Hello Kitty!

Friends and family know they will put a smile on my face if they bring me Hello Kitty treats back from there holidays

Last year I was lucky enough to get a wallet and gift tag set from Kelly

and from my SIL some stationary goodies from her trip to the US

Aren't they good to me!

Ladies who Lunch!

This weekend I had some of my girlfriends round for my first "official" lunch in my new home

It was lovely to bring out all the goodies I've had boxed up for so long and use one of my house-warming gifts... did you spot the Provence Rose cups and saucers? They were a gift from Kelly's mum who has recently come out of the blogging closet!

Happy Mothers Day!

It's Mother's Day in the UK so I thought I'd re-publish a post I did a few years ago on my previous blog in her honour

Here's some photos and facts about my mum!

We all joke MI5 would have trouble cracking the code in mum's text messages!

Friends will pop round and ask "where you going tonight, you look nice" and mum is going nowhere she just likes to dress up to have dinner with my dad

She runs all my errands whilst I'm at work... dry cleaning... post office runs

My dinner is ready every night I get home from work and she does all my washing and ironing... declicately handwashing anything that needs it!

Every evening she brings me up a cup of tea and a biscuit (sadly she hasn't delivered any to my flat although I have come home from work to find her doing my washing up!)

She hates to hear of anyone going without and has loaded friends and family with goodies from the cupboards... only yesterday I mentioned having to pick up some perfume for a friend from a cheaper brand because they were short of cash this month and she produced some small tester bottles from her draws to give her instead

Mum loves entertaining and tends to host a number of family events at our home.... she's always found some extra something to put on the table - she was my first teacher before Martha!

If mum reads something in the paper she'll pull the pages out and put them on my bed to read and we take it turns with passing on books and magazines we've read that we know the other will too

Mum is a die hard shopper.... she'll announce she's cutting back one week and the next is strolling home from Fortnum & Mason armed with shopping bags...

In New York last year I took mum to a Super Target for her first visit. We had 1 hour before our taxi came to collect us.... We seperated for ease... when i tried to track mum down 40 mins later she was still in the same place I'd left her!

My mum is crazy... fun....caring and I wouldn't be without her and most of all I LOVE her!

I hope you enjoyed hearing about mum today and wishing you all a lovely Mother's Day

And so to bed…

This evening I made up my bed with all my new covers and pillowcases

Although looking at the round cushions in this photo I fear I may have made a similar faux pas as Charlize Theron did at the Oscars!

A Long Weekend

I’ve had a jam packed weekend to tell you about…

Friday I was babysitting this little guy

who kindly helped Kelly put together another chest of draws for me

(yes the draws won in my bedroom dilemma!)

Saturday I headed into London with my mum and aunt for a bit of shopping

It was lovely to do a bit of clothes and beauty shopping rather than the homewares and pretties I have been buying for the past few months

Sunday it was back to working on my flat. I have solved my wires issue for now by moving a set of draws from the bedroom which works wonderfully as it blends in the background

My green Lloyd Loom has gone back in the bedroom

I’m pleased to say my bedroom is starting to feel “right”

I even got handy with the hammer and hung my clock and a picture in the kitchen whilst rearranging the shelves

(Its me thats crooked not the shelves BTW!)

Then I made some comfort food, grabbed the duvet and curled up on the sofa to watch the Oscars

And today I’ve used my washing machine for the first time - successfully I’m pleased to add!

Back to work tomorrow so I’m off to bed with my Country Living magazine, cup of tea and a slice of cheesecake