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!

Zurich..

A bit quite around here lately...wow, I really am finding it hard to find time for my blog...I don't know what it is...I seem to be busy, busy all the time (in a good way tho so I am not moaning!).

So, we had a wonderful time in Zurich for our long weekend (we went on 22nd and came back on 25th). It is a beautiful city with loads to see and do and the food...totally gorgeous! Every meal we had was delicious! We went to Hiltl for lunch on Saturday...it is a vegetarian restaurant and in fact, was the first vegetarian restaurant in Europe, opened in 1898! Well, we stuffed our faces and, as it was a late lunch, instead of going for a full-on meal on Saturday night we went to a local's favourite for Bratwurst - scrummy...comes with a hunk of sourdough bread and a little pot of mustard.

Of course, we had to sample the Luxemburgers (mini macaroons, famous in Zurich). We got these at Sprungli another famous coffeehouse/chocolate/bakery-type place! Luxemburgers are tiny..maybe under 2cm wide..very cute...



Not that I am obsessed with food or anything but there were lots of chocolates to choose from at Sprungli too! But the most amazing of all were the CHAMPAGNE TRUFFLES...I don't know what to say...we paid about €7 for 4 and they were worth it - absolutely divine!!



We stayed with a friend who has just moved into a new apartment in a great neighbourhood, just a few minutes from the city and right beside the lake. Zurich is very expensive, particularly eating out so it was great that we didn't have to pay for accommodation :) Couple of snaps from around where we stayed..such pretty homes :)





More food stuff...we went to Schober for breakfast on Sunday...it is a beautiful old building with a gorgeous cake and chocolate shop on the ground floor and upstairs a couple of levels of small eating areas. We went for the famous muesli...not like any muesli I have experienced..it was all grated fruits mixed up with berries and yummy yoghurt, served with delicious bread and coffee...myself and my husband went back for brekkie again on Monday..







Some pictures from around the city and from a village on the lake called Rapperswill which we visited on Sunday afternoon..







All in all a great weekend!