I have recently returned form my little Summer holiday and this year ( even thought I would have preferred New York) we went to Wye River (I still want to go to New york), It was so beautiful and relaxing I was truly surprised, amazed and impressed that such a little seaside town could bring me so much joy.

We stayed in the cutest little place on the hill called http://wyerivercubbyhouse.com/ and I give it a 10 out of 10. When we arrived there was a whole mob of birds waiting for me and I loved every single one of those birds like they were my very own. These guys ate seeds from my hands, pecked at my fingers and sung me songs like no other birds I have ever met. I think the Cubby House is amazing and everyone should stay there.

The Cubby House Wye River

Fella!!!

More Fellas – this bird was very friendly and kind.

More fellas – everywhere!

Nice warm beach except that it was freezing cold.

Cold beach – warm birds!

Little ducks – also very friendly.

Winchelsea Op Shop -the end of our holiday.

I love bunting.. always have, always will. I think everyone should make some bunting and hang it up in the home, around trees, on lamp posts, in the car, above the bed or on  bicycle handles. I have often wanted to hang bunting from ear to ear like a cool chain or around my head like a bunting bandana. What about having a bunting scarf? or some bunting trim around your socks? or a bunting tie?. These are all very good ideas which i hope that one day i will get around to doing, but while we all wait in great anticipation for the arrival of the  bunting  bandana-sock trim-scarf-tie I would like you to have a look at this cute silver bunting necklace my good friend and most excellent jeweler Bonny Lad made very recently. This is a one-off piece at the moment but you can always order one from him ( or me ) the Rose Street Artist market every Saturday from 11 – 5.

Not this one – this is fabric bunting made by me for the Rose St artist market ( you can order it too)

This one – ahhh so lovely and its real silver with hand crafted prints on each flag.. holy bunting batman….

I don’t really have much to say at the moment – but I thought this pretty much says it all for now….. ahhh sweet sweet Japan.

I have been feeling a bit flat since coming back from my amazing most excellent adventure in Europe and beyond. I miss the food, I miss the coffee, I miss the endless window shopping, the great people you meet along the way, staying up till way past my bed time just so I can have that one more little glass of wine and I especially miss the time before I had such a big credit card debt. But you know what? I have spoken to my mum about all of these things and she has given me some very wise words.. she told me to ‘turn that frown upside down’. So that’s exactly what I did. And here is the result and I call it – ‘the upside down frown tote bag’ and I dedicate it to my very clever mum. (thanks mum)

Oh and it will also  be available at the Rose St Artist Markets every Sat and Sunday. So we can all have a big upside down frown of our very own!!. (just in time for christmas)

I have just returned home from my amazing, wonderful trip away and I must say, I had the greatest time of my whole holidaying career. I met cakes that i never knew existed ( and then ate them), I drank my way around Europe, met a swan boat that stole my heart in Japan and laughed so much I cried.

But before my trip was over I went to my favorite country in the world – England. I met a few pints of guinness that I couldn’t say no to, ate cheesy chips for the very first time and had two Sunday roasts in one day ( can you believe my luck?). But before I said goodbye to the motherland it was only fitting that I have one last cream tea, cos you know what they say… here today – scone tomorrow.  xxx

Cream tea in a castle ooh la la

Cheesy chips in Brighton

Christmas window display at Selfridges London

Christmas window display at Selfridges

Christmas window display at Selfridges

Inside Selfridges

Selfridges

Hyde Park creatures