Alice is growing like a mushroom.

She has almost completely run out of clothes, and I am having to resort to making some new things for her, as it seems you can't buy warm things for babies in summer.

It's freezing here!



I did make her these for summer, but my sewing machine needed some first aid and has been in the shop for a month now...





I would love to get her these though... possibly the best kids clothes I've ever seen, and are all hand made by the amazing I Love Devon.

We've just come back from a short weekend away, with raspberry eating, rockpools and windy boating on a lake. It was great to break up the domestic and mother duties. As much as I would also love to show you photos of my gorgeous, tidy and impeccably decorated house - I'm afraid it's just chaotic and disorganised most of the time. So here are some of the family garden instead.



And some gratuitous cuteness.

I thought my friend Jackson might like this... found here .



My dream house.

Still no camera today, so instead here's a list of the inappropriate songs I have sung my baby in the last week:

Asleep - The Smiths
Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths (who seem to feature quite often)
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
Mr Grieves - TV on the Radio (originally The Pixies)

??????

Almost seems I want a my child to be a chronic narcissist....

I love these drawing/sculptures by Kiki Smith - they remind me of these by New Zealand artist Francis Upritchard who will be showing at the Venice Biennale next year.