Holiday! Celebrate!

Yep, a lovely trip to Portugal!

There will be no post today...

...as a mark of respect following the tragic death of English football.

Brought back to life!

I thought I'd killed this plant - it used to live by the window, and it went all shrivelled and brown. Then I found out that they don't like too much sunshine! So I moved it and now look, it's flowering!

We're off to see the elephants...

The Elephant Parade elephants have all been gathered in one place - rows and rows of them!

A glorious end...

...to a glorious day, weather-wise and football-wise!

Dresses to the max...

I've been reliably informed that 'the maxi is back'. For me, the maxi has only just arrived - having tried dozens of styles over the last year or so, all of which made me look short and pregnant, I'd resigned myself to the fact that they just didn't suit me. But then I found one that did! And I liked it so much I bought two.

View from the train...

Lovely Somerset countryside whizzing past!

Wedding season!

Just one of the many photos I took at my friends' wedding! I wore a hat and everything.

Especially for Sally...

...who likes taking photos of water droplets on plants!

Red sky at night...

...shepherd's pie!

All of a sudden I love Oasis...

I have a love/hate relationship with some shops, and Oasis is definitely one of them! Occasionally I'll love something of theirs, but more often than not I find their clothes to be very expensive for the quality you actually get. So while I sometimes pick up the odd Oasis gem in the sale (like my grey three-quarter-sleeve long cardie, which I've worn to death over the last year) I'm not usually very inspired by their range. Until now - I currently have a £123 fantasy order sitting in my online shopping basket, with these little lovelies:

Tube lines...

Open Gardens

A few photos from London's Open Garden Squares weekend!

Eng-er-land, Eng-er-land, Eng-er-land!

Slightly disappointing 1-1 draw with the USA but don't despair, it's only the first match! Much better to start off wobbly and improve throughout the competition!

Time and Space...

Went to a lecture on penalty shoot-outs (yes, really) at the Royal Institution (of Christmas Lectures fame!) and had a couple of extremely nice cocktails in their Time and Space bar afterwards!

Shame on you, Tesco!

I'm officially offering them my services as a proofreader...

Cable...

Heard the sad news about Stuart Cable's death this morning. I was lucky enough to work on his autobiography - he was a real character.

Hay on Wye...

...and a surprisingly good photo of the Severn Bridge taken out of the back window of the car!

Out and about in Bristol!

On the train...

One carriage had posh TV screens in the back of the seats. I just had this message from a previous passenger!

Rice pudding!

I absolutely did not have just rice pudding for supper. Nope.

Hello, weather?

We ordered June; you seem to have sent October by mistake.