The day has finally come

We are extremely pleased to announce that our website has now been launched! It has been a long journey but we have made it. A very exciting day indeed. Like anything, it didn't all go to plan, but we are all really pleased with the results and feel it has been worth all the effort to make sure everything was just right before we hit the go button. We hope you enjoy browsing!

Back to the Cotswolds

The Little Blue Zebra gang headed to the Cotswolds for a family holiday. My favourite day was spent walking through the fields to Daylesford farmshop. They have such lovely produce and a gorgeous courtyard where we sampled their delicious cakes. I liked it so much we went back a couple of times and both times spotted Kate Winslet there stocking up on local produce and taking part in a cookery class. Well if it's good enough for Kate, it's good enough for me!

Photoshoot

Never work with children or animals... Well our first experience of doing so went surprisingly well. Our little models (in the form of our children) took their art direction well. It may also have been because we did it at lightning speed, as 2 year olds are not known for staying still for long. Little Lara was more relaxed about the whole thing as she slept through her starring role.

Raspberry picking

We were too late for the strawberries, but there were plenty of raspberries - which with a little help of this very easy recipe turned into delicious jam.

Whitstable

After having some food at the Whitstable Oyster Co. for a birthday treat we discovered this lovely little shop as we pottered down the high street. There was also a nice little children's barbers opposite in another children's shop which was brilliant as they were all geared up to entertain the little ones as they snip away.

October sunshine

We took full advantage of some glorious October sunshine to take the staging shots for some of the prints. Again it was a family event with everyone lending a hand...

It was a bit of a production line but we managed to get them all shot before the light went.

Baby daydreams

I know all to well that a baby's sleep time is precious for both mother and child - it can offer a few moments to yourself to get a few jobs done. This mother has adorably used this time to imagine and create her baby's daydreams...

Sail away

Some of the Little Blue Zebra family took to the high seas off Rye this weekend. Even though August has felt more like autumn at times it was another beautiful day at the English seaside.

The house with two front doors...

Banksy in St Leonards...

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

It was full steam ahead with a trip to the printers to finalise colours. It was a family day out in Hastings with lovely seafood, fresh air and a trip up the funicular.

Hastings old town is great for poking around little junk shops as you never know what you might find. There is also a lovely shop: Made in Hastings, which sells a mixture of arts and crafts and items for the home which are all hand made.

Happy elephant ending

I saw this article on the bbc website about an elephant calf at Howletts zoo in Kent that was initially rejected by its mother. After being fed round the clock by keepers for a couple of weeks the mother responded to the newborn and went on to show maternal behaviour and they developed a bond which allowed the calf to be cared for entirely by its mother. The picture of the calf following its mother reminded me of our little calf...

Wedding weekend

The family took a weekend off from Little Blue Zebra planning and headed to the Cotswolds for Joanna's wedding. It was a fabulous day and a fantastic venue. The reception was held at a lovely local pub which we took over for the day and well into the evening!! The food was brilliant and I would highly recommend a visit there - as it seems would others...

"The kitchen is a serious restaurant workplace. The bar menu is as fine as any I've seen...anyone thinking of opening a local pub restaurant should come here and see the gold standard." (AA Gill writing in the Sunday Times)

Nuffin' like a Puffin

The other day John went along to the Puffin party which they have every year - but this year they were celebrating their 70th birthday and to mark the occasion they made this animated video - which I think is fab and very catchy!!

The invite...

Tweet tweet

As all the illustrations for the prints have now been finished - John was able to work on our twitter bird, and doesn't he look fab. Follow our tweets here. We have also been selecting the final colours for the prints - here is a sneak preview of the selection...

1 year

We have had a busy few weeks since returning from Hong Kong. We celebrated Oliver's 1st birthday a few days after our return - and the jet lag meant we were up early to start baking! It was a lovely day with friends and family and he received some lovely gifts.