Bejewelled Bliss

Sorry the long anticipated birthday afternoon tea piccies!

Well even though the pictures are late I did find my new spiritual home ... The Langham Hotel lol!

I never visited when we actually lived in London and ooh what a pity I would have been bankrupt :-)

I was treated to a 'bijou' afternoon tea, designed to match the surroundings of the Palm Lounge and the jewelled golden door which leads into the tea room. The pastries and finger sandwiches are based on a number of Bond Street jewellery houses. Unfortunately I can't afford Chanel pearls or Garrard diamonds but I dont mind eating cakes that look like them.

Back in the mid 19th century, the cream of London’s Victorian society gathered to
enjoy the indulgent splendours offered by The Langham. In 1865, tea was served for
1/6d (equivalent of 7 1/2 p).

Re-born in a modern era, Palm Court reflects the tastes and desires of modern day
society with due reverence to its fine heritage. Bijoux afternoon tea is a unique
offering of fashion and bespoke tea which is super, luxurious, irresistible and
indulgent. Think über luxury, think Bijoux Afternoon tea. Bijoux tea is charming
and bewitching in the service style, appealing to all of one’s senses, with the
product, the service and the ambience.

Think….Jewels, Pearls, Diamonds, Rubies, Crystal, Emeralds, Gold.

Speciality sandwiches including
• Angus beef rossini
• Parma ham, roquette and quail’s egg
• Devonshire crab and avocado
• Smoked Scottish salmon and oscietra caviar
• Perigourdine truffled cheese

Selection of scones from our Palm Court bakery
• Bedford scone
• Raisins soaked in Louis Roederer
• Chocolate and marinated orange

Served with Devonshire clotted cream and strawberry preserve
Our über selection of pastries and cakes are inspired by the beauty and
sparkle of some of the finest jewels from the most famous houses
which goes so well with our jewelled gates and gold encrusted walls.
• Asprey diamonds
• Baccarat eclipse
• Chanel pearl
• Délices de Cartier
• Bulgari B.zero opera

We don't do this everyday ... but I would if I could - pls could somebody check my lottery numbers xxxx

Fresh Air

Even after four years I still find it a novelty living in a rural area. We managed to get some fresh air over the weekend and had a little stroll in the lanes surrounding our house. Also managed to disturb our three new friends enjoying a spot of lunch :-)

p.s. there was a fence separating the cows from me!

Join the Queue ...

Dear Santa if by chance you aren't too busy - I LOVE this dress :-)

You can’t go wrong at a festive do with monochrome. Meanwhile, trench-dresses were a big spring 2010 Burberry catwalk look, so by wearing this design for Oasis by London College of Fashion student Rosalind Keep, you’ll show you’re ahead of the curve. Keep’s Trompe L’oeil collection for the high-street chain also features a dress illustrated with the outlines of a tux blazer and a Chanel-style jacket top. Start a waiting list forthwith.

A bargainlicious 40 quid!

What accessories would you team it with? Red possibly ? ...

The tooth fairy

So sorry I have disappeared for weeks on end and I hope you have all had a lovely few weeks :-(

Since my birthday week I have had an abscess on one of my teeth. Annoyingly it's above a tooth that I have had capped which has brought about some complications, as well as my dentist going on holiday over the children's half term break. So ... I am now on the last day of my THIRD week of antibiotics.

Can some body please send me the tooth fairy?

I have been fast asleep and in the land of nod from about 8.30pm every night and had to cancel teaching my yoga class this week hence my vanishing act from the blog. Don't feel too sorry for me though because I have still managed to do quite a lot!

1) I promised you all some London piccies - these first few are of the department store Fortnum and Masons their food hall is to die for and they allow photography yippee!
2) I still havent posted all of my birthday news and photos
3) I have another London visit planned (!) This is a Christmas treat for Kelly-Ann who works for me. ANOTHER afternoon tea teehee can't wait Christmas afternoon tea at Claridges this time around and ANOTHER theatre trip to see The Woman in Black, which I adore... for about the millionth time ... it's my crimbo tradition
4) We have had a friend from Australia come to visit - she is a huge Beatles fan so had a great time showing her around Liverpool ... again lots of piccies
5) I have been invited to do another Farmers Market in the run up to Christmas with Dolliedaydream Cakes :-)

Cakes and Babies

Yayyy the highlight of our London birthday trip was meeting gorgeous baby Edie!

Extremely chilled out when we met her, with a gorgeous new nursery and outfits to match.

I so wish I could fit into that pink coat and matching beret.

At only four weeks old she has already made her first modelling debut on Friday at a designer knitware shoot in North London. You will all be pleased to hear she was kitted out in some white with pink rose sprig Cath Kidston leggings :-)

Hope you all had lovely weekends and I will look forward to posting more London pictures this week x

Birthday Eve with Marty Maraschino!

Wow it's been a week since my last post and I've been a busy birthday bee out and about on little day trips and lunches out with friends and family, so I hope you have all had a great week too.

Well it's my big day tomorrow ... thirty SIX!!! My mum told me yesterday she can never remember how old I actually am and tells everyone I am 33 which is fine with me :-)

Chris is off with me tomorrow so no doubt we will have a little day out somewhere.

It's also nice to be off work for a week but rubbish timing, I have an absess on my tooth so am on the old antibiotics at the moment. I just hope it sorts itself out as we are off to London this Thursday. I've been reeeeeally looking forward to that and hoping to have some great piccies for you next week.

I have an afternoon tea planned as well as Breakfast at Tiffany's and a night at Ronnie Scotts jazz club this Friday ... a little shopping (fingers crossed Anthropologie opens in London this weekend yippee) and checking out some of the cupcake shops. I haven't done any outfit posts recently: 1. because I feel a bit of a plonker and 2. because it drives my husband mad having to stand outside in the cold taking my pictures teehee. However a few of you lovely ladies have kindly asked me to post my Breakfast at Tiff's outfit, so I will oblige next week :-)

Lovely Kelly-Ann the star that she is baked me some pre birthday cherry chocolate cupcakes last week. My picture does not do these cakes justice at all, they are the nicest I have tasted EVER and I've tasted a lot of cakes! We named them the Marty Maraschino ... like in cherry (this will only mean anything to any other Grease fans out there)!

Also I didnt make it to the knitting event tonight :-( I did however visit Cath Kidston on Saturday, so Poppy is the proud new owner of a Cath Kidston cat bed which she seems to love.

So with that bidding you all a fabulous few days and I will be back next week a little older and with some London stories and pictures xxx

Knit Wits

Any Liverpool or local Cath Kidston loving 'knit wits' out there???

The Liverpool Cath Kidston Store are holding a knitting event next Tuesday (20th) evening - it's also my BIRTHDAY EVE!!!

Between 6.30pm-8pm Knitting expert Susan Crawford will be introducing you to the wonderful world of knitting with a vintage inspired fashion show! Plus you can receive 10% OFF at the Cath Kidston store on the night!

The fashion will be followed by tea and cakes and a book signing of Susan's latest book 'Stitch in Time'.

There is absolutely NO WAY my husband will come with me to this so if any one is interested in coming along please send me a message as we need to book places in advance :-)

xxx