Showing posts with label quote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quote. Show all posts

Friday, July 19, 2013

Happy Week-end!

Miami Beach


School finished today for my daughter....my son finishes next week.
The academic year that I thought would never end....did.
I made it. She made it. We made it.

To say it's been quite a year is an understatement.
So much has happened....ups & downs.
Good and Bad.

A tentative start, a very fraught & unhappy middle....the ending of the year has been slightly happier....thankfully.

As always, the holidays have arrived at just the right time.

This week-end we will be basking in the glorious sunshine, spending time outdoors as much as possible....and tomorrow I am meeting up with my oldest & much loved friends, my University girls....I cannot wait. Good times await!

And I wonder if the Royal baby may arrive this week-end, I think he or she might, exciting!!

You know that I love a good movie, but it seems like ages since I've seen a really good film at the cinema. 

I recently discovered the Gallo Film Club - free to join up online & when you do they recommend films, wines & other fun accessories for your movie night.
We took up their recommendation for "New York, I Love You"....
Andy Garcia, Bradley Cooper, New York City, the concept of "everyone has their own love story...."
what's not to love, as they say?

Our wine recommendation of a Gallo Cabernet Sauvignon was perfect :)
They have a great range of film suggestions and trailers,  along with wines to go with & facts about your movie.
Check it out here....

Happy Week-end! 









Saturday, June 8, 2013

Happy Week-end!








Gorgeous weather in London this week, another busy school week & this week-end I am preparing for our trip to Italy next Friday for a family wedding, I cannot wait.
Thanks for all the lovely comments this week, happy week-end!  

Some lovely links....

a beautiful Spanish home

....have you heard of the Cronut yet?

New York tips & some fab photos

my 1000th blog-post, "Dear Reader...."

the most beautiful "strawberry" post ever

parenting skills + validation....

rice leftovers - coconut rice pudding

And finally, for my British readers, I am giving away a brand new Windows Nokia Lumia 920 phone, to enter click here

lots of items on sale at Boden right now, some up to 25% off

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Happy Week-end.....




Yesterday I had the most fabulous massage, it was blissful.
After a brief consultation, the therapist offered me a choice of aromatherapy oils, telling me to choose with my nose. 
I'm not quite sure what to make of the fact that the oil I chose was best suited to "distressed minds"!! 

I had a wonderfully relaxing afternoon & have vowed to spend more time in the pursuit of such relaxation, it was well worth it.

I was taken to Covent Garden's The Sanctuary spa as a guest of the lovely people at Kellogg's, more of which later on this week. 

This week-end I have a million little jobs to get done, nothing too pressing, the only essential is completing challenge 3 of our Active Family Fitness month and baking a cake for a friend....
bring on the week-end!

Some lovely links....

stunning photos of the Jardins des Tuileries

blackberry crumble with honey whipped mascarpone yogurt

a must-read guide if you are visiting London

five ways with foccaccia 

"french women know how to shape their brows"

"21 rules of entertaining"

croissant bread pudding

15 rustic & beautiful kitchens


caprese grilled cheese & arugula pesto

californian coast

Friday, May 10, 2013

Happy Week-end.....


My week in a nutshell....
lots of blogging 
(thanks to the May blogging challenge), 
finished "Gone Girl" 
(and feeling as though I really need to talk about it with someone!)
fabulous pampering at the gorgeous Aveda LifeStyle & Spa
(definitely need to do that more often)
decided that our summer holiday will be in Italy & we're going to drive there
(time to start planning this adventure now!)

This week-end I'm going to be dress shopping for my daughter and myself for our Italian wedding next month & starting to plan our European summer adventure....
should we take the route under or over the Alps? Go via Belgium or Switzerland? Exciting :)

We will also be continuing our Mark Warner Active Family Blogger Fitness Challenge....
last week-end we rented bikes and cycled around London's Hyde Park, 
this week-end we will be "going green"....

Happy Week-end!

Some lovely links....


amaretto poppy seed ice cream 

a beautiful Georgian rectory

a beautiful kitchen makeover 


discover your love language

pandas perching precariously....


salt caramel melting chocolate puds




Dior




grilled goats cheese bruschetta




Saturday, May 4, 2013

Happy Week-end....




magnolias in Central Park NYC

lemon ricotta thyme pancakes with blueberry sauce
 
San Francisco

a creative garden in a small space

I've had a lot of fun this week taking part in Jenni's Blog Every Day in May challenge....
Lori, Victoria, Mary & Cathi have also joined me in writing their blogs each day according to Jenni's prompts....

Glorious weather in London right now for this 3 day week-end.
I spent today deep in a Hampshire forest exploring gorgeous new holiday cabins - more of that to come - and tomorrow we are heading out on bikes as part of our fitness challenge.

Happy Week-end!    

Some lovely links....

French Toast with Maple Syrup

Rainbow Carrot Summer Rolls

A Few Links

Garlic parmesan knots

Gorgeous London instagrams

Five blogging things you shouldn't be doing

A stunning London home

This video is absolutely lovely...."Good People"


Blog Every Day in May :Day 4 - Quote for the Day




I love a good quote - as my Pinterest boards show - and Day 4 of the Blog Every Day In May challenge is to choose your favourite quote....

I am always really interested in hearing the wisdom & thoughts of others....
we may have different lives, but at the end of the day we all have similar worries, similar hopes & dreams....
if all that life offered you was health & happiness, you'd take it in a heartbeat wouldn't you?

I couldn't pick one quote....although the Nora Ephron quote I used here is one of my absolute favourites since I think it says so much about life and about how we often miss the moments & just don't realise how great they, or we, were.
I could have filled this post with Nora Ephron quotes actually :)

So I picked a dozen of my favourites....
those that represent what I feel about life, work & friendship....

Surround yourself with good people & good friends
Be with people who you can totally be yourself with
Do it now, life is short
Listen to your heart & mind, not someone else's
Be happy
Work hard
















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