The Isles of Scilly

 i took a trip to the isles of scilly a couple of weeks back for work, and boy was i blown away by it's beauty.

It was like landing in paradise.

I never realised how close it was before, and so easy to get to.
The flight itself was such a treat, the water so clear it felt like i was on the other side of the world not off the coast of Cornwall!

Once we landed in St Mary's we headed out for lunch.
I filled myself with fresh crab and dranks lots of tea with scones.

Needless to say i was in heaven! 

I've just got back from a trip to Exmoor, Somerset and I'm off to The isles of Skye tomorrow.

I can't wait! I'm really enjoying getting to do a road trip around The Uk, sometimes you don't realise what is on your door step.

Lots of photos to come soon.

Lets play catch up...!

wowza, it's been so long! In this time i turned 24 (eekk), G came home from Norway, we took a little trip to the seaside, and I've been away a lot with work.

So lets start with my birthday. It was such a glorious day. I managed to get the day of work and woke up very early and was surprised to find the end of the bed  full of very well wrapped presents. Glen bought me the sweetest gifts and i was honestly shocked that he did so well. I'm not easy to buy for! Later that day we jumped in the car and headed over to Kew (west London) for a picnic with my sister and cutest little nephew. We drank cider, ate a lot of  yummy cake (made by my big sis) snacked on picnic food and laughed a lot at sachi eating.

I can't get enough of this little fella. I mean common look at him!

In the evening i had organised a little gathering in a local pub with close friends. I wasn't sure who was going to turn up, and if i'm honest i really did think many people would show, but it turned in to a bit of a party and  i was blown away by everyones efforts to make my night special.

The pub is called Jolly Butcher's in Stoke Newington (just don't the road from my house). Isn't the decor great?!

I will blog about my seaside trip x 2 soon. As i didn't realise how long this post was getting! I have a day off today so lots of relaxing to do. In fact I'm going to spend most of it in my local bookshop choosing a new book then taking it to my favourite coffee shop and i plan to read it the whole afternoon. I can't wait!

Have a great day, people!

happy bank holiday weekend!

I have a long weekend off work filled with family, friends and reading newspapers in bed

Mr G gets back tomorrow 

and my face is beaming just thinking about meeting him from the airport. 

Honestly 4 weeks is far too long to be apart!

I'm sorry i haven't post in a long time, i have been so distracted with my new job and i am eagerly awaiting to get my camera back from G so i can take lots more photos and share them here. 

But i also can't wait to show you G's photos from Norway,

 I've seen a few and they're truly stunning.  

On another note my wonderful, talented, beautiful and inspiring big sister has just opened a shop selling her stunning photographs.

 I can't tell you enough how talented she is. 

Please check out her shop and follow her on facebook. 

       

                                                                      

       {French Wheel}

{St Paul's Cathedral}

                                                                  

   {pretty cupcakes}

Here are just a few of the prints/postcards that you can purchase. 

Also check out her blog for a your chance to win a set, 

yippee! 

sunny spring

                                                      

                                                               {Hamstead Heath pond}

                                     { trees in full bloom around Kew}

                     Here are some photos of my past week walking around London. The sun has been shining,  and its made everyone has a little spring in their step. 

I am soon to be starting a new job, so with this week off i'm making the most of it and enjoying the sunshine with family and friends. 

Lots of exciting things have been happening recently. 

Glen went away to Norway with work, in fact he's still there. And i really can't wait for him to come back! He's there for 4 weeks, so hopefully in that time he would have taken some amazing photos, which i'll be sure to share here. 

I hope it's sunny where you are too! 

let's all enjoy it while it lasts! 

a good start to a good week

weekend goodies

this weekend has been just what we needed.

We spent time laughing with friends, going to see our friends band play, a little trip to the seaside, lazy coffee dates and we even managed to cram in a couple of trips to the cinema.

That being said you must see Crazy Heart. I can't get enough of the soundtrack, I was so pleased to hear that Jeff Bridges is just as a good singer as he is actor.

At the moment I am listening to the beach house perform on LA BLOGOTHÈQUE.  

Their music is so dreamy and perfect for a sunday evening. 

photo taken in the elk in the wood (pub in islington angel. isn't the decor wonderful..? taken on my i phone using shakeitphoto.

Weekend dates

This weekend Glen and I checked out Pizza East in Shoreditch. The cocktails were flowing and although we didn't actually order pizza (I had lamb cutlets and glen had the biggest steak i've ever seen!) the food was delicious and not too expensive. The building's an old warehouse and now with it's stripped wooden floors, divine chandeliers and huge windows overlooking trendy shoreditch, it feels warm yet unique.

It’s defiantly worth a visit. I’ve already planned a trip back with friends next week, i can’t wait to share this place (and the cocktails) with them.