Autumn Weekend

Saturday walk through Greenwich Park

Autumn dress and accessories

Movie night with some crazy au pair girlfriends :)

Ice skating at the National History Museum. South Kensington

So christmassy, so fun and so cold!

Scrumptiously comforting lunch.

My weekend was happy and sunny. Full of laughter and hot chocolates. I have less than 10 weekends here in the UK. And I'm freaking out!! There's still so much to do and so much to see.

RememberRemember

Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
should ever be forgot...

Celebrating Guy Fawkes weekend at Southwark Park.
I would have loved to have seen fireworks on the Thames with Big Ben in the background, but it wasn't to be. So here are a few snippets of what my camera saw that night.

Push

The babe's first swing.

For the trees

Mine are the only footsteps I hear
Around me,
Pebbles wedged in the mud
A perfect bed for Autumn leaves
Leaves that crunch, turning to crispy powder
When walked over.

 I stop.
And hear nothing but
My hoarse breath catching.
Green moss covers the trunks
Of these tall trees
A sky of green hanging over my head.

 Snap. A dead leaf floats,
Swinging down
To join the brown bed below.
Tree branches touch
Linking arms of forest green

Sweet air.
Cold evening breeze.
They're whispering.
Sharing secrets. Sharing stories













But not for my ears.
So I leave my resting place
Of brown and green.
I leave for the trees.

June and September

 June: I joined three thousand local women and ran 5kms for Cancer Research. It was INSANE! The smart ones trained six weeks leading up to the run, but I only got as far as half a mile in practice before collapsing and that was my training done and dusted. But in fairness to me, I got to the finish line in 40 minutes. I sat under a tree, catching my breath with all the colour drained from my cheeks and lips, making vows to never put my body through such stress again. Random women would come up, concerned about my well being, "you alright, love?". Of course I was alright, I just completed my very first and most definite last fun run!

September: This is me and my student card. That's right! I am officially enrolled in an English College studying Makeup and Skin Care.

What happens in the woods

A Saturday walk with the cousins

Discovering a cubby hole

Anzac cookies with my boy

How I relax: Chocolate honey candle with Glamour mags

Britian's Mini Vegas

Blackpool's city lights

Mummy w/ Snugglepot. Me w/ Cuddlepie

North Pier

A new accessory

Central Pier

Majestic sunset