A Year of Living Brilliantly
Wednesday 4 June 2014
Friday 22 November 2013
Simple pleasures
I have been a terrible blogger over the last few months, with absolutely no blog action, but I've been having a brilliant time! By simply pleasing myself and doing things I love to do, I have been... socialising, joining my local WI, joining the committee, designing their new website and new logo too, illustrating daily, making friends, walking with Merry, obsessing over Pinterest, making cakes, having the loveliest time with Mr Peene as always, resting lots (although it doesn't sound like it!) and most importantly, getting better and making plans. The WI has been amazing, and the new friendships I have made have been invaluable to me. It all sounds terribly uncool but ours is a fabulous group of lovelies, united in drinking wine and eating cake.
Merry on the Downs today - getting chilli!
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Saturday 11 May 2013
Mrs Leadbetter
Wednesday 8 May 2013
My family and other animals
...eating delicious Whelks at a Bulot festival. My absolute favourite
and so different to snails.
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Our Vide Grenier booty |
Beautiful Carteret beach |
La Petite Motte - My Mum and Dad's lovely home |
Thursday 2 May 2013
Saturday 20 April 2013
Wednesday 17 April 2013
A very happy birthday
Table set for Sunday lunch |
My beautiful acorn bracelet from James |
Wooden birthday house from Hus and Hem |
A fabulous framed Gayle original destined for the gallery wall |
Superb dachshund cake slice (right) from Beth. Spooky! |
Today is my birthday, and that is plain brilliant. I'm having a restful sort of day, pottering about and watching Margaret Thatcher's funeral(!) and will shortly be enjoying a birthday cuppa with Nadine and super brilliant niece Lucienne, then later with my sister, Lizzie. On Sunday we were joined by friends Steve, Gemma, Beth, Gayle and Ivan for a celebratory lunch. The very best way to spend a Sunday. Many thanks to all for my lovely cards, messages, gifts and flowers, but especially to my husband, present giver extraordinaire, for my fabulous bangle. Thank you Mr. P, I love, love, love it! x
Lichtenstein at Tate Modern
Recent visit to Tate Modern for lovely Gemma's birthday |
A sneeky pic inside the Lichtenstein exhibition |
Drowning Girl, 1963 |
The ceiling at Waterloo |
Wednesday 3 April 2013
Easter at Chez Peene
The annual egg tree |
My simnel cake - Thank you Mary Berry |
A hive of activity at the Peene dining table |
Easter Sunday was going to be a sedate and relaxed kind of affair with all my family over for afternoon tea. However, James and I thought a spot of egg decorating and consequent, egg rolling would be in order, as suggested by my lovely friend Beth, and fun and hilarity ensued.
Friday 29 March 2013
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Ireland
Thursday morning |
Nice day for a white wedding?!! The spectacular view from my hotel
window with snowy mountains in the far distance
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The Waters Edge Hotel, a noah's ark of a place with the sea on the
other side of that huge window
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Beautiful formica snapped in a loo cubicle at Belfast International Airport |
Merry exhausted after her weekend away with new dog sitter, Liz |
At the weekend I flew to Ireland for my cousin Will and his lovely bride Claire's wedding. Unfortunately James couldn't make it so Mat, Nadine, Baby Lucienne, my Nana and I, all flew out together from Gatwick on Thursday morning for a weekend of eating, drinking and nuptials. The weather was quite biblical with snow thrashing down all around us, but despite the cold we all had a fabulous time. I'd never been to Ireland before and unfortunately I never left the hotel, apart from the small interruption of the actual "I do's." But I figured that with the fabulous views, hospitality, food and warmth, I could experience an excellent slice of what Ireland had to offer from the comfort of the hotel. A huge thank you to the wonderful Will and Claire - a thoroughly brilliant weekend was had by all.
Wednesday 20 March 2013
My busy life
A beautiful tiled floor in Jamie's Italian, Guildford |
A new biscuit recipe attempted for afternoon tea at my brothers... And a banana for lovely Lucienne who is new to solids |
My first book for book group - a true baptism of fire |
Who's been sleeping in my bed?! - Merry where she shouldn't be |
It's been 2 whole weeks since I posted on the blog. I'm ashamed of myself, although I have made an allowance that in order to live a brilliant life you have to do brilliant things. In the last 2 weeks I have rushed off my feet living life and doing lots of stuff but nothing particularly brilliant, or so I thought. But reflecting on this I realise that as well as the mundane I've joined a book group, found a new dog sitter, made a new doggy friend for Merry and a new friend for me, tried out 3 new recipes, enjoyed a lovely Mother's day lunch, bought new shoes, and on Saturday we went out with the glorious Glendennings. All brilliant stuff.
Sunday 3 March 2013
Bingo
The winning ticket |
Yesterday we enjoyed a great bingo night with our lovely neighbours, the Moon's, at our local community centre. It only took 15 minutes to explain the rules to everyone - how very Surrey. Unusually rock and roll for us, but absolutely hilarious and I did particularly well, see above. Overall winnings - a soap, a chocolate Freddo and an Airfix model. Bingo!
Thursday 28 February 2013
New knit
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