Yay for summer! It's this time of year Sheffield becomes it's greenest, so we take every opportunity to soak it all in whilst we can. I also took this opportunity to take up one of my birthday goals and use my camera app - in particular the 'Hipstamatic' app.
Hipstamatic is definitely the app I've invested the most money in - I get pretty excited when they release new lenses and covers, but hardly ever get use out of it... what's that about? Well I'm changing that, starting here. Hello new feature!
1. Taking my crochet projects to the park.
2. Betty soaking up the sun on our rag-rug.
3. Pretty blooms.
4. Current colours - fingers and toes.
5. My essential oil collection.
I actually did a lot more this weekend than these pictures make out. We went to see The Great Gatsby at our local independent cinema, watched our friend dance in Matthew Bourne's production of Sleeping Beauty, ate the best burgers ever at a trendy restaurant in Manchester, got giddy on cocktails and met a puppy called Spider. Yes this last bank holiday weekend was action packed - I had a lot of fun. Sometimes I regret not documenting each special memory, but at the same time I was having too much fun living them. It can be liberating sometimes leaving the camera behind. Next time though, I promise to share.
Just a few of the little things brightening my day.
Today was one of those gloriously sunny winter days. The promise of Spring! So we took little Betty out for a walk around our local park whilst both me and Floyd snapped a few photos for good measure. I wore lots of layers, but really I didn't need to wear quite so many clothes - it was rather warm! If you like the hat I'm wearing, I'll be sharing how I made it later this week so stay tuned for the crochet pattern.
I've been poorly this week and I think I may have passed it on to Floyd now as well, so we're having a chilled evening. I'm burning some candles with essential oils, drinking plenty of tea and making sure the flat is clean and cosy - it's important to feel comfortable on the road to recovery.
Hello peeps. Sorry I've been a little absent as of late - I don't really know what happened. Life I guess! I've been seeing friends and family, going to work, making things and taking pictures... the usual. I promise I'll be better at sharing soon. I have some actual time for myself this weekend (no planned trips or jobs to do), so I hope I'll get lots of blog stuff done and make it a little more interesting around here!
Thanks for sticking by :)
Just a few more snapshots from our holiday... Such good memories, I wish I was still there.
This weekend me and the gang went to stay at my Dad's near Stamford. We ate lots of nice food, went on some new walks, visited a local village fete and had a generally fun and relaxing time. Betty always enjoys herself there - she has lots of room to run around and harrass the local wildlife. We're home now and ready to settle back in to the normal routine. How has your weekend been?
So this week it has done nothing but rain. It's meant I've gotten soggy on a few of the walks to work, but it's also meant some great catching up time with my to-do list. You may have noticed that I've changed my Blog header... yeah I taught myself new Photoshop skills! The benefits of bad weather.
I managed to bag myself a beautiful glass goldfish bowl which I plan to turn into my very own terranium at some point. I'm very happy with that purchase.
I've also been chillin' in this lovely cardigan my mum gave me. She's had it for years, so it will forever remind me of her each time I wear it (and our amazing trip to New York).
I've also been snaffling this tasty recipe found over on The Dainty Squid - it's truly scrummy and I highly recommend giving it a go yourself! I think it can also count as one of my 15 new recipes I tried this year.
And finally a cute picture of Betty - how angelic does she look in this picture? Deceivingly so...
This week has been a strange one. After all the glorious weather we had last week, it took a turn for the bizarre and Sheffield got a covering of snow. Yep, for one day only we experienced a full on blizzard! Weird.
I've been making lots of origami inspired crafty things and swooning over the beautiful patterned paper (I love paper). Betty had a well needed bath and I went and got myself a new piercing - ouch!
Now I'm hoping to get lots done with this extra-long weekend (hooray for Bank Holidays). Do you have any Easter plans?
Like having a snuggle-pug as company when trying to tackle your to-do list. It helps, it definitely does.
Today is her 2nd birthday (but her first with us). Love you my stinky little gremlin!
- Lois x
Hello again. I want to give you a bit of an introduction to my little family unit...
This is me and my boyfriend Floyd. We've been together for 5 years - he's pretty awesome.
And this is me with my lovely pug Betty. We've only had her since August this year, and she's brought so much joy into our lives (cheesy, but true) - I love her to bits, even if she does stink sometimes.
I don't have a good enough picture of the three of us - I shall work on that... mental note, take lots of cute family portraits - Floyd will love that! Ha.
So there you go, the two people (if you can call Betty a people) I spend most of my time with, excluding work folk. Lovely right? I'm so lucky :)
- Lois x
One of the best things about having a dog is all the time you get to spend outside in the fresh air with your thoughts and cute company. One of the best things about living where I do is the close proximity to all the beautiful parks in my area. The Botanical Gardens is a favourite spot of both mine and Betty's, and as you can see it looks pretty special in Autumn.
I feel pretty lucky to live in a City that is both green and urban (did you know Sheffield is Europe's greenest city?). It really is the best of both worlds. I try to make the best of the weekends, when I have some daylight, and take Betty on a long walk around some of Sheffield's green spots. The nights (and mornings) are too dark at the moment, so the only real good walks are at the weekend... roll on Spring.
- Lois x
