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Hello! I'm Anushka, a costume and hat designer based in London, UK. I love knitting, vintage, film and food. This blog chronicles my adventures in making and my creative lifestyle.
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Category Archives: The Outdoors
Garden of paradise
Our last day in Marrakech featured blazing blue skies and bright warmth. We strolled down to the gardens of Jacques Majorelle, a painter and plant collector who made these amazing gardens in the 1920s. They are now owned by Yves … Continue reading
Posted in Dressing Room, Marrakech, Outfit, The Outdoors, Travels
Tagged architecture, fashion, Jacques Majorelle, Jardins de Jacques Majorelle, Marrakech, Morocco, nature, outfit, plants, style, travel, vintage outfit, YSL
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West End Sunday at Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens
Glaswegians, if there are any reading, you are so incredibly lucky. What a wonderful, culturally rich city you live in, and with so much on your doorsteps. On my final afternoon in Glasgow I wandered once more by the Botanic … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland, The Outdoors, Things To See, Places To Go, Travels
Tagged botanic gardens, gardens, Glasgow, glass houses, greenhouses, hyacinths, nature, orchid rooms, outdoors, plants, scent, Scotland, spring bloom, travel, UK
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Colour and Grime III: Moments in Bristol
A single remaining apartment over an archway. The sun shone straight through the empty window. Tulips reminded me that Spring is coming… Sweet coloured houses in Clifton Village Clifton Suspension Bridge The sun would soon set over the bridge There … Continue reading
Early autumn garden
Autumn crept upon us slowly, steadily, whilst I was distracted in a haze of alterations, commuting, and not enough sleep. Suddenly the wind, when it blew, had a distinct chill within it; the light now is dappled and of a … Continue reading
Posted in reflections, The Outdoors
Tagged autumn, chill, flowers, garden, gardening, growing, outdoors, plants
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Brittany evenings and ends.
We had a beautiful, wonderful time in Brittany. I hadn’t expected it to be so lush and awash with history and culture. Being Londoners, we weren’t phased by grey mornings or rainy days; but were delighted each time when the … Continue reading
Posted in Brittany, France, reflections, The Outdoors, Travels, uncategorized
Tagged Brittany, Calais, countryside, driving, France, holiday, hypermarket, road trip, tourism, travel, travelling
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Brittany: Damgan. Wind and crêpes by the shore.
After visiting Vannes we were dying to get to the beach! It was a really sunny and beautiful day, but extremely windy. After a few false starts (relying on a sat-nav was definitely not a good decision for a road … Continue reading
Posted in Brittany, France, Moi, The Outdoors, Things To See, Places To Go, Travels
Tagged beach, Brittany, crepe, crepes, Damgan, Damgan beach, eating, France, holiday, sea, seaside, tourist attraction, travel, travelling
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Brittany: Notre gîte. Haystacks and bramble bushes
As I mentioned before, the renovated farmhouse we were staying in was really in the middle of nowhere. The fields that surrounded it were marked by long ditches, over which grew brambles. I spotted the blackberries on the return from … Continue reading
Posted in Brittany, Food, Moi, The Outdoors, Travels
Tagged blackberries, blackberry picking, Brittany, countryside, fields, France, fruit, hay, holiday
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Dressing for humid seasides
I bought this shirt dress for myself with birthday money in the People Tree sale. I really like it, and it’s very practical too! I’ve loved Orla Kiely prints for years (I remember when she did a collection for the Tate and … Continue reading
Posted in Dressing Room, Outfit, The Outdoors
Tagged beach, Brittany, Orla Kiely, outfit, Pénestin, People Tree
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Brittany: Pénestin beach. Searching for pearls.
On one of our first days in Brittany we went for a lunch-time picnic on the beach in Pénestin, a grey and slightly industrial-feeling beach which was nonetheless peopled by families strolling, dog-walkers and children playing in the sand. The … Continue reading
Posted in Brittany, The Outdoors, Travels
Tagged beach, Brittany, France, holiday, Pénestin, rain, sea, shells, travel, travelling
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Un séjour en Bretagne
I’ve just got back from a too-short trip to Brittany, all refreshed and somewhat reluctant to get back to work! My family had rented a gîte in a renovated farmhouse in the middle of the countryside. It neighboured fields of hay and … Continue reading
Posted in Brittany, Moi, The Outdoors, Travels
Tagged Brittany, countryside, France, holiday, travel, travelling
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