London: 15 - 19 May

Last weekend, Magnus and I went to London to visit some of our friends. We stayed with Pete and Melanie in their new house in Colliers Wood. They were absolutely brilliant hosts, and we had such a nice time. We had a BBQ on Saturday - Zach and Annalisa, Habba, Ali, and their little girl Emma, and a couple of friends of Zach and Anna all came.

Habba and little Emma

Pete overseeing the BBQ activities while we stayed dry and warm in the conservatory.

OMG - Mel's black bean burgers

Ali and Emma, and Magnus


Zach and Anna

Magnus enjoying a manly cocktail - 'Twinkle my lights'

Mel and Pete's sweet little kitty Pip

We had AMAZING sushi in Soho on Sunday night.

Magnus and Pete getting violent at the Trocadero

Blowing bubbles on the Tube

Walk in the park this evening.

One of our favourite things to do in the spring and summer is to take walks in the park after dinner. The weather this evening was crisp and clear, and it was perfect for clearing the cobwebs after a big meal. The light was absolutely lovely, and I took loads of photos.

Girlie Lunch at Sally's

Today, Sally hosted a lovely girlie lunch for myself, Giordana, Kiki, and Kiki's lovely kids. Sally made some unbelievable carrot orange soup, a huge salad, a wonderful loaf of bread, and some absolutely amazing scones. A wonderful tummy-filling time was had by all.

Can you tell I enjoyed my soup? (and my wine!)

Kiki and Milly helping with the scones.


These were AMAZING!!

I love Sally's flat - she has it done up so nicely. These are her spice jars on the open shelves in the kitchen.

Sally FOUND these cool letters on her street and painted them with chalkboard paint.

Her cool American-sized fridge

Our walk to work this morning

One of the things I love most about living in Edinburgh is the fact that I walk to and from work with Magnus almost every day. On mornings like this, it is a special treat.