Home Alone......

So Number 1 Snowdrop, with Dad for company and moral support, are Boston bound.

Source:SuperGa

Bags packed, the day we have been waiting for all year has finally arrived.

Source:Brown dress with white dots


University, here he comes!

Whilst I am so excited and unbelievably proud of him, a little bit of me is feeling just a little bit teary.

And with Number 2 Snowdrop in Italy, I'm Home Alone!!


What's a girl to do?......


Well, I've filled the house with beautiful white flowers......

I have scheduled lots of yoga......

Source:unknown 



There are cupboards to organise......

Source:The Glossier Nerd 



And I have a pile of magazines to read......

Oh, and there will probably be cake involved!!......

Source:Green Like Bathwater 



I'm going to be soooo busy!


I'll keep you posted......


Have a lovely day,


Lizx

Going up in the world......

Have you noticed the fantastic imaginative use of ladders as objects of decoration?


They must come in handy too......


In the kitchen......

Source:That kitchen

When you just can't reach the top shelf......

Source:Crush cul de sac 


In the bathroom......

Source:The Little Corner 

Source:Crush Cul de Sac 


Or in the bedroom......

Source:Drops of Jupitor  


Cleverly practical......

Source:The Little Corner


Or sometimes simply beautiful to look at......

Source:Rustic Archives 



Hope you have a lovely day,


Lizx

I've Gone All Girly......

Have I mentioned that I live in a house full of men?

Six altogether, both human and canine!

And whilst I try to keep my feminine head on, often I just feel like 'one of the boys'.

Well, Goodbye Navy Blue, and Hello Pink!

I've gone all girly......

Source:Design Addict Mom 

Source: Ginger Snapped 

Source: Aana Amayub(via Pinterest) 

Source: Zsa Zsa Bellagio 

Source: Glitter Guide 

Source:Zsa Zsa Bellagio

Source:GabbaGabbaGorgeous 

Source:Gabba Gabba Gorgeous 


Quite lovely!


Ok, that's enough pink, normal service will be resumed as soon as possible!

Have a lovely 'Pink' weekend,

Lizx

Olympic Replacement Therapy......

The party's over!

The athletes have gone home, and London seems very quiet.

What's a girl to do?

Aaah...... back to drooling over gorgeous houses on the net......

A town house perhaps?......

Source:Well this is fancy

Those beams, (and those windows!)......

Source:The proper stranger

Perfectly formed......

Source:Gabba Gabba Gorgeous

How about this for an entrance......

Source:Sotheby's Real Estate

A simple interior......

Source:Interior motives

More beams......

Source:Tiny White Daisies

Or something more chic......

Source:Design Addict Mom

So many beautiful houses......

Source:Boy en Girl

Source:College Guy Design

Source:Design Addict Mom


And only two weeks until the Para Olympics!


Bring it on!


Lizx

Gold......

My new favourite colour......

I have been beyond excited about the Olympics these past two weeks.

Jessica......

Sir Chris......

Laura......

And those lovely Brownlee boys......

Source: Royal Mail

Of course we know them all by their first names, and are up to speed on the rules of sports we had  hardly heard of two weeks ago!
London 2012 has been a huge success-I hope you agree.
And we have been so proud of our sportsmen and women.
Is there time to squeeze in a little more Gold?......

A fine gold detailed lock......

Source:Simple everyday glamour

A stunning sunburst mirror sits above this display of old clocks......

Source:(unknown sorry)

Grey and gold, a perfect combination......

Source:A perfect gray

Mmmmmm, would this bathroom be a pain to clean?......

Source:Gardens to Go

This seems like a very delicate golden accent......

Source:via internet(source unknown-sorry)

A super smart display......

Source:greige design

And how about this for a nursery?
No pastels here- note the gold 'piggy bank'......

Source:love with the proper stranger

I'm feeling a golden glow......

Source:Love with the proper stranger


Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Lizx

Happy Returns......

Upon returning from holidays,

I love that first stroll round the garden......

Source:Brown dress with white spots


Cup of tea in hand......

Source:BrittaNickel

Whilst I normally like a neat and tidy garden......

Source:Waterproof Valentines

It makes me smile to think of the garden going wild in our absence,

A little bit over grown......

Flowers in need of deadheading......

'While the cat's away!......'

Some old friends never let you down however......

The stunning Agapanthus......

The majestic Passion flower......

And a staple of the English garden, the ever present Hydrangea......

I did have visions of blogging while on holiday fuelled by Cava and Paella-and that obviously didn't happen!!

It's nice to go away, but its so good to be back!

Have a lovely day,

Lizx