MaiTai's Picture Book

 It's been a year since I announced my first workshop. I'm so glad I did the project, as I had the most wonderful and fun times with the ladies who participated. Everyone has been a star, and it...

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Some might have seen on my Instagram that I fractured my elbow right before Christmas. My arm needed to be immobilised for six weeks, and hence, there's been a long absence on social media and th...

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As some of you may know, I attended a two-day workshop in London a couple of years ago that sparked a newfound love for arts and crafts projects.  When I signed up, it did worry me a little bi...

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 Summer has been blissful this year; it's been less hot than in previous years, and we even had a couple of weeks of cooler temperatures at the beginning of the month ... something I've never ex...

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 I've always wanted to go to the Chelsea Flower Show in London, and this year I finally did!  DS's girlfriend and I talked about it over Christmas and a couple of months later she surprised m...

http://www.maitaispicturebook.com/2023/06/flowers-london-and-vegetables.html

 Celebrating my 60th birthday today! This is just a quick "bonjour" with more pictures than words. I am so sorry to have missed April's blog, but posting a recap down below. Hope everyone is h...

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March has been a beautiful and fun month; it included a trip to London and the arrival of spring blossoms, birdsong and the tiniest of new leaves. My winter outdoor flower ensemble still looks ...

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 Hosting a workshop has been forever on my mind as it is a much more personal way to share the things I post about, and it is such fun to do projects with a small group of people. With the compl...

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2023 could not have had a better start; I took delivery of my long-awaited new car. I've been driving an electric, mostly solar-powered car since 2017 and went without hesitation for the same bra...

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 I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and happy holidays. It has been very busy, but I wanted to pop by and wish you a very happy, healthy and fabulous New Year 2023! Hope you enjoy this p...

http://www.maitaispicturebook.com/2022/12/happy-holidays.html

November has been beautiful and sunny for the most part, which was just as well as "Swan-in-Chief" Jerrine came for a visit! We had lunch at the beach, and it felt like summer ... while sipping c...

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First of all, an enormous, grateful and massive thank you to everyone who responded to the last and previous posts. I was completely floored by the sheer number of comments; it was something that...

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Bonjour! It has been a long time since I blogged last, and in recent weeks I've been asked by some if I'll resume posting. I think it really depends on whether the blog format is still releva...

http://www.maitaispicturebook.com/2022/10/is-there-anybody-out-there.html

 In the past few weeks we were lucky to have had picture-perfect weather with deep blue skies that provided a spectacular backdrop for all spring blossoms. The pocket square scarf I picked up wh...

http://www.maitaispicturebook.com/2022/05/travelling-light.html

5% of all sales for the second half of March will be donated to humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine here ). Earlier this month I was in London, dipping my toes slowly into the idea of tra...

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 We live in such strange, and recently unsettling times, and I am sorry for having been MIA for so long. To say at least hello, I thought I'd post the work in progress of the showroom's complete...

http://www.maitaispicturebook.com/2022/02/powder-room_28.html

In the last couple of weeks, an eye problem (all is good now, phew) got a little bit in the way of normal life, so this post is a bit shorter than usual. My thoughts have continued to revolve a...

http://www.maitaispicturebook.com/2021/10/isle-sur-la-sorgue-and-fabric-choices.html

 Ever since we moved to the South of France almost two decades ago, September has become my favourite month of the year. The heat and bright light during the high summer months from June to Augu...

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 When at home on hot summer days, my favourite clothes are tunics and kaftans ... they help keep me as cool and fresh as possible in the relentless July and August heat. Simrane in Paris makes b...

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Finally, the tutorial for the Chemisier. My apologies for the slight delay!  Happy knotting and have a wonderful summer xxx Note to email subscribers: if the video doesn't show up in...

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France is finally easing out of its third lockdown and like everyone else I am looking forward to "the adventure of resuming normal life".  Parts of the stay-at-home year have been lovely and I...

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- Note to email subscribers: the last email you received was an old post from June 2019, which was sent out randomly by Google's FeedBurner. Hope it won't happen again, but if it does please ign...

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 Wishing everyone a very happy Easter! I am sorry for having missed posting in March, but will be adding a second post for April very soon. Hope you are all enjoying a beautiful spring!  ...

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Plumes en Fête 90 Hermes scarf (by Aline Honoré) in a basic bias fold. Also wearing a Clic Clac H bracelet in Bleu Indiens. Au Coeur de la Vie Hermes 90 Mousseline (another A...

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 So far, 2021 has been as uneventful as most of 2020, and with no trips or adventures to blog about (I can't even remember when I saw an FSH window display last), I am drawing wardrobe inspirati...

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