So summer is finally here. As the song says it has been a long, if not lonely, winter and the sun has been long awaited. I’m worried I’m tempting fate even uttering these words but we’re now headed into our third straight week of sun so I might be ok.
Just because it’s monochrome doesn’t mean it needs to be plain. If I’m keeping things black and white there’s got to be a pattern or two involved. Continue reading “It’s Black, It’s White”
I have to say I’m feeling a little smug this year when it comes to Christmas. Not only did I have all my presents purchased with over a week to spare, but I had most of them wrapped as well. That’s pretty good going if you ask me.
Continue reading “Step Into Christmas”
One of my favourite things about Glasgow is how easy and quick it is to escape to the countryside. Drive for less than an hour in just about any direction and you can find yourself lost in some wide open spaces.
Continue reading “The Sweet Escape”
After my last all black ensemble today let’s give a little shout out to it’s opposite, white. White gets a hard time for being far less flattering than it’s darker counterpart and that old rule – it shouldn’t be worn after Labour Day, what even is Labour Day anyway.
Continue reading “It’s All White”
Just like that life is changed forever. Despite being four months in it’s only now that it’s becoming real.
Continue reading “Four Months”
Elastic, jersey even Lycra; anything that stretches has become a firm favourite with my ever disappearing waistline. You may have seen on instagram that we’re expecting our first baby, still seems surreal to say that.  A whole new adventure for us with lots of challenges I suspect, the biggest challenge currently being getting dressed in the morning.Â
This weekend has disappeared. On Friday I developed the worst migraine I’ve had in years and it’s still not fully shifted, the joys. Continue reading “There You Go”
It’s so very British to talk about the weather, but when it’s this good it’s hard not too. This may be the first tine I’ve had to reduce the brightness in my photos rather than try and add some. What a lovely problem to have.
Continue reading “The Sky is More Blue”
This post was supposed to be up on Friday, but a combination of tiredness and sheer confusion conspired against me. Let’s just say the exit polls gave me hope, and I had tried not to get hopeful, so I stayed up till 4am watching the results come in.
Continue reading “Confusion”
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