Friday night in with the girls- Elspeth and Jo 🙂 I love having a house big enough to entertain- I’m glad Mark and I went for somewhere a little bigger, as so many of the rented places we looked at didn’t even have a dining room or space for a table! Where do you eat?! … More Pizza Party
Well, we had a momentary flash of summer weather which has unfortunately since been drowned out. Nevertheless the summer always makes me feel like creating different salads- they’re fresh, flavourful and leave me with a summery light feeling 🙂 This recipe is a twist on several BBC Good Food ones– can you tell I love their … More Summer Salad
Yay to three day weeks! May/June have been great months for Bank Holidays and long weekends- I wouldn’t mind a few more throughout the rest of the year please! Source So I have to admit I broke the RW Summer Running Streak– I was still experiencing pain in my right calf so I decided to … More Fun Friday Links and Fitness
A fun weekend of food and entertainment… Takeaway Yo Sushi picnic Fish Box Comes with edamame beans and fruit salad London buses in Norwich! Promoting the Brewers Market at the Forum as part of the Norwich City of Ale festival. Garden Party at the Assembly House Mmmm, chocolates! Hook-a-duck! Coffee … More Party Time!
Thursday evening Pippa and I went to a theatre production at the Norwich Theatre Royal of I Got Rhythm, a dance show by the Northern Ballet celebrating blues, jazz and all the music of Gershwin during the nineteen-twenties. Source Source The Roaring Twenties. Jazz, blues, movies, musicals and irresistible glamour. Chic, sassy women, romanced by … More I Got Rhythm
This weekend Great Britain and the Commonwealth are celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee- 60years since her ascension to the throne. This four day weekend full of festivities is an excuse to get in the summer party mood, with the whole nation being encouraged to get involved. Here are some fun links to get you … More Jubilee Fun
Dropped my sister off at the station this morning- it’s been lovely having her staying and I feel like the age gap (8 years) is beginning to seem less of an issue, with us having more shared interests and things to talk about. Hopefully we can stay close as she continues to grow up and … More Stuffing Our Faces
I haven’t been to the cinema or watched a new movie for quite a while so this feature has slipped by the way-side somewhat. I’ve been filling my evenings with the latest episodes of Game of Thrones instead! Check it out if you haven’t yet, awesome… However, my sister and I headed to the cinema … More Wednesday Movie Madness
Join the Runners World Running Streak! The idea is to run 1 mile a day from now until 4th July (for Americans- Memorial Day until Independence Day). That’s 38 consecutive days of running… Source With summer finally on it’s way, and many excuses to skip a workout cropping up- holidays, heat, BBQs etc- this seems … More Running Streak
Yesterday I decided to tackle our ridiculously overgrown garden! This is what it looked like before, waist high with stinging nettles, ouch… We have some tools in the garage provided by our landlady…but no strimmer so I had to cut them all down by hand using large garden shears- definitely a good workout! My progress … More Nasty Nettles
Miss Wheezy 