky knitwear that she sells onEtsy but because of her eclectic style, endearing self-portraits and trademark haircut. I could go on and discuss the reasons why she is building up steam on the web but that would be boring. What I will share firstly is how Yokoo often wonders what her flick'r devotees smell like she usually opts to wears Liz Claiborne. Secondly, the new glossy Love Magazine disappointingly spelt her name wrong in their second issue. Thirdly, her muse is 'Tavi the 13 year old doopasoopa star, with all the personality of a thirty-year-old wool sweater'. Another fact is when she is knitting, crocheting, sewing or crafting in general Yokoo watches Charlie Brown and old Alfred Hitchcock episodes. One final thing to share is Yokoo has calculated that she spends 36 hours and 5o minutes a year fluffing her pillows on her bed. If you suffer from Seriousitis, then Yakoo can be just the eclectic shock therapy you need. She is fun, inspirational and full of colour. Enjoy her home that is as warm and tactile as her knitwear.

All photos by Yokoo