Another, just like the other…
RideIt! Summer 2010 has just been completed. It is a tad bigger than the spring version at 60 pages. Had a great time producing it but had to work to the wire in order to get it to the printers on time. It consists of 4 main features; ‘The Ride-Off’ - a fun story about 3 Roadies vs 3 MTB’ers who go head to head on two different routes of the North Downs, they test 2 bikes each and give “impartial” opinions afterwards. ‘Cycle-Chic - Street meets function & style’ - cycling has burst into the fashion mainstream recently so took a few models up to the West End in London and had them shot with fixed bikes and traditional ladies bikes too, a very enjoyable shoot. ‘Family Cycling’ - a little bit about where to ride this summer with the whole family. Lastly a story about the state of the roads, ‘The hole story’ identifies rider concerns and talks about how to stay safe on the roads (I put my new camera to test in this article, check out the pothole on page 49).

I like to do my own dance...

We always have a party on Fridays...

Always remember to look after your inner monster... it can be quite crucial.

I made this little notebook in white leather. Haven't started using it yet...

My first ever sourdough bread!! Well second if you count the first disaster, but we don't like to talk about that. It pretty much took the a whole weekend and at one stage I was actually holding the bowl trying to make it prove more through love. Freak.
I love bread. I love the smell, the enjoyment of eating something you made yourself, the hard work that goes into making it and the pure aesthetics of a crusty bread loaf!
I've got very nice memories baking with my grandmother and my mother. Especially in the baking-house back home (communally shared in the village). Ah, just thinking of the lovely smells makes me smile. Home made bread makes me happy.

A light bulb moment, well a dim and distant glow moment in my case...

When it rains in the UK, which is pretty often and I can't stomach the thought of riding to work in the rain I get the train. I need a bike to use to and from the station because it's about a twenty minute walk to work and walking is for fools, or for Sunday strolls with the missus. Above is my wonderful apple green Brompton which I used to use on days when it is pissing down, but it cost a fair bit of wonga and we could do with the cash in hand. So I have just sold it because I was given an old road bike by a former colleague Tom, great chap and very kind of him (cheers T).

The bike was trashed though, it needed both wheels replaced and the gears were all f'ed up too, man the steed was in a state. With some lovin care and help from the guys in head office workshop she is up and running again, and all for the price of sweet nothin. We did some tweaking and replaced the bars with flat ones and cut them nice and short too, fitted a single front brake, put some flat pedals on and converted it to a singlespeed with an easy gear ratio of 39/16 for my tired old legs. Ey, she rides smooth...

Below is my brand new, second hand bike and a beautiful rat in my eyes.

I made a necklace out of scraps... sweet.

Aahhh!!! My Spring Monster print got selected in the BonBon Kakku competition!! Thank you so much everybody that vote for me! I'm so excited, can't wait to get the print. Not sure what to do with it yet... Curtain is the obvious one, or I was thinking maybe a cape to run up and down the street with... We like spring.

Finished this logo for my good friends site a couple of days ago, Catherine was stoked and so was I with the results. She is an avid photographer and doing a great job by the look of it. Click on the logo to see what she's up to, BOOM!

One of my best friends Dara is an amazing fashion designer. She has bravely taken the steps to set up her own business. You can find her beautiful designs at daraford.com. Her clothes are extremely well made, flattering and comfortable. Above pictures are taken from her website. ♥ Buy less. Buy well ♥

Me wearing one of Dara's designs. I ♥ this top! Please also check out her blog.

I made two bags out of some leftover fabrics. The buttons are vintage, made out of metal. I ♥ old buttons...