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April 2014

I Glasgow..., Mirror, Out

Garden dress

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I am so delighted that spring is finally here. The temperature is warm, the sun is out more, the evenings are long and bright, the sky is blue and not grey any more. In this post, I celebrate our new beautiful garden. Enjoy the photos of the flowers, imagine the scents, feel the breeze through the petals. And as the garden wore its best dress, I decided that I had to wear a garden dress too. By the way, if I did not wear high heels, I would be tempted to climb some trees ;-)

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My little sweetheart is always keen to come out with mummy and join in the fun. Here she explains to me the rules of croquet.

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We decided to make a peanut bird wreath. The idea is from the book “Celebrate” by P. Middleton and despite what you think, it is a totally great book to have and I highly recommend it. Tip: Read the introduction and you will know what I mean :-)

You will need: A bag of peanuts, some raffia, heavy duty wire, wire cutter, scissors and some rope.

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A little helper is always welcome too.

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Make two opposing holes in each side of your peanut and pass the wire through.

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Once ready, hang it outside from the branch of a tree. The birds will love it <3

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What does your garden look like? Or if you don’t have a garden, where is your favourite park or botanic gardens?

For those who care, I was wearing: Zara summer dress and Guess high heel sandals

Book: “Celebrate” by Pippa Middleton
In

Birds of the Paradise

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This is my favourite corner in the new house. I love chilling there listening to music and looking out to the garden which is flowering beautifully these days. One of my exciting moments this week was finding Birds of the Paradise, one of my most favourite flowers of all time. So exotic, so wild, so perfectly coloured. Can I please have a dress in these colours?

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 These are Oliver Bonas cushions bought by my mum as a Christmas gift. What a find!

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The living room furniture are Natuzzi in the colour of Sand.

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Our dining room…

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 Our house is a work in progress. I love the process and the progress we are making.

Have you recently made any house changes? What are your favourite decoration ideas? And of course, what are your favourite flowers?

Family, Out, Travel

Spring holidays

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A few weeks ago we went to Centre Parcs in Cumbria. It was unexpectedly nice, and I say that because I am more of a city girl. The nice thing about this holiday was that it combined lots of family orientated activities, like cycling, swimming, and amazing water-slides with adult luxuries such as a beautiful spa center and decent restaurants like Cafe Rouge, which we visited twice. Lyn and I went for a dual facial and body massage and we had a girl bonding chat looking at the fern garden afterwards. Chris and Colin arranged to play badminton the next day and we had a bowling game all together but I do have to admit that sports it is not my area of fabulousness. Far from that, people are always amazing but the level of incompetence I can reach…I am telling you it is surreal!

Cycling to dinner in style!

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Max Mara coat, H&M dress, Zara low boots…I hope you approve ;-)

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 Scarlett in her bike car.

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Lyn advertises our restaurant perfectly.

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Fun at the swimming pool.

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The ducks in the centre’s lake were friendly and welcoming, especially if you had a piece of bread in your hands.

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Have you been to centre parcs? We plan to go again next year and maybe the year after we can do Disneyland, which is one of my childhood dreams :-)

I Glasgow...

Happy 34th birthday!

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No I do not hide my age. I have been so lucky to have so many people around me full of love and wits. They enrich my life in so many different ways and I cannot wait for another day to rise, excited like a kid waiting to open surprise gifts. Family and friends, thank you so much!

Moment of truth!

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Cutting and serving.

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Yes I did make it myself and it was a yummy black forrest gateau (recipe from here).

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Colin made my favourite dinner, duck breasts with cherries in port sauce and pak choi (recipe here).

 

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The following may seem like a random photo. However, it is not as this is part of my birthday gift from my lovely husband. A new symetrical victorian house with a grand jardin. We moved in 3 weeks ago and I have been decorating since. My second gift has been one of these babies which I cannot wait to learn how to use properly.

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Any ideas about garden design?