You and I are pyracanthasShort sweet blooming seasonWhite tiny single rosesLethal russet thornsThat if any try to penetrateOr stormWill find themselves impaledCut to ribbonsAnd bled beyond savingPoisonous berries to allbut feasts to finches, great tits and crowsTenacious and practically impossible to prune or cutAnd the only way to be ridRead More →
Sat in a folding chairPaper mask over my mouth and nosecold and boredObserving as he unseals the chimney breastuses an old axe head and a bolsterto pull the plaster board awaySoot and coal dust flyhe takes possession of his new placehis hearthhis homeHe’s happy It is my task to sitRead More →
All the scattered piecesthe bits of me that broke off in your handscrumbled away with each doubtI had forgotten what they all werefrom what part of me they fell missingthey became locked up so tightin this house that was you and Istuffed into crackslike tar paper and gumto keep theRead More →
Part 1 I wanted what they hadI wanted toEscape through wool coatsCoarse dusty yarns brushing my faceBrown soft cloth on my fingersCrunch white powdery mothballsBeneath my heavy laden feetChlorine filling my noseBurning my mouth and throatClearing my mindLifting my shoulders Push past LeaveAll that I amStep intoCold clean crisp snowRead More →
i’m flailingi know thisthis is me dropping the ballthis is me screamingthis is me holding out my handfor the promise you madeto be there empty i twisted my world aboutto hold youi rocked you in my armshead on my breastand soothed your madnessfed youwarmed youhoped i gave you shiny piecesRead More →
Sometimes in the middle of the nightI will rollOver and wrap myself around youAnd whisperI love youStill asleepYou twine your limbs with mineAnd sigh and smile Just like my daughterIn her cradle sleepingWhen I whispered to herI love youAnd she smiled in her sleepHer first smilejust for me With youRead More →
The Mermaid set was born of my first drafts of The Jane Variations. I was working with stretch laces and the idea of gazing through layers. The appearance of lace that floated over nakedness. And while the idea was good, the execution in all skin colours is more fraught. IfRead More →
A burlesque inspired set using the Basic Kate and the Jane Modern patterns. I love burlesque of the 50s and 60s. My personal heroes are Lily St. Cry and of course Miss Gypsy Rose Lee. As an X’er at the beginning of the 80’s there were few female role modelsRead More →
Back when I was working in corporate as a full stack developer, I used to devotedly watch The Apprentice. As someone on the spectrum I innocently and naively believed that being professional meant that when you were at work you did your best. Your always told your colleagues and bossRead More →
First posted 9/21/2012, 1:41 PM Recently had a question from a client. She was confused as to why the bra sizes covered in our size charts only went up to a 46 when she was informed by a major high street chain that her bra size was a 50-52 for aRead More →