Super festive...... Red hair ready for christmas!!

Sorry for the dodgy pics....

After a very stressful couple of months a rest is not available so as the old saying goes 'a change is as good as a rest' so I have new hair... shorter and red!

                                                          My blogging helper Effy!!

Starting to feel festive! :D

xoxo

My best Gizzi Erskine impression... dinner for the girls...

Two of my very good friends had birthdays last week so on Friday I did a birthday dinner for 7 of us...

Starter
Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
Antipasti platter including tomatoes with mozzarella and basil

Main
Chicken stuffed with garlic butter and wrapped in parma ham
Haloumi for the veggie
Dauphinoise Potatoes
Chipped potatoes cooked in rosemary
carrots and runner beans

Pudding
Lemon Cheesecake
Meringues with fruit and cream (for my friend who is gluten intolerant)


Everything was made from scratch by me. I love cooking, it was nice to have the time to do it and to set the table nicely, getting out all my best vintage crockery and glasses!! :)

 

 Vintage 60s dress from eBay, vintage apron from jumble sale.

 

Beehive... feeling like Gizzi! Oh how I love her! :)
Vintage bead necklace from a friend.

 
Cooking prep!

 
Yummy!

 
Flowers picked from my garden.

 
Scrummy!

 
Cheesecake!

 
Jug of Daiquiri! LOVE cocktails!

 

We are now enjoying a lazy Sunday after a very very busy weekend! #knackered

much love Jo

xoxo

Hot and happy after a photoshoot in the big smoke...

So I have expressed on this blog my general dislike for having my photo taken. Something I am trying to get over... I am generally body confident and happy with how I look and I encourage all friends, family, random people I meet to express themselves how they want to with clothes etc and feel equally confident! I am a very firm believer that we come in all shapes and sizes and this should be celebrated!! ... so why am I over critical of my own pics??

Anyways, being in the spotlight for the wedding has forced me to get over it a bit but then I put myself forward for a project involving a proper photo shoot and was selected to participate... I went to London and completed said photo shoot today. I am not allowed to give any details at this stage but of course I will bore you with the pics when they arrive!! ;)

I apologise for these pics my hair and make-up was a little dishevelled at this point!

I thoroughly enjoyed getting my make-up done by a professional and they left my hair as it was as they liked the way I had done it!! #smugface :D

The only downside of the day was the heat... boy was it hot hot hot! we are finally getting a bit of summer in the UK.

I couldn't wait to strip down to my lovely vintage 50s slip! 50p jumble sale bargain1

I also came home to my new radio!!  Yay! Its just a cheap replica but its very cute. Its to leave on for our German Shepherd when we are out - she suffers from separation anxiety and tends to chew!

This little man has been enjoying the sun! :D

Hope you've all had a good day, my Mondays are not usually this good!

XOXO

Beagle Boots and Ball launchers...

I had a very hectic weekend so it was very nice on Sunday afternoon to get a nice long dog walk... I didn't think I was going to get much chance as the morning was wet and then snowing!!, then back to wet... then finally some sunshine!

We had a good stroll and a throw of the ball!

 Effy

 Boots with Beagles on from Joules
40's style turn up jeans from a Vintage fair
Ball Launcher from Pets at home ! :)

 The Snow didn't come to much - thankfully!! I am ready for spring!

 Roddy

Hair flowers from eBay
Polka dot scarf given to me many moons ago by a relative

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!!

ttfn

xoxo

Blurgh... that's about all I have to say about today...Blurgh...

I am having one of those days - I couldn't be bothered with my hair and it looks pretty rubbish. I bumped into an old work colleague who I don't particularly like (it is very very rare I dislike someone but she is a bully and I cannot stand a bully!!), I have a bit of a cold, didn't sleep very well and am bogged down in work politics. :(

I am looking forward to a nice long dog walk and a hot bath later.

But I do have these to cheer me up....

 Valerie my new hen - My fella said he hadn't bought me flowers or anything for a while and decided he would get me a hen instead!! :D I am mad about my hens!

 My gorgeous doggies - they never fail to put a smile on my face. (The big one is real, and alive, despite appearances - I promise!)

 My new tea cosy my nan made me.

 My new hair flower from GG's Pin Up Couture

PLANNING MY WEDDING!!!!

Hope you're all having a great day!!

ttfn

xoxo

Happy New Year!!

I have had a lovely lazy christmas... lots of sleep, food and country walks. Calm before the storm... it's the year of my wedding and its going to be go go go!!


We even stayed in for new year - Jools Holland with Imelda May and Caro Emerald- it was far more appealing than the local bars where drinks are a fortunate and your surrounded by teenagers! Eeek I'm getting old!


I hope you all had a good one and here's to 2012 - may it be a great year for all!!! :)

Can't beat brightly coloured baubles!!

The poor tree looking rather lopsided - with three dogs charging around it got a little battered!

My beautiful girl Effy - her first christmas with us after rehoming her and she was so well behaved. We are very proud of her! My parents and my brother stayed all week and we had lots of people in and out and it didn't phase her!

Some of my presents; I got spoilt rotten!

Reading to do!

Found time for a little charity shop rummage and got these little beauties. I normally go for dogs but these were so sweet and a bargain at £2.

I bought this little fella off of eBay - a little gift to myself!

An amazing present from my workmate - a boy - didn't he do well!!

All three owls were also found in the charity shop - the large brown one has Jo written on the bottom - it was meant to be!

Effy having a cuddle with her Daddy - vicious loking isn't she!! ;P

New Years Resolution - blog more - think that was the same as last year!! oops!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

XOXO