Orla Kiely purchases...

Loving my new Orla laptop bag...the best..loads of room, lots of pockets and a handy shoulder strap...





Also, I graduated on Friday last...hurrah! I am now a Master! It was a lovely morning and after all the photos and schmoozing myself and B headed off to Dillingers in Ranelage for lunch...we arrived quite late so there weren't many there but it was lovely and I really like the design/decor...I had a whipped goats cheese and beet salad for starters followed by the most delicious nachos...I was so stuffed, B had to roll me home!!

But...what did I wear? Remember this post? Well my wonderfully lovely parents bought me that dress for a Christmas and Graduation present!! (I was supposed to Graduate in November but the snow put the kybosh on that).

I totally love it...I took the pictures below but it's very hard to show how nice it is...doesn't look so fab on the hanger! (You can see a picture of the model wearing the dress in the link above...clearly, I looked much better wearing it!?!?) This was the fourth outing since November...it's very versatile!




That's all for now...have a lovely week :)

Looking forward...

...to Spring and warmer weather and brighter days...just tired of winter! I've had these images for yonks and they make me feel happy :) so bright and fresh...have no idea where I nabbed them from so if you happen to know, do tell so that I can link them.




Enjoy the rest of your week :)

Valentine's...

Bunting and Bun making! I finally used the felt I had bought on Etsy well over a year ago and made some bunting...heart shaped of course! I also baked some cupcakes...only iced a few tho! We celebrated Valentine's day on Saturday...we didn't go out, but ordered in Pizza and followed it with champagne and cupcakes!! The photos below are sooo bad but the light is particularly crappy at the moment and they were taken in the evening..but you get the drift!

And today...my boss gave me a bottle of really nice champagne for us to celebrate with this evening...how totally sweet..I was quite overcome :) Hope you had a lovely day!

Freshly Groomed Princess...

My husband sent me this photo of a fresly groomed Sadie via his iPhone...too cute!

Hmmm....

So, in Living etc back in October or November, there was a spread on Penelope Chilvers home..I don't usually read the editorial bits (perhaps just a quick scan) but I did this time because whilst I liked her home, what really caught my beady little eye were the boots that she and her two daughters were wearing!!

I loved them but particularly her cloggy type ones...my quick scan of the narrative revealed that she is a shoe designer so I googled her and found her site. I am in love with these boots and they are on the top of my wishlist right now!

These inky coloured ones (which I really long for) are out of stock so now am really wondering if I should maybe look at buying the light coloured ones. Hmm...don't think so...I'll be patient and wait til the inky boots are back in store!










One of her daughters was wearing these...



and the other was wearing these...



Aren't they all great!! They look much better on too!

Hope everybody has a great 2011 and I hope that I will get around to blogging a little bit more this year!

Loving...

...and needing all of the above. I really need new bedside tables and these Danish designed babies are just perfect. Also love the pouffe and the little stool..need them. Then why not go the whole hog and have the jars too :) All from Plumo.

Being alone...

I came across this little video (by film maker Andrea Dorfman) on youtube and I love it...it is written and performed by poet/singer/songwriter Tanya Davis. I am good at being alone but I know lots of people are not and I think if you were one of those people you might learn to like it by watching this little video :) Also, if I have any readers left in the USofA, where is her accent from...it's really cute!



Happy Friday everyone!