by franky-loveaudrey | Jun 8, 2015 | Creative Weekends
Waking up in the early hours of the morning. Some young foxes were roaming outside our house and making an awful lot of noise in the process. Taking a long time to fall asleep again. Feeling faintly aware of Jesse climbing into bed with us. Lingering beneath the duvet...
by franky-loveaudrey | Jun 3, 2015 | Creative Living
My parents separated when I was nine years old. I remember feeling like my entire world was falling apart. I hated having to deal with so much change and for a little while I wished everything could just go back to normal. In the end, things fell together in a way...
by franky-loveaudrey | May 31, 2015 | Creative Weekends
Waking up in Dorset. Faced with another weekend of solo-parenting, I arranged a spur-of-the-moment trip to my parents’ house. Izzy and Mr L.A. were off on their own adventure, so Jesse and I had my mum and bonus dad all to ourselves. Sipping tea and watching...
by franky-loveaudrey | May 26, 2015 | Creative Living
As I mentioned in the preamble to my Great DIY To-Do List, this Christmas we’ll be hosting a bevy of friends and family at our humble abode. While we slowly work towards transforming the attic into a cosy guest bedroom/office space, I’ve been thinking...
by franky-loveaudrey | May 18, 2015 | Creative Weekends
Waking up as Jesse crept into our bedroom a little after 6am. Feeling groggy and tired. I’d had a rotten cold and it continued to bother me over the weekend. Tip-toeing downstairs so as not to disturb our guests who were asleep in the attic. Drinking tea and...