Fireworks

I love bonfire night, it is literally my favourite day of the year. This year we went to Buxton and for the princely sum of wait for it...£3! (Which went to charity!) we saw a 15 minute firework spectacular which I wanted to share some wobbly snaps of taken on my phone whilst dancing...well if you set fireworks to music what is a girl to do but dance!

Ooooo

 

Ahhhh

 

Terrible pics but great display. There was mulled wine, hot dogs and burgers, all very cheap and again all for charity. It was one of the best fireworks displays I have been to in a long time, I highly recommend it, but not too highly I still want to be able to get in next year!

My only disappointment was that the health and safety brigade had obviously been in and the fire was so far away you couldn't actually feel the heat, and that for me is one of the best bits! That and being able to roast chestnut and have marshmallows, yom, nom, nom.

I found this video of the display, it's a great video but obviously nothing can match actually being there!

The Simple Life

I have to confess, I am in love. With this house 

It's just lovely, simple, clean design. Our flat is cluttered, messy, and a little damp design.

The house is designed and lived in by Kathryn Tyler and appeared on Grand Designs. Her work ethic was phenomenal! When we are growed up and have some money to have our own house, I'd like it to be this kind of house.

Thinking about it, our flat reflects very much the state of our lives at the moment, rushed, half organised and a little crumpled. 

I am finding myself increasingly drained and I am starting to wonder why I am doing this to myself...but then I look at this house and think one day I will have a full time job, and we can save money, and live here and this will all be worth it.

For now I shall just lust after it.

(I of course do not think of low wages, high unemployment and lots of competition for jobs, so sssshh don't shatter the illusion).

Happy Halloween!

Whilst I would not like to live opposite this house because I would be blinded, I think this is amazing, and definitely deserves it's million views. It must have taken ages to arrange, pure genius!

Happy halloween mwahahahahahaha 

-  Yes. yes, I know it's not halloween yet, but the Christmas post should have hinted at how excitable I am about festivities. Just wait for Guy Fawkes night I will be unstoppable (November 5th for all the non UK readers).

Hollywood Glamour the Makeup

So if I had loads of money and lots of swanky places to go I would go for Hollywood glamour everytime particularly the makeup which would involve matt red lips, perfect shiny nails and a sweet kitten eye.


A great how to for matt lips can be found here:
 

She also has a great video for those who like the Audrey Hepburn look. For me it's the perfect eye makeup for a glamour look

Modern Hollywood Glamour

Christmas

OK, so it's like October and you're thinking what the hell?! But I can't help it I am stupidly excited about Christmas. I do this every year. I see the cards and sweets and gift wrap in the shop and I just want to put my classic Christmas CD in the stereo and bake some mince pies.

Generally Christmas has not been as exciting as I hope for since I was above the age of about 13 but for me now it's all about the food. The moist turkey, pigs in blankets, crispy roast potatoes, sprouts and chestnuts *drool*...

So here are some Christmas recipes to get people salivating as much as me!

Unbelieveaby easy mince pies, guaranteed to be awesome:

Easy Christmas pud, I don't normally like Christmas pud but this was delicious when I made it 

Good, tastey, not over done sprouts

I will also be posting some great homemade Christmas pressie ideas, at some point. Well you know me I say these things then disappear!

Merry Almost Christmas!

Grey Days

Grey Days by clogginton featuring skinny leg jeans