Whitstable Oyster Festival 2014

on Sunday, Sarah and I decided to have a drive down to the coast to the Whitstable Oyster Festival it was such a lovely day, here are a few snaps... oh and i managed to buy a new cup & saucer for my collection, happy days!

my week in photos

what a busy week, lots of lovely things to tell you about, firstly Friday I took a sneaky day off work to laze around in the sunshine... was staying in hackney so decided to take a stroll over to London Fields and have a long lunch in Pub on the Park... the steak and chips was delicious and company not bad either ;) on the way back we stumbled across a gorgeous patch of wild flowers, don't know how i resisted picking them... 

I also read in Time Out about a pop up bar on Hackney Road in a converted hardware store, and it happened to be next door to where I was staying, the interior was very cool and i fell in love with this retro roller skate lamp...

After a great start to the weekend, Saturday brought the start to our family weekend (mum wanted to spend a whole weekend together as the "Bannisters" before my little sister gets married in 2 weeks....) we had a delicious brunch at home and then packed up the pic-nic and booze and headed off to Rochester Castle for The Proms Concert... I wasn't sure what to expect, but it was brilliant, we recognised most of the songs and the fountains and fireworks were spectacular! Having turned 30 last year I have realised pretty, posh festivals where you do not have to sleep in a tent are the way forward.... I will definitely going back next year with my posh picnic, trestle table and candelabra!

my Aunty was having a drink in Rochester so we popped over to see her and her gorgeous pooch Honey.... cutie pie or what...

skinnny face selfie of mum, katy and I at The Proms :) 

 Lastly we popped out shopping on Sunday to get a few last wedding bits and I came across this gorgeous 1928 Vintage collection of earrings in House of Fraser, I want them......... these particular pair are gold and pacific green opal £24

Last but no means least, another lovely weekend to look forawrd to ahead... this time, change of location, the girls and I are off to Leeds Castle (shamed to say I live 5 miles away and have never been) but we are going to the Luna open air cinema showing of Dirty Dancing, tickets were £15 each, bring on the bubbles and horrendous singing ha ha... ps nobody puts baby in the corner!!!!

Emma's fabric studio open day - Lenham barn

Sunday just gone Mum and I wandered over to Lenham Tithe Barn in our village to take a look at the fabric / craft fair that was being held there, what a lovely surprise, check out my photos..... great event, take a look at Emma's website for great fabrics ...

shopping edit 04.07.14

first of all i apologise i have not blogged in a while, life has taken over and i just haven't found the time, what with Glasto and little sister's wedding planning, life has been a bit hectic, however i am back !!

I thought i should start with a shopping edit as I haven't done one in ages and lots of things i am already adding to my birthday / christmas list ha ha

first off, growing up in the 80's, I'm sure i was not the only teen who requested a polaroid camera from Santa one year.... I am very glad to say Fujifilm have updated the Polaroid and released this adorable FUJIFILM Instax 8 mini camera, not only is it fun and great for weddings / parties/ festivals it also comes in 4 colours, the yellow is my personal favourite but it also comes in white, baby pink and baby blue, and at £79 i think its a steal....and it seems the films have gone down in price since i was a teen £14.99 for a film of 20! Get snap happy!

second up, i recently came across this gorgeous fruity summery scent in my last Company magazine, and had to buy it.... Prada Candy Florale from £30.00 for 30ml bottle

Next up, any excuse to drop in the fact that my best friend and i have booked our summer holiday, we are jetting off to Lafodia Sea Resot, Lopud Island, Croatia at the end end of August, can't wait to just relax and soak up some sun for a week, before the madness of my midwifery degree sets in, and of course I will be needing a lovely beach bag to take away with me, Zara Home have a sale on at the moment and this is an absolute bargain at £12.99!! Comes in both turquoise and pink, grab one before they are all gone...

as you may now i am an avid tea cup & saucer collector, but recently I went to a local farmers market and came across a very sweet little egg cup and seeings as it was only £3 i bought it, this got me thinking of how i could display said collection and here is the perfect answer, although slightly expensive... Olive Bonas display cabinet £95

Last but no means least I absolutely love these wire rack storage units, from £85 Oliver Bonas, really simple but effective way to store magazines etc, i just need to buy a huge house now to fill with all these lovely things...