I suppose the title of this post should really be ‘last week’s favourites’…I’m a day late but with all the party preparations last week and then the clearing up yesterday I have a feeling I’ll be playing catch-up all week. Anyway here’s a quick round-up of the last seven days:
1. My thermos mug from Ikea comes in handy on busy mornings when I end up having breakfast on the run.
2. I made another batch of low carb muesli this week (find the recipe here) – my favourite breakfast.
3. Banana bread is great to put in the children’s lunch boxes and as an afternoon treat with a cup of tea. (Recipe here)
4. The week started off very warm and we made the most of the sunny weather with a trip to the playground after preschool. As the week went on it got progressively colder and I think it’s definitely time to dig out the hats and gloves (although I think the chances of finding a matching pair are very slim, given how many gloves were lost at school last winter).
5. Beautiful autumn colours on a crisp, sunny morning.
6. I had been looking for a new ‘smart’ winter coat for a while but not found anything that was quite right. I have a padded coat from Zara which is great when it gets really cold but I wanted a slightly dressier one to wear for nights out. Usually buying coats is a nightmare as I’m small and unless I find one in a petite fit (which means much less choice), the sleeves are too long and it swamps me. But I went into town mid-week to take a few things back and there it was – the perfect coat. As luck would have it there was one left in my size and, being H&M, it was a total bargain at only £39.99! I tried to find it online to link back to for a better picture but for some reason it’s not up on the H&M website, so you’ll have to make do with the picture I snapped in the changing room. The main body of the coat is a black and white tweed type of pattern, with black sleeves and a detachable fur collar which you can of course wear with other coats and jackets as well.
7. It was only a quick trip into town but I did manage to have a wander through our local department store where they were setting up the Christmas display. I know a lot of people complain that the stores bring out the Christmas decorations too early but I kind of like it. The boys’ birthdays are at the end of October and beginning of November but after that I like to start planning for the festive season – I can’t stand stressing about it in mid December when the shops are full of people and things are starting to run out, or worrying about Internet deliveries arriving in time. Only ten weeks to go until Christmas Day folks!
8. Every Friday Clemmie and I go to Gym Tots with my friend and her daughter. The girls love running around, climbing on all the gym equipment and bouncing on the trampolines.
9. As you probably know by now the week culminated with a birthday party for my husband which went on into the early hours of Sunday morning. We all had a great time and he got some fantastic presents – almost all of them golf related!
Hope you’ve all had a fantastic start to the week! X
A lovely post with lovely photos and sentiment! You’ve also got me craving banana bread now!
I know, perhaps not so practical in real life but beautiful to look at. I do find that for me, a neutral and serene interior style is a great antidote to the stresses of modern life.
You’re right about the Scandinavian houses, brightly painted wooden houses are very typical in some parts of the country. Thanks so much for stoping by. X
Thank you! Its so easy to make, takes no time at all and as its got fruit in it, feels kind of healthy! X
Great pictures, all, especially of Clemmie. Love that coat. H&M is such a treasure.
Thank you x
How should I imagine this when you say a “quick trip to town”. How far are you from the town? Is that downtown? Do you have to drive and find a parking space?
I agree with you that breakfast is super important. I am reflecting on your other post here. I read your muesli recipe. Do you have dry skin? If I would eat all those seeds I would be the queen of pimples. So it is a nightmare to find me mueslis. I usually just buy oats and I mix it with some organic low sugar granola. I like Krunchy from Barnhouse.
Ten weeks is a lot of time! I don’t even know what I will be doing for my birthday and that is in less than 3 weeks.
Zoárd found my tennis shoes again…
xoxo, Eszter
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I went to our nearest town centre which takes about 10 minutes by car. The train to central London takes around 30 mins. Oh really, I didn’t know seeds can cause skin troubles, but you’re right mine is quite dry so maybe that’s why I’ve been lucky.
Ten weeks is quite a long time but around here the shops get horrifically crowded the nearer to Christmas you get so I prefer to get the pressies done early. Mind you my husband always leaves it until the last minute and then buys tons of presents and stocking fillers on dec 23 and it seems to work fine. What does Zoard do with your tennis shoes? Does he chew them?
Xxx
Chew them?! Oh no! HAHA Just looks at the laces, touches them a few times. He is not really the type that pops everything in his mouth. And to be fair my shoes are very colorful…
Ha ha I’m relieved to hear that. 😃 X
Ps I’ll email you now
Beautiful pictures! I love banana bread! 🙂
Thank you! Banana bread is delicious. It gets eaten very quickly in our house though, I had to make another batch today. X
I imagine! 😉