But the wise man said explore

Hello dears, Its been a long day so I am going to leave you with some of my flickr Favourites, just things that have caught my eye recently. I hope you like them. . . . . .Roll on the weekend :)

Eras

Hello dears, very busy, fun weekend with friends has meant that I have been a bit quiet:) Apologies, I hope you had an awesome one too. . . . what did you all  get up to?
I saw this video recently and loved it, how much fun it would have been to make it:)
Happy Monday everyone!  

Getting to know you. . .

When I was younger I used to love those e-mail quiz's that used to get sent around, and for a while it was the thing for my friends and I to try and work out that if we were a crayon what colour would we be ( Purple with glitter for the record) and the send it to the whole of our address book! :)
So when I saw this post over at Three Little Birds I couldn't help myself . . . . . .

A. Age: 22
B. Bed size: Rather small but very comfortable. . . ..would love one day to have a room that was just all bed! 
C. Chore that you hate: Ironing really bores me, so try and get away with clothes that don't crease  or have a lived in look :)
D. Dogs: are cute but am more  of a cat person sorry
E. Essential start to your day: breakfast, cant leave the house without it!
F. Favorite color: Changes regularly , But I love lavender purple at the mo
G. Gold or Silver: both, together
H. Height: 5'6 I. Instruments you play: None, just an appreciator 
J. Job title: Beauty Therapist/ Craft Tutor 
K. Kids: are very sweet but I like to give them back!
L. Live: West London, UK. The World, The universe
M. Mother’s name: Chris
N. Nicknames: Some I can never live down. . .such as chestica:)
O. Overnight hospital stays: Never thankfully, unless at birth, does that count?
P. Pet peeves: People who talk through films and people who are two faced
Q. Quote from a movie: '' It's better to help people than garden gnomes.'' - Amelie
R. Right or left handed: Right
S. Siblings:2 younger bros
T. Time you wake up: 8.30ish.
U. Underwear: is better off under your clothes
V. Vegetable you hate: not a massive fan of coliflower unless its smothered in cheese
W. What makes you run late: Stupid public transport issues
X. X-Rays you’ve had: none 
Y. Yummy food that you make: I make some mean brownies, and cupcakes are starting to become my speciality:) 
Z. Zoo animal: I always loved the sea lions, they always looked so free gliding through the water!




So there we are, I would love to get your answers friends so please copy and paste into comments so I can get to know you all a bit better :)

Two of my favourite Lauras.. .

Perfect for a sleepy sunday morning. . . . 

I have loved Laura marling for quite a few years now and still can get over the fact shes younger than me, her music and lyrics make her sound like a wise old woman. This is from her new album coming out this month, but check out her previous 2 as well, just magic.
 Laura Viers is a new find, but her sound is quite lovely, has a bit of an otherworldly sound to it, happy.
Enjoy!
 I'm off to find some food:) happy sunday everyone!

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower

Autumn is my favourite season, it makes me feel like a fresh start, a time to try out new things. . . .and buy stationary. .. .. . hmm anyway I digress. I am a list maker, always have been, always will be. Whether its things I must do, or goals I set myself, if it goes down in writing it sorts my head out a bit :)
I always find that especially in autumn I get inspired to try new things, especially crafts wise. So here for your perusal are some of the things I have found inspiring recently and the new season goals.

1 - Casey

2&3 - Bright young twins

4&5 - Anthropologie

All screen shots found Here

• Get Sewing!!!! I made my very first dress this summer and I would love to carry on the momentum.I am a little addicted to 40s styleing at the moment, the hats, the skirts and the knits in particular. So I think I will be trying Caseys Circle Skirt sew along :) And then try to move up to making that mid length pencil skirt I have been dreaming about!!

• Speaking of Knits I have so many projects in mind but I would love to try a vintage pattern, maybe this one, or this is so cute, imagine in a mustard yellow or forest green :)

date-maker cardigan

• Start doing some embroidery, I really love the old folk styles and think that this is the winter when I bring some to my wardrobe:) 

What are your new season goals? Do you have things that are on your list to create to make the cold weather fly by?!

I Love Edinburgh because:

Beautiful Buildings

They really are majestic, and there is a real feel of space, lovely :) 

Grassmarket

A really cool area of town, its the old part that used to be full of dodgy people but is now the home to numerous art, book and vintage shops = JOY :)

The Writers Museum

Down a tiny alley is a small courtyard with paving stones quoting famous Scottish prose next to a gorgeous little old house with rooms dedicated to Walter Scott, Robert Burns and our personal favourite Robert Louis Stevenson. 

'' When I suffer in mind, stories are my refuge, I take them like opium, and consider one who writes them as a sort of doctor of the mind. And frankly it is not Shakespeare we take to , when we are in a hot corner, It is Charles Reade or old Dumas or the best of Walter Scott. . . .we want incident, action : to the devil with your philosophy '' - Robert Louis Stevenson

Friends

Some of the best, with these lovely people, cant help but have fun :) Nuff said! 

One last photo of me playing guard at the palace:) We had a really fun few days, ate too much, bought some nice things and got some culture! I feel like we have said good bye to the summer now, I saw some conkers today for the first time, sure sign autumn is upon us! I do love this season especially the fashion, bring on the tights and jackets!!!! 

Hope you are all having a fun day dears:)

Via BusyBeeLauren

Hello Dears, Sorry about the quietness the last week or so, I have been away with friends enjoying the last week of summer :) Good time was had by all (photos to follow) and now on a Monday morning I am trying to get my head around getting back to reality, always the bad thing about going away!

Oh well. . . . .. September always feels like a fresh start to me somehow so I am excited about that.I always seem to get very proactive in September, making goals and To Do lists :) In fact I will be sharing some with you lovely people soon and I have some good posts waiting to be set free into cyberspace! But today I thought I would share this amazing picture I found via Busy Bee Lauren. It really reminded me of my friends and I , we always say that we are old people in disguise :) 

Happy Monday everyone!!