Back to work this week it’s been all about fashion shoots and October flower fodder. Other stars have included:

A Mirabelle jam called Black Crow.
Harper smiling lots…(we love).
Captain blushing over Nigella in Portobello.
Bouquets for Burberry.
Victoriana flowers for a film set.
A tale of twenty pumpkins.
And Mabels return to the flower market.

Happy wednesday

xxx

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Every girl needs a bit of fru fru la la and with a cosmetic job coming up I’m digging out the flower girls staple of red lippy and seeking inspiration from a vintage era.

These cool 50’s and 60’s ads are telling me it’s time to dust down my dancing shoes (btw check out Captain on Cazza’s new pics), fluff up my marabou feathers, pouff some coral powder about and get rocking a trivette look.

Flowers? Peachy pink roses and a few daring dahlias ofcourse.

xxx

This week am bending the lovely Virginias stylish ear about vintage floral millinary for a christening frock, giggling as we court controversy and raise a sundae smile with a name.

Planning a floral cross stitch adventure with Fine Cell and trying to convince someone that no, peonies are over…but autumn hydrangeas are most definitely in.

Monday musings from a mama rose. xxx

Not a huge amount of Gypsy Rose happenings on the towpath flower wise it has to be said. Just Harps, Captain and I getting used to life afloat.

Part of London Design week saw our lovely neighbours at Tom Dixon opening their new lifestyle shop, all manner of cool cushions, vintage bits and bobs and some old favourite designers for daughter, all a pram ride away. Like.

Lovely things a plenty for a flower fille and design bods, go visit.

A recent find, romantically introduced to me by fellow flower lovers.

xxx

If I could tippety tap a a note it would be Nancy and Betty style, or scribbled maybe on a Warhol cat or two but in lieu, and done with love on my imaginary corona, a thank you for all your lovely messages, bottles of fizz, toys for Mlle’s toy box, frocks for grey days and happy thoughts…you are just my type of friends.

xxx

It’s been a few weeks of days and nights merging, washing lines of frilly baby whites and getting used to life with our darling Harper. She’s been given her first flower book, been rocked to the Ink Spots and been cooed over by a hundred fairy god mothers. So far so good.

Now to nesting for autumn, pining sleep and planning bags of fun, Christmas wreaths, museum visits and dreaming of warmer climates…swoon.

More bluebell banter soon but in the meantime, Happy Wednesday.

xxx

It’s been a while I know but a quick postcard to say that Gypsy Rose Junior finally arrived a few weeks ago, with a shout on a sunny friday in London W2.

We’re settling in to life with baby on board. She was fashionably late, noisy, naturally predisposed to petals, bonny and looking very much like her daddy.

We are truly madly deeply. Here she is xxx

X

Bringing on baby…it’s raining in London so walking around soggy graveyards and picking blackberries. Back home for autumn ideas and dahlia dreaming.

Recently rediscovered in my Vogue Living collection, aren’t these pics lovely? Apart from wishing I could take pictures like Petrina and work with her one day, I love love love her foody and flower work.

Take a looksy xxx

hmmm what to do with blackberries…

Feeling blue, boat is clean, every window washed, the pan and pots cleared out, walls painted, cats have listened to my squeals and stopped bringing in mice, time’s running out now so I’m ironing linen…socks could be next but am hoping Captain steps in before I get that ridic.

Next obsession, tea towels and curtains of them. Thursday inspiration and larkspur confetti, done fresh it’s absolutely hippy heaven underfoot…try it!

xxx