Cath Kidston and Laura Ashley purchases...

Ok, Ok...I've been very self indulgent lately, but there is a 50% sale on don't you know!? I bought the most gorgeous candy striped fabric in Laura Ashley today, I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do with it but it was so pretty and only £6 a metre that I just HAD to have it! The fabric reminds me of beach huts, deck chairs, and old-fashioned sea-side holidays. Funnily enough, I've just found out that it is called seaside stripe!

I bought myself this Cath Kidston dressing gown too and the pink strawberry fabric ironing board cover. I know, I know...

....but on a less extravagant note, I have discovered freecycle and it's fantastic! I posted that I wanted some old pallets to make a log store and that I'd need them delivered and I got a phone call from a nice lady who works a the local dairy farm. We always eat their cheese because it's local and delicious, and it was so kind of them to offer to deliver them free of charge! Anyway, this is the place and they sell the most delicious sheep milk cheese:

www.highwealddairy.co.uk

Relaxed and ready for my new job!

I had a lovely relaxing holiday! I didn't really do much, just sat by the pool and read 4 novels (Winter in Madrid, Bluebirds, The Diary of a Provincial Lady and Jewels! I'll post some pics later.

I had a nice surprise when I got back yesterday, the other half had painted the kitchen for me in Laura Ashley Pale Eau De Nil. I'm so pleased with result (I'll post up better pictures later in the week).

Before (really dark and lots of mellow pine, yuk!)

After




I've made a cafe curtain to go over the top of the window using Laura Ashley Hutton Stripe.

I went shopping today and treated myself to some new clothes to wear at my new job that starts tomorrow (eek). I also treated myself to this Cath Kidston eiderdown. I've been after an old eiderdown for ages but you can't seen to find them for under £80 so I thought I might as well get this one.