Even when I was having my punk and later, Goth phase, I still had florals biding their time in my wardrobe. I've never been without a floral skirt or dress or blouse. Liberty and Laura Ashley *sigh of nostalgia and whimsy* you have always made my world more beautiful.

I'm delighted that I just won the ebay auction for a mini stash of Liberty of London tana lawn cotton fabrics. In fact, the photograph above is the actual auction photograph. I'm going to use these for a range of ribbed cuffs and appliqued tanks for spring and summer.

Drag your Laura Ashleys, Cath Kidstons and Amy Butlers, your vintage tea set and tea dress, your Ladybird What to Look for in Spring and Observer Book of Birds from the 1960's outside and find a clearing in the trees for elegant, luxe oneness with nature. You are like Beatrix Potter and then some. From Country Living Magazine, April 2011. {Click on images to see detail if you like.}