Category: Wonderings

• July 1, 2011

  The Little Grey Sparrow

  In the darkest part of a dingy, damp and echoing archway there sat a small grey sparrow. He had been born there amongst the grime and smoke and had never seen a clear morning sky, or felt the cool breeze under his wings. Just beneath his hidden perch there was a tiny jazz club, and…
• June 30, 2011

  It’s Nearly Gin Time and These Are the Shoes I’d be Wearing if I Could…

  My last post was a complete bummer, so I’ll leave you on a joyful note:
• June 30, 2011

  Something Wrong

  Been having chest pains today, and felt extremely dizzy while I was on the phone with a customer and had to fight really hard against it to keep from blacking out. I rarely have problems that a bit of shouting and crying won’t sort out, but my work is one of them. Sometimes no matter…
• June 29, 2011

  The World is at Your Feet

  Could these be any cuter? Um, NO. Like Laura Whelan of Vintage Redheads, I LOVE  ‘Irregular Choice-ing’ my old shoes. I’ll stick anything on a pair of shoes. Children’s hair bows, doll’s house furniture, those little stick-ons you get in Hobbycraft…the world is at your feet. I’m currently thinking of a design based around my ongoing…
• June 29, 2011

  Run Away With the Circus

  These are but some of the shoes that someone at some point has informed me make me look like a circus performer (or freak). I take this as a serious compliment because it means I am not just relaxing back on the sofa of normality. Hooray for the shoes freaks – may our bizarre footwear…