The Royal Wedding

For Harry and Meghan's big day I made sure the front room was decked out with bunting.

 My old floral Primark scarf was put to good use draped across the window

and my wardrobe choices when getting dressed this morning were red, white and blue, just like they were back in April 2011.

Unlike William and Kate's wedding this one wasn't going to be shown on a big TV screen in our city centre so it was at home G and I settled down with some nibbles to watch the nuptials.

I made a lovely refreshing drink by mixing
100ml lime cordial
300ml apple and raspberry juice drink
one bottle of 750ml elderflower and rose 

and to finish off I made a variation on these eclairs using vanilla whipped cream.

The whole day was joyful, it was what weddings should be about, full of love and optimism. May they have a life full of happiness.

wedding dress

First off I would like to say a big thank you to all those who have either left a message here for T or sent me an email about him. He was absolutely chuffed to receive so many messages wishing him well. Each one really cheered him up.

So, back during our trip to Winchester last weekend I snapped this shop as we wandered past as it's where I bought my wedding dress nearly 14 years ago.
As we were getting married in a registry office I knew I didn't want a 'meringue' dress but wasn't sure exactly what I did want. I had looked in a few shops and nothing had grabbed me, apart from a £90 dress in Monsoon and as our wedding was being done on a very tight budget because we were buying our first home together too I had to think about the cost of everything.
Each year myself and my (then) best friend would go to the Ideal Home exhibiton on an organised coach trip and one of the drop off points was Winchester. We were chatting away, as you do, when I just happened to be looking out the window as we drove past this shop and there in the window was the dress for me! I rang them as soon as I thought they would be open again and asked them to put it by for me. Then on my next day off I went with my dad and my sister C to try it on.



I loved it.
The underskirt makes that wonderful swishing sound when you walk!
The way it hangs from just under the bust and flares out is very flattering which was a plus

and the detailing on the top was just enough.

The lady in the shop told me the person who they were selling it for had bought it for a cruise but had never worn it, all the labels were still attached. I'm so glad she didn't and that it got to be mine.