Wedding!

Morning? Already?

Rosa's still not convinced it's really necessary to have a new one *every* day.

TiLt

Super fresh home grown tomatoes

Playing boggle together

Yoga (and a last minute chance to try out a class my friend was teaching)

That Hubster and I have a four day week...the weekend started about 5 hours ago!

What are you loving this week?

What I've been doing with my evenings

I have a confession to make... I've started running. And there's no-one chasing me.

It feels as if I'm letting my 14 year old self and all her friends down (as well as the inner girl of my current friends to) because exercise is something you're *supposed* to do, but don't really enjoy.

And now I'm a "grown up" it seems there are some types of exercise that are less "exercise"y than others, and running isn't one of them.

I know all this is in my head, my interpretation, a construct and no-one else cares if I run or cycle, do Zumba or lie on the sofa eating pies. I still felt the need to act "cool" and reluctant when I was asked to join in a team race work is doing in September though. Those teenage habits die hard.

So on the 4th of September I will be running a 5k team race around Liverpool dock front. I'm aiming to finish it in less than 40 minutes. Not a fast time, but I haven't really ever run so it feels realistic, yet still challenging.

Go team me! (our team name is actually "jog on")

Refreshing trip to work

I *want* the licence plate. That is all.

Pre August warm up

Does a sneaky shot of a spider monkey brighten Monday morning?




Taken at the south lakes animal park, by moi, with my phone camera. The monkey then noticed me and dropped his banana. Sorry monkey!

I've been reading a lot of blogs about 'finding you voice' and 'how to gain followers.' I havent done it on purpose, but the topics kept coming up in the usual pages I read. It's given me a little boost, a reminder that I have been neglecting my little corner of the internet. So here I am still not sure exactly what my motivation for writing here is, but back again because I want to be.

I like having my 'blog' to write in, to share pictures and thoughts with whoever wants to call by.

My excellent friend Rach has joined in a monthly challenge to post a low key, no pressure picture each day in August. After a conversation with hubster today (during our holiday-at-home day out to Liverpool, museum, mooching, cocktails, lunch out...lovely) I've decided that it would be a good to do something similar.

Hubster and I both have pretty high mobile phone plans (mini computers that they are now-a-days) that we dont use all of. A big part of mine is many many picture messages. And I send about 4 a month. So the plan is that we will send each other a picture message each day, and I will post mine up here as well. Hubster doesnt have a blog (yet, I'm working on him) so his messages will remain a mystery. It's probably best, as he works in industry, and had to sign the offical secrets act or something similar when he started with the company.

So look out for some brief but hopefully pretty posts coming soon x

Gratituesday

I've been having a pretty sweet evening, taking care of me by carving out some focus time.

Yummy sweet potato curry for tea.

Tidying the larder and doing new labels for things. The tins are rotated by date and everything's facing the right way *organisational bliss*

Exploring adventurous walk around some new-to-us fields with Hubster, and making it home just before the summer rainstorm hit.

Evening snuggled and chin rubs with Rosa cat (though it does mean I feel guilty about getting up since she's asleep on my knee)