H.A.P.P.Y

Mum arrived on Tuesday, and she appeared to have brought Summer with her to London :-) What a privilege to be alive and healthy, have the sun's warmth on my skin, and my loved ones around me!! Here are some pics from the last few days:

This fab tune is on repeat in our household, and really explains how I feel at the moment!

Sunday barbecue

What better way to spend the hottest day of the year eating, drinking wine and chatting away with good friends in their beautifully manicured garden, whilst watching the kids play? 

London Pride 2013

As we do every year, we joined the carnival atmosphere at the Pride march through central London. A lively colourful, noisy affair in the sunshine was enjoyed by all, and we were able to show our support for equality. Afterwards we grabbed some lunch at the very busy; St. Christopher's Place - the perfect people watching spot

Supper @ SJW

Enjoying an early Friday supper with my boys, in the upmarket neighbourhood St Johns Wood.

Midweek munchies

Bear knocked off work early today, and we all met at one of our favourite watering holes, the Grazing Goat in Portman Village. 

Fortunately we were blessed with sunshine, so were able to enjoy fresh calamari washed down with ice cold wine and espresso martini 

Chicken soup for the soul

Bear loves soup,  I love it and I always have done, and I also love cooking it. I suppose it's alsoo very encouraging as my husband appreciates it so much - he really is my biggest fan :-)

Here's tonight's creation, which I cooked for 2.5 hours, in order to get the best flavour and to get the chicken to shred nicely like this.  These are the ingredients I used:

Free range chicken, onions, garlic, leeks, butternut squash, carrots,  freshly shelled green peas, bay leaves, spinach leaves, brown lentils, lemons, chicken stock and a dash of single cream

iPhone images - weekend recap

I "pimped" the sofa with some new black and white cushions

Hubby and I combined dinner and a play date at Anna & Petros'  - parents to Sean's good mate, Nicholas.

We had a delivery of this stunning piece furniture - a Yamaha U4 piano, as my brother no longer has space for it in his new flat. So far I've already taught Sean to play "Twinkle twinkle little star" :-)

 

Cocktail time at a local hostelry! Served in this beautiful crystal glass (must remember to buy a set for our home) as vodka, fresh lime juice, cucumber and ice 

Mummy's little helper, who always tags along to assist me in buying groceries at Waitrose

Food for thought: A beautiful message on a random shop window in Marylebone
"You're only here for a short visit.  Don't hurry, don't worry.  And be sure to smell the flowers along the way"

Sunday at the Summer Fayre

On Sunday we went to the annual Marylebone Summer Fayre where we enjoyed live music and performances, food, , candy floss, street stalls, fairground rides and Pimms :-)

Welcome weekend!

These new babies will accompany me on the long, hot days whilst on holiday in August

1. Thought for the day: Disgusting, Putin and Russia, utterly disgusting! I am outraged! (after reading this)

2. This morning I... hubby made me tea and breakfast in bed as I wasn't feeling too great

3. Latest property hunt news... We have, at this moment in time, viewed a mews house in Marylebone Village, three times, and we are about to view it again next week. Exciting indeed!

4. At the moment I hooked on.....my home-made version of frozen yoghurt, where I blend full fat Greek yoghurt and Atkins chocolate protein powder - simply divine!

5.Today.. Mum and I booked her a ticket to come to London in a couple of weeks - YAY!

6. Currently loving.... my chic new LV (Summer 2013) monogram wedge sandals

7. Plans for the weekend: Celebrate Bear on Father