Calling all jewellery hunters

This is a bit of shameless self plug, but I want shout it out across internet land!  Plus who can resist such potential bargains...!?

Jurassic Park

 On Saturday, the boyfriend and I went exploring around Crystal Palace park and it was such a cool find, where else in London can you find a Dinosaur Land that has existed since 1854!  Which I hasten to add was the first of it's kind in the world and the models even pre date Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species. 

 The park is huge and along with this beautiful outdoor stage there is even a maze, which I tried to persuade O to go in, but the large pack of Brownies shrieking in there put him off for some reason!

We stood under the arches that make up part of the palace remains, spookily only these arches and a wide expanse of steps that lead up to nowhere remain.  It must have been a spectacular sight to have seen the palace in all it's glory!  

I'm trying to train O to be my chief outfit photographer... but it's not his main focus in life and I'm thinking it may be time to invest in a tripod!  Or I need to get more expressive with my direction!

Have a lovely week!

xxx

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It's all Greek to me

I've been back just over a week and already those lazy summer days feel like the long and distant past!  I'm back to my opaques for work and as O calls them, my Granny slippers are comfortably attached to my feet whilst I'm relaxing at home in the evenings.

However, I'm clinging onto those memories of drifting around in my flip flops and being able to go out for dinner without having to worry about keeping warm!  But the seasons keep changing and who knows what's going to happen this Autumn.....

Texas holds em up!

Image from here

I yelped like a squealing pig on the bus on the way to work this morning!  As I flicked through the AW 2010 Fashion special of Stylist during my morning commute this little stunner jumped out at me!  I think it's such an inventive way to show of such fabulous jewels and I couldn't be happier that Garrard got such great PR! Fingers crossed it makes it's way into the jewellery box of somebody fabulously wealthy!

Time for a new watch

I bought my Stephen Webster Superstud ring back in June and I've worn it all summer!  The only problem is, I don't have a yellow gold watch then goes with it!


I'm been scouting the web on the search for one, and I just can't decide whether I want to go old school retro with the digi casio, grown up classic with the Marc Jacobs or add to the jewellery collection with the Roberto Cavalli.


What do you think?

Last blast of summer

On Sunday and for the following 7 days I will be taking in a last hit of summer sunshine in Zakynthos and plan on eating a lot of these....

 Image from here

Whilst drinking a few of these....

 Image from here

Have a lovely weekend. x

Only in the northest pet

I know, I know I broke my promise of spending more time posting on here!  But a combination of 12 hour days in the office has put paid to any inspirational musings in the evenings!  Plus I'm so engrossed in everybody elses worlds, that mine seems positively dull in comparison!  But, one must try better and what better way to start than by spending a beautiful weekend with your besties!

We crammed 4 of us into the smallest car in the world, armed ourselves with enough tubs of pringles to feed an army and hit the road for a 6 hour journey to the jewel of the North East... Newcastle.  I had a fabulous weekend hitting the town on Friday night in the brilliant outdoor secret that was Tokyo and we cleared our hangovers with a spot of cricket on the beach in Tynemouth.  Here's to making the most of the last few summery weekends!

New Shoes

I've been on the hunt for new summer sandals for ages and finally found them in Peacocks of all places!  There is always the danger though with cheap shoes that they will shred your feet to pieces, but I wore them on Saturday night and walked all the way home from Balham in them and there isn't a blister in sight!

   f1.8, 1/125, ISO 100

Getting to grips with my expensive new toy

I'm getting there slowly!  At the pace of a snail, I'm making my way through my photography guide.  Unfortunately i'm only taking in a page or so a night, so it may take me a while!  But last weekend after a BBQ at O's parents place I jumped out of bed early on sunday morning and made the most of the spare five minutes I had before we had to dash off to get our train back to London.  The images aren't great, but its taking me a while to get my head around all these new photography terms and the more I get out there, the more confident I will feel!  O's mum tells me the flowers in her stunning garden will be out in full force in the next couple of weeks, so I'm going to get down there again!  Fingers crossed then for some more gorgeous weekends! 

(F5.6, 1/800, ISO 100, daylight WB)