We were so lucky that the sun was shining last week when we made a trip to the magnificent Clevedon Pier for lunch. We paid our £1.50 entrance fee and had the whole place to ourselves to take photos,...
Sunny was such a great watch, Le Havre was awkwardly sweet, Albatross was not so good but it was funny to see Lady Sybil from Downton Abbey as a femme fatal, Another Earth had me hooked u...
Continuing my theme of delayed posts these photos are from the end of last year when Thomas and I went exploring in Sussex. This meant lots of village pottering time and walks along the promena...
Las Acacias was such a simple delight that I loved, Ponyo is a very sweet film, Romantics Anonymous was about chocolate making and anxiety and was completely wonderful, Footloose is still rather sill...
It seems so long ago already but back at Christmas time My lovely friend Pia (in the last snap) surprised me and Thomas with a red polka dot case full of goodies and a whole tin of vegan friendly min...
I really can watch Big over and over, Tyrannosaur was absorbing and completely harrowing in parts, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory will always be a childhood favourite, I found Ti...
I got this one last Sunday at the car boot for the grand total of one pound. I was over the moon. It will join the queue for wall space inside.
Rincos restaurant was such a visual and delicious delight, Oslo 31 August was definitely an interesting character study but just very bleak, Gnomeo and Juliet was very sweet, So much singing and colo...
On a recent trip to my favourite Korean shop H Mart, Thomas spotted some delicious looking goodies that had the most amazing packaging! I wanted to buy every single one but decided on just the chocol...
I could not believe my luck when I stumbled upon this amazing Moomin book set from the 70s at a local car boot last Sunday. It is in lovely condition and I think each front cover is a thing of beauty!
I have put up some new postcards on my etsy shop. I have had a few older designs reprinted (some of my Smiths Lyrical drawings) but 6 new ones so I hope you all like them!
The first half was rather dull indeed but boy did I enjoy seeing the transformation of pregnant Bella in the second half of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, The Help was a very pleasant wat...
The weather has been just perfect these past few days. At the weekend we headed to Bushy park for a picnic and some blossom appreciation time. I was also excited to take out my wonderful Färg & F...
Last week Thomas spotted this amazing cross stitch in a local charity shop window. I thought about it over night and by the next morning I knew I had to make it ours so I rushed back bright and early...
It was a certainly a good week for films. Tomboy was such a wonderful watch, Hawaii, Oslo was a non-stop Norwegian piece of magic, Midnight in Paris was certainly lovely to look at, I hadnt seen This...
175g butter (at room temperature) 175g caster Sugar 3 eggs 175g self raising flour 85g ground almonds 175g glacé cherries 75g (chilled) marzipan grated (I used about 150g just because I love it).1. P...
We need to talk about Kevin was definitely a fascinating watch, Potiche was just as great on the second viewing, I remember seeing Death becomes her when I was younger and it still entertains me, Fer...
Last weekend we celebrated Thomas getting a year older with a visit to the Fox Talbot museum in the beautiful village of Lacock. The sun was out so the conditions were perfect for lots of photo takin...
The Big Picture was a great thriller with cameras, Ferris Buellers day off will always be such a classic that is extremely quotable, National lampoons vacation is pure 80s goodness , The Goonies is t...
Two of my favourite places to go for walks are Bushy Park and Richmond Park. I try and go to one at least once a week. They are both wonderful green spaces to visit and every time Im there I feel luc...
The Guard was an Irish gem, Paper Moon was an unexpected joy, Poetry was completely captivating, I thought Drive was over-rated, The Rise of the Planet of the Apes was something to watch while croche...
Back when Thomas and I took a trip to East Sussex at the end of last year we paid a visit to the wonderful village of Ditchling. We stopped off for a quick cup of tea, to write some postcards and the...
The skin I live in was bizarre yet amazing, In a Better World was very good indeed, I preferred the second part of Melancholia, I am still undecided about 50/50, Vera Drake was rather grim and Cell 2...
A friend of mine recently inherited quite a few gramophones (I think it was 9 in total) and I went round for a listen and to marvel at how absolutely beautiful they all are. I thought the tins for th...
I loved The Artist, The salt of Life was a delight, Lavventura was a disappointment, The Hot Rock was predictable, Marley and Me was rather sweet and Transiberian was occasionally tense.
Over the summer we lived on watermelon straight from the freezer, trips to the Lido for the most amazing bread with humous and baba ganoush, the best custard tarts from Harts bakery and some Arabic m...
I was lucky enough to win a portrait drawn by Laura after she hosted a giveaway on her lovely blog. I sent her some snaps of myself and Thomas and she did the most amazing job. Thank you Laura!
I really do enjoy going for long walks by the seaside in Hove/Brighton. Along the way we encountered the most adorable beach huts, an engaged palmist, a local Pétanque club and a beautiful Rob Ryan e...
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