Be careful of whom you ask opinions

We were up in London recently & had a scrummy lunch in an "upmarket" new hamburger joint. Being that I am not usually a fan of the burger, it's high praise indeed. LOL
I was amused to read the comment card on our table. Seems some people will make a game of ever situation. Had to admit it made us laugh out loud!!

Yes, that does say what you think it does. LOL

Found some fabulous fabric shops that are definitely worth another look, even if the staff seemed a tad snooty.
Lovely to visit, lovely to come home.

Loving what I do

Lush x

London weekend

Two of the Princes family had birthdays last weekend so we all gathered in London to celebrate the events. Lunch at Moro was delicious and as a bonus I managed to see the shop where one brother works as a goldsmith. 

In an attempt to reduce the number of train trips for the Prince & as a bit of enjoyment we booked into a hotel for the evening. After lunch, The Prince & I wandered off to our hotel & went straight for the pool & spa area. After a good long soak in the jacuzzi we felt much warmer and relaxed.

View from our room, that's the Tower Bridge on the left.

London Church of the Catholic Martyrs

 I am always blown away by how you are right in the thick of history at every turn here. I am reading the book, The Watchers, The Prince gave me for Christmas. It is about the spy network during the reign of Elizabeth the 1st and describes the Catholic attempts to bring England back to the "real church". This church celebrates the Catholic martyrs. Love this stuff, never gets old, pardon the pun.

See the light dusting of snow on the roof of the building on the right?

Close up of the church door.

 I decided to run away to the V & A for a visit, I could live in this museum, every time I go I find another section that I have not seen. I was heading for the jewellery rooms & ran across these monoliths. How they managed to get them into the rooms is a mystery, I suspect they built the museum around them??

 As you can see from the size of the people, this thing is MASSIVE!!!

 I love that they have a large section where the conservators are working in the public view. There is a man on the top of this scaffolding working on the stone pillar.

Skulls & cross bones are nothing new as a design feature. The little coffin is adorable.

Some fantastic little boxes & watches etc. It was just after this that I got told I could not take photos in the jewellery section. Ooops, didn't stop me, or anyone else in the room LOL.

Loving what I get to do

Lush x

Lottery win!

We were off to Brighton for a friends birthday last weekend. Saturday was fabulously sunny & we had a lovely time laying on the beach watching the waves & examining the rocks. We love rocks & can talk about them for hours. Why yes, we are that nerdy, thank you for asking.

The party was a fancy dress & we went along with the spirit of the event & dressed up in our finest fashions. We had a lovely time catching up with old friends & making new ones. A good time was had by all.

This is kind of what The Prince wore to the party. Cake at Chocky Wocky Doo Dah.

On the Sunday we had another lovely day, albeit colder, freezing our butts off sitting in beach chairs having fish & chips like proper Brits. The weekend was so very relaxing & it was wonderful to be beside the seaside. So much so that we ramped up our thinking about where to move. We need to make a decision soon if we are to move from London & we are very keen on the seaside. We really miss the sea.
So this week has seen us focusing our thinking on real estate & business opportunities. Oh yeah, ain't we been having fun? Stressful? You betcha!! I have been doing some therapeutic mending & button sewing in order to relax.
We are off for a walk in the beautiful afternoon sunshine & then I am going to finish my first ever bee blocks for Helen & try to work out what I am going to request as mine.
Oh and the lottery win?? Six pounds!!! Not going to buy us our luxury Georgian mansion by the sea, hell not even going to buy us both fish & chips by the sea :/ Oh well, keep buying tickets I suppose?
Still loving what we do.

Lush x

A walk by the canals

Saturday saw us taking a walk by the canals, all the way from home to the Limehouse Marina & the shores of the Thames!! We estimated that we walked around 7 kilometres. Princess Daisy came with us and walked all the way with no complaints. Little trooper. The canal network is fantastic here & stretches for miles. There is a walkway or towpath along most & you can drop down to them from several points all along the route.

Lace curtains anyone? I'm a bit chuffed with the composition of this one :)

We sewers will fit a machine in anywhere! & at the side of the table was the dressmakers dummy LOL

Napping swans

The Clock Mill at 3 Mills

See the Prince & Princess Daisy??

Grapes of Wrath?? LOL

1700's architecture - love it!!

Princess Daisy decides to get the bus

Multiple modes of transport in this town - train, boat & foot!

Lovely old mooring posts & ropes

Teeny little plants

Brilliant colour!

The Thames!! Look at that light!!

The South Bank

Fantastic day with my love The Prince, wandering & discovering.

Do what you love!

Lush xox

Princess Daisy reporting on Engrand

Hello Subjects, Minions, Worshippers,

I am just reporting in on my views of The Old Dart. So far I have been ecxstatic at being reunited with the Mama & The Prince, oh and ok the other furry things are great too. I am not too sure about the weather here though. Mama loves it although she is admitting that today the rain is just mocking her (it keeps starting just as she gets the washing hung up & stops as soon as she removes it). I just want it to be a bit stronger. As you can see I am not impressed with this weak stuff.

This is Diego & me sharing the Mama (she has no idea how to turn da photo so just turn your pooter kai??

OMG!! I have just discovered the heating things & have discovered the one that I can lean on while on the bed in Mama's sewing room!! Motherload!!! See you all later, you know where you can find me.

Don't forget to curtsy to me!!

Princess Daisy x

Sunset over the terraces

The sky has been beautiful colours this week. Here are just a few shots from the park this afternoon.
It gives me such a thrill to see the sunset over the rooftops of London with the distinctive chimneypots in silhouette. So cool to be here in London. A lifetime dream come true.
Thank you my Prince for helping me to be here & being here to share it all with me.

Life is short, do what you love.

Lush