A few weeks ago two very large boxes arrived at my studio door. I'd be expecting them but their contents were even better than I'd imagined. A while earlier the talented Sue Paraskeva agreed to make a round of bowls for HG (!!) and so both bubble-wrapped boxes were filled with those. Each bowl is perfectly askew and the loveliest blue grey. They're made from a mixture of stoneware and porcelain which makes for a beautiful beige dappling and a slight sandy undertone. Available in both small and medium each is one of kind. Around here we've been filling them with an easy spring broth. Fish or chicken stock, noodles, steamed veg, sesame seeds and purple-shelled clams. They're perfect for that, but I think they'd be beautiful with a couple scoops of pastel-coloured summer ice cream as well. Hope things are swell. I'll be back with those new pies soon. xo, N photos: michael graydon + nikole herriott