opening my eyes...

Sometimes the ordinary day to day stuff is just there in the background and you don't really appreciate it when it's there all the time...

One day recently; on a grey and drizzly day I looked out of my window at work. It was so rainy but there was a little bit of sun peeking through and I switched the settings on the camera to manual to capture the blur...



If you look hard enough, I mean really hard enough, the loveliness is there where-ever you are...

this weekend...

Was all about taking it easy and catching up...




As I've been so busy recently, a lot of things have had to slide - so finding myself with a little spare time I decided to bake bread... rosemary and seed bread. It's one of those things that can't be rushed and has the benefit that you can do other things, (in my case doing a little magazine reading) whilst waiting...

I'm really going to try and make the effort now that Autumn is upon us to get into baking bread again, mainly because it's so difficult to find decent shop bought bread in the Uk and really who doesn't love the smell of bread baking on a slow Sunday afternoon... Hope you've had a good weekend whatever you've been doing...

cozy...

One of the really good things about Autumn, is the fact I can indulge my love of coziness to my hearts content...



Although I'll miss the light of summer, I have a serious love for twinkling fairy lights and cozy duvets. Sometimes it's this inbetween time that's most unsettled; when it's not really full on Autumn but rather something else just giving a glimpse of what's to come...

I'm actually looking forward to this time of year when I can be warm and toasty inside while the weather is foul outside, as there's something so comforting about that! It also gives me an excuse to do all the things I like to do and catch up with myself finally!! Oh and the Toast catalogue makes winter seem like something to indulge in, rather than to despair about. **Though I'm not sure how good it will be for the bank balance lol!

fragments...

This weekend has been all about just slowing down and enjoying my couple of days off..

Some good things...
* lovely mail on Friday kicked the weekend off; a book from Amazon, a Cath Kidson catalogue and a postcard from a friend
* chilling with a glass of something and some nibbles,(the nibbles are most important!) listening to this...
* i downloaded this app which works a treat to chill out to...
* a photoshoot in the park with a lovely couple and some sunshine
* chocolate croissants for a lazy Sunday breakfast - bliss!

Oh how I love weekends! I'm already counting the days to the next one...

three ways...

Soon it will be time to clear the garden of all the remnants of summer flowers but still they keep on growing and adding a little colour to my world...
* and no, these weren't taken with the new lens lol, I've still to upload!!

letting go...

Recently I've had this stubborn idea that Summer was still waiting with all the glorious weather that she brings... This week I've realised this is not the case as a return to heavier coats and boots was needed and the mornings are slowly getting darker...

So I'm trying to embrace this change with a little list of the things i'm loving at the moment and I'm trying to think what I'll gain, instead of what I'll lose...


**Oh and for those who asked about photos from my new lens I've been busy playing so haven't had time to upload any photos yet! Soon I promise!

yesterday's parcel...

Remember when I said there was a parcel waiting for me yesterday?... Well I got home sooo excited, so much so, that I never even bothered to take a photo of the parcel waiting to be opened because I just couldn't wait!!

So...please forgive my very hastily taken iphone photos but here is my reveal... A new lens, *swoon* ...my first ever L lens. Canon EF 70-200mmL USM
Now I know this probably doesn't mean much to those of you who aren't geeky about photography and camera accessories and it doesn't look especially pretty in the way of other parcels but... oh my heart skipped a beat when I opened the box...


*Advance warning*...Expect a whole load of photos once I finally get to give this lovely a workout this weekend!

things...

It's bit of a blah day today - possibly something to do with being at work when the sun is shining and I want to go outside! (I'm actually doing this in my lunch break lol!).

So here are some things that are cheering me up at the moment...
* I came across this first link earlier in the week and thought how fantastic this could be if only it had become reality...
* Truthfully, I've never been a technology geek but how much do I love my new iphone? A world of possibilities has opened up to me when I'm out and about - yay!

It also has the added benefit that I may actually be able to start catching up with you all... :)
* Which leads me onto the next thing... how brilliant are Apps? Though I'm having to reign myself in a little. My favourites are all the photography ones obviously!!

* The fact that although we're just into September we still have some lovely light in the evenings and can pretend to hold onto Summer for as long as possible...

* That I've had a text today telling me that a parcel has arrived at home yay! I'll reveal what it is tomorrow...