I’ve lived in London longer than anywhere else I’ve lived. The Brainy One has been in London for thirty or more years. The Boy Child is a Londoner, the only one of us with the place of birth on his passport listed as London. As I’m now in my 13th year of West London living, I think I’m a Londoner, albeit with Northern roots.
Here’s how I’ve brought London living into my life:
London art work: There’s plenty out there, ranging from a few pounds to thousands of pounds. I bought the above framed piece from a local independent gift shop at a very good price.
London Girl mug: Again, there’s plenty out there, but the simple elegance of that mug caught my eye. I bought it here.
London themed stationery: Paperchase does a great range of London themed postcards and most decent stationers often carry a range of correspondence cards. Mine were a Christmas gift and are from Smythson of Bond Street.
What things in your home declare where you’re from?
This West London Life 
Beautiful still life photo – like that floral arrangement. Interesting & neat collection of London things. Other than a book about the county, our little village within this county has nothing to indicate our existence, not even post cards. There is a local artist gentleman, who is now retired from his corporate job, that is currently doing paintings & sketches of local landmarks & preparing to sell them as cards.
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Isn’t it strange, we have lots of things around our house that we’ve brought back to remind us of our travels, but nothing from where we actually live!
Love that framed print, that’s a great still life photo you’ve got there.
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I have to admit that I am just like Deb! Lots of things from places we have visited but nothing from where we have now loved for 25 years which is Essex. I was born and brought up in Hertfordshire and Hugh in Cornwall but again nothing really from those places and more actually from places we have visited mostly abroad.
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Well, I have a little piece of London in my raft room … a FUN tray from a Londoner friend! 🙂
I have a few Texas themed items & now I have an idea for a post for next week, too! Watch for the Texas flag I painted on a piece of old barn wood.
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That’s a very lovely still life … And your last sentence is quite a poser. I guess I have the paintings my mother did of the part of the world we were brought up in. But you’re making me think!
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