Festive Days

I hope you all had a beautiful Christmas and are having a lovely relaxing joyful few days! I love this time of year the best, it's the lovely lul period where the festive magic is still in the air. Start reading new books, sip cups of tea, eat delicious food & sweet treats, favourite films are being shown whilst family & friends visit. I'm looking forward to enjoying the reaming few days & hope you all do too! X

Living Space

It may be the traditional fireplace, the cosy armchair, dark wooden floors, unique coffee table, endless bookshelf, white washed walls or luxury throws. These are all features I would love to have in my own living space an the beautiful images below show all of these perfectly. Somewhere I can curl up reading a book with the logs burning in the open fire, get together an catch up with the girls an to simply entertain. Enjoy! X

A bit of everything ....Pinteresting

I have a habit of constantly saving random images on my IPad, my library currently hold over thousand images that I have collected. That are of nothing in particular just something that catches my eye, whether it be a gorgeous kitchen that I would one day love to own, a destination that I want on my must visit list, a charming teapot and cups, libraries, delicious looking sweets and many more, so I thought I would put them to,good use and share them with you all! Happy Tuesday! X

September Loves ...

Summer is gradually fading away an Autumn is falling upon us, the slight warmth of Summer still lingers as the ink of the night sky gradually appears and as the seasons change, September brings about many new chapters.

New adventures are under way as school years begin, pencils are sharpened, blank notebooks are opened, uniforms are pressed , friendships are blossomed and made.

Autumn/Winter wardrobes are being re-modelled, chunky knits I simply love, Winter boots I look forward to breaking in, Jewel tones I can't wait to explore. Chanel metallic nail varnishes I can't wait to wear, perfecting the use of Mac 'Brave Red' lipstick an the eyeliner I have finally cracked. London Fashion Week sets the capital alive and opens our eyes to the creativity, talent and beauty that we will soon be gazing at in the editions of Vogue.

Recipe pages are book marked on homemade thick crusty breads, pipping hot chunky soups, apple & cinnamon cake. Stacks of books have been collated from the classics, to bestsellers ready to be discovered on the perfect Sunday afternoon with a cup of milky tea. X

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Harry Potter

It is finally here the last part of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows and I am super super excited. As you might know by now am a book lover an I grew up with Harry Potter my grandad bought me the first one when I was 11 an I was instantly hooked! You can't help but get caught up in this magical world that I wished I was part of. All my copies of HP have been taken on all my holidays growing up an read multiple times an now the last chapter is finally here.

The films really are amazing but I always think never as good as when you imagined it when you were getting caught up between the pages. If any of you are going to watch it I hope you have a great time an a lovely weekend! X

Weekend Favourites

Oh those two sweet days called a we eked that we cherish have finally come around. As always the plans are in motion and i am looking forward to it. Girl time creating the final touches to the wedding favours for the big day next weekend, tickets booked for Kings of Leon 'Talihina Sky' documentary, so looking forward to it. Afternoon catching up on my latest read 'The Great Gatsby' interesting guy so far and one hell of a party he seems to throw, loving Essie pastel nail varnishes new colour may be needed and finally a shopping trip with Mr Bf few treat possibly. Hope you all have a beautiful weekend X

June Loves...

Warm, lazy days. Weekends with girlfriends, gossiping, eating and drinking as we all get ready for the first wedding of our gang (super excited!) On the hunt for the perfect nude shoes and bag to go with my new pink dress purchase for the wedding, gonna be a tresure hunt that i cant wait for. Opening a box of jewel-like Laduree perfect treat especially with Sunday afternoon tea. Messy buns or perfect waves. Trips to the theatre make the mid week list, Shakespeare is at the top. Waking up in crisp white sheets to the sight of a blue Spring sky. Lazy afternoons spent peacefully reading, my Summer must reads are piling high, some classic made the lisy waiting for me to begin. All of which I am looking forward to, hope you all have a lovely June X

 

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One Day ...

The weather here this weekend was in one word dreadful, we simply had Winter in May for a full two days and there seems to be no sign of it stopping. So on Sunday afternoon I curled up with my Ipad and spent some time on Apple Movie Trailers, its my secret love! One of my best friends got me on to it in school and every couple of weeks I go on and watch all the new trailers of films that will coming out in the next couple of months and I can easily spend a good hour watching them.

So on Sunday I gave a slight burst of delight when I came across a film traier of one of my favourite books, 'One Day.' I read this book by David Nicholls at the start of the year after a friend recommended it an the guy in my local bookstore persuaded me to get it an I loved it instantly.

15th July 1988,Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Dexter (Jim Sturgess) meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways. So where will they be on this one day next year? And the year after that? And every year that follows? Twenty years, two people, One Day.

It's released the weekend of my birthday and I cant wait I hope that it lives up to my expectations. Has one of your books been made to a film and did it live up to it or not? X

Bookshelf Love

I've mentioned in the past how I am a 'slight' bookworm and whilst I was on holiday last week one of my essentials in my hand luggage was of course a good book to get lost in. My book of choice was' Game of Thrones' by George Martin, about King's, Queen's, liars and a bit of a batttle, but anyway I loved it and it now sits in my bookcase as I start on book 2. Anyway it got me thinking that however much I love my current bookcase eventually I am going to have to expand so I went on a hunt for some inspiration and came across this website that I instantly loved called . Porn for book lovers. A photo blog collection of all the best bookshelf photos from around the world for people who *heart* bookshelves.Have a look at some of my favourite images below an what is your ideal holiday book to get lost in? x

My Award

On Monday Amy over at Brushed Satin  and Brittany at Swirls of Happy  passed on the Stylish Blogger award to me and it made me smile all day!

