Heart Home - New online magazine!

So excited to let you know that my ex-colleague Carole of Dear Designer blog fame,

(we used to work together in London at John Stefanidis Design)

has started an incredible online magazine Heart Home

here is a wee preview

doesn't it look delicious!

I highly recommend making yourself a nice cuppa, hop over to this link to view this new beauty completely online and enjoy!

h&g book club

Last month I borrowed 'The 19th Wife' from my sister, it seemed an odd choice for me; the birth of the Mormon church and the role of polygamy in its practices - RANDOM I hear you say! And I would too, but the way David Ebershoff has written it is remarkable, gripping and so interesting. He weaves three stories together, one is an account of how the church was founded and what they went through as American pioneers to do so (hard core), the second is that of Ann-Eliza daughter of one of the founding members and her struggle against polygamy and finally is the present day story of a young man who is kicked out of the first's (a mormon splinter group who still illegally practice polygamy).

I do highly recommend reading this, I learnt alot about pioneering America, how religion can be twisted to suit those in charge & how that has impacted through the generations and also about people, which is an endless fascinating topic. Its a well written, engrossing and enlighting page turner!

To find out more about the book, check out David Ebershoff's website

h&g book club

I love reading, don't always have the time to devote to it, but its always so enjoyable. I guess its part escapism and I find I learn so much from reading - not only about other worlds or times, but about people, how they think and interact with the world.

I thought it would be fun to create an informal h&g book club, so let me know what you are reading, I'm always looking for great books, I'll tell you what I'm reading and we'll go from there.

let me sing you gentle songs - by Linda Olsson

I have just finished this book, its an incredibly vivid portrail of grief, the human spirit, life and beauty. I highly recommend :)