A  little later than last year, but it's that time again...  Time to make elderflower cordial.  A simple and satisfying process, from pi...

There's nothing better than the beach to relieve tension and clear the mind—wind in your hair, the sound of the waves, gol...

When I was a child, during often during the summer we would go to local farms and pick whatever fruits were in season. One for me,...

Hollyhocks (Alcea) by Alison Day © Alison Day  Alison Day Design   Join the mailing list...

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Tourist Wall  by Alison Day The tourist wall—a place to walk along, sit, or ponder the seascape, pose, photograph or be...

Rose Pink   by Alison Day © Alison Day  Alison Day Design   Join the mailing list Instagram  

Already twenty-four hours on the sunny island of Crete in Greece. After a good sleep, it's time to sip cool frappés whilst guardin...

Scuba Chicken by ©️Alison Day 2014 Scuba Diving on Crete was a hit with my son both last year and this. Each time he had a gr...

Recipe Following a crafty link from Facebook, I was led to a page on a website called  Buzzfeed,   praising old style crafts, things th...

The Summer issue of the Connections magazine is out and coming to a place near you! Or if not, why not become a member? View all issue...

The Present from -   m ss ng p eces  more on @FastCodeDesign Want to learn more about  The Present ? Join their mailing list:  wa...

For the summer issue of Connections , we set a competition for children asking them to 'Design a Summer cover' for the magazin...

Cover for the Connections Summer issue 2009 - Castles in the sky First published in the  Connections  magazine #24 Summer...

If you haven’t been to the Noorderzon Performing Arts Festival yet, you should do so. Every year for ten days in August this festival...

What does one do in the summer months, often referred to by the Dutch as ‘komkommer tijd’ (cucumber time)?  Not much can be or...