I love both ladies blog's and am a daily visitor to catch up on their posts. Amy was one of the first blogs that I discovered and instantly loved, she does her own thing and follows her own rules making her posts a must read. swirls of Happy author Brittany has a cosy homely blog that you cant help but love as she shares pictures of her family and posts on all sorts of goody posts from fashion to interior. Go check out both blogs you will fall in love with them.

Part of receiving the award is that there are a few rules to follow, you have to link back to the lovely blogger that nominated you, share 7 things about yourself (and trust me it is not as easy as it sounds) and finally I have to nominate 10 other bloggers.

1.I am a big bookworm, love nothing more than snuggling up with a good book plus I read so fast so on holiday I overload worried I am going to run out, I have been pulled up for my case being over weight. Love girly fiction, historical fiction and a good mystery.

2.I am a TV junkie especially American shows I cant help but love them. Gossip Girl makes me want to live in New York and the fashion amazing. The Vampire Diaries, there is something aboout the mystery that is so intriguing and Glee, well enough said.

3.If I could have a gift it would be the ability to draw, I confess I am awful at it.I did Art at school an got a very high mark but I did every other form of Art imaginable, worst module was still life it was a nightmare. When I see fashion illustrations etc I am so envious (bad I know) but I would love the gift to do it.

4.Love all things British, Afternoon Tea, Football, Tower of London, Tudor's, Full English Breakfast, Red Buses and Country Pubs.

5.I work as a Buyer for Card, Gifbag and Giftwrap company and I love it. I never have the same day I just feel so lucky to have found a job I love at such a young age.

6.I am terrified of Sharks and Whales absolutely petrified. When in the sea on holiday although I know they are not in the surrounding water my clear mind gets blurred and I am convinced that they are underneath all the water. I wont jump in if there is seaweed underneath because I think they might appear, crazy I know but I cant help it.

7. I am double jointed.

10 Nominated Bloggers


Miss Walker
Polyvorina
Gold and Gray
Sunday Collector
Ocean Dreams
The Blair Affairs
Feather Factor
My Beautiful Life
Which Way To Wonderland?
Oh You Pretty Things

Once Upon A Fairytale

Who didn't love a good fairytale when they were a child, I loved them and still do today. As we all know fairy tales typically feature such folkloric characters as fairies, goblins, elves, giants or gnomes and as you can expect they tend to include a few magical enchantments. Whilst studying in my 3rd year of University one of the courses that I could select was once simply called 'Fairy Tales & Utopia' so I gave it a shot and decided to go for it and see exactly would be unravelled. I was quite apprehensive about the class as although this might sound childish I didn't want my fondness and childhood memories tarnished about what I was to discover. 

I discovered that  is a great treasure to know and reveal which tales from our childhood have a hold on us,  people identify with certain characters in the stories they heard in childhood. To some degree, many live out these stories, largely unaware of how much the old tales may be shaping our lives however the challenge for most a large majority of us is to start writing and living our own tale. 

Angela Carter- Book of Fairy Tales

Angela Carter was a highly talked abuout figure in my'Fairy Tales & Utopia' class, she is one of the most original, radical and stylish fiction writers of the 20th century. She delighted readers with her fierce, witty and jaunty tales, short stories, novels and essays, Carter was strongly influenced by surrealism especially by the Situationist cultural activism of the 1960s. Angela Carter's playful retelling of fairy tales mixed together with her witty feminism won her legions of fans. 

Between The Covers

I will proudly hold my head up high and admit that I am a book worm, I love nothing more than getting stuck into a good book. Especially one where you get so caught up in the story that you feel as if you are one of the characters and even though its half 3 in the morning and your alarm is going to be going off in a few short hours you don't care because you have to get to the end and find out if there is a happy ending.

An today is celebrating this passion of mine with National Book Day, encouraging people to get involved & find something that they enjoy and get lost in a world however far removed they wish to be. In my short 22 years of being a bibliophile (I love this word) I have been a member of Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five' & 'Secret Seven,' then I was off to 'Malory Towers' thanks to a week in bed with tonsillitis. I was whisked away into the magical world of Hogwarts, as my Grandad collected tokens from the Sunday paper and introduced me to the first two Harry Potter books before they became the craze they are today. Shakespeare & Chaucer were figures whose works you could not help but get wrapped up whilst in the middle of a English Literature class in school.

Today I have a mixed taste in books, I can go from a girly novel that I find are brilliant to read whilst lazing in the sun on holiday, there have been moments whilst on a sun lounger that I have been laughing out loud & then crying the next. History novels take up a full shelf on my bookcase as I love nothing better then reading about the incredible lives of The Tudors, there is something so fascinating about life at court and the events that took place in that era. "I'd always thought the dissolution of the monasteries would make a great setting for a murder mystery," says author C.J. Sansom, an I couldn't agree more as after reading all 5 novels in the Shardlake series I am a huge fan of this author.