Lost photos

As you probably know, I enjoy taking photos. There are some from over the past few months that never made it into blog posts. The intentions were definitely there, but various drafts never came together. I thought i'd do a post on these which I like but never made it to publish. These photos date back to the summer and include quite a few of the wonderful Harry Potter studio tour!

My birthday & other updates

A favourite from Paris + expert face blocker 

Aled also got one of my photos that I took in Paris turned into a canvas. I love it!  It was my birthday the other week (I am continually behind with posts, I know!) and I was rather spoiled with a few outings and treats. Aled also bought me a ticket to see Matilda the Musical, which we saw last weekend and really enjoyed. Tim Minchin's lyrics were as clever and touching as usual. I love the story of Matilda, and Roald Dahl's magic does seem to translate anywhere. 

Me and Megan at Ping

On the evening of my birthday I went to Ping. .I wanted to go to one of these ping pong bars for ages so it seemed like the right opportunity. The cocktails and pizzas were delicious and we had a lot of fun on the ping pong tables, although our reserved half hour passed very quickly. My ping pong skills did leave a lot to be desired though....

The day after my wonderful best friend Becki took me to the Harry Potter studio tour. I was so excited about this, I could barely concentrate on work all day! I even wore my Gryffindor Team Seeker top in honour of our visit. It was really, really good, and really worth if if you are a Harry Potter fan. There are so many original sets, props etc from the films and it took us about 3 hours to get around it all. I absolutely loved being in the Great Hall.  I think I will do another post with the photos from the tour as, as you can imagine I took quite a few. 

Unashamed HP fan...

This past weekend has been spent with family. My mum is up visiting at the moment, and we went out for lunch with Megan and her boyfriend and then went to the cinema to see the Alan Partridge film. I am a big fan of the TV series and the film exceeded my expectations. I haven't laughed like that in a cinema for a long time! 

Megan & Matt

I also just wanted to add in the below photo I took yesterday as the sky looked beautiful. I love how London looks at dusk. I love how it looks most of the time, but I do really have a thing for dusk Best time of the day. 

Trafalgar Square with added new fourth plinth!

Bloggers, pizza & cocktails

Yesterday I ventured completely out of my comfort zone and attended a London blogger meet up organised by Rose from The Londoner. I was in two minds about whether or not to go, mostly because my blog is fairly new, but mostly because walking into a room full of people I don't know slightly scared me! Luckily I braved my fears and I am very glad I did as everyone was so lovely and it was great to meet some other like minded ladies and swap details (namely the wonderful girls I spent most of the afternoon with Holly, Sophie, Thalia & Charlotte).

The meet up was at B Soho, a cocktail bar and pizzeria, which definitely delivered! The pizzas and cocktails were delicious and it was a much needed cosy respite from the freezing weather.

I didn't actually take that many photos as I spent most of my time chatting but did manage to get a few snaps. I have to say most of them are slightly hazy due to a few too many daytime cocktails! Holly & I visited Pret afterwards for a much needed coffee.

Charlotte, Sophie & Holly

Sophie & Thalia

Looking forward to the next one!

The most wonderful time of the year

I bloody love Christmas. I'm off back home tonight and cannot wait to spend two weeks with my beloved family and friends. I'm slightly like a giddy child when it comes to this time of year. As we were away in Vancouver for Christmas last year, this Christmas seems a little more special.

London looks so festive at the moment and sadly I have only taken my camera out a handful of times. Nevertheless here a few festive photos from the past month or so.

 I'm looking forward to my Dad's roast dinner and seeing people open the presents I have got for them. I was actually quite organised this year and finished most of my Christmas shopping in the first few weeks of December. I'm definitely not a last minute sort of person!

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!

Autumn gatherings

The past few weeks have been filled with family gatherings, nights out with friends, days out in London and back in the country. As you can imagine, I took a lot of photos and thought i'd quickly put together a post with just a few of my favourites....

Weekend snaps

The past few weekends we have been catching up with friends & family, walking miles around London, drinking a little too much, eating a lot, but definitely thoroughly enjoying ourselves. I can't believe it's October already! I've even started planning out some Christmas presents.

It's over a year ago since we started backpacking around Canada & America. I keep looking back at that year and wanting to do it all over again. I might start sharing some of our travelling photos on here as i'd quite like to reminisce and have a few blog posts about it.

Here are a few photos from the past few weekends;