Beach combing

           

And here we have more whimsical uses for treasures brought home for the beach, I’d love to fill one full of little tiny doodles and stories about adventures, and maybe even a treasure map or two . . .

They can be found on Odelae’s shop on Etsy.

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Found things - Driftwood

There’s no point in denying it, we all have done it at some point (and if you haven’t, trust me, you one day will), whilst out enjoying a peaceful walk along the beach, stumbled upon an infatuating piece of driftwood, that you simply must take home with you, or your life will be incomplete. After slipping several disks getting the thing home, and finding little sandy deposits everywhere you go for the next month or so, what do you do with it then?

Well here’s one interesting idea, from Etsy makers triple7recycled who have transformed their salvaged wood into air plant holders, which suspend the plants in the middle of the frame – I think it’d look pretty effective no matter what wood you used, the weirder the more wonderful . . .

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On top of things . . .

It was mid Movember 2012 (as you can tell by the fine growth of facial hair on display) and one of those clear winter days that leave your extremities at severe risk of getting frost bite.

We went exploring the moors on bike near our current residence, a fine mix of disused quarries, peat bogs, wind farms and chossy footpaths.

We made our way up to the highest visible point, which happened to be Knowl Moor (which was a challenge with the bikes) but worth it for the view, and more importantly the descent. Find more stuff On Top of Things here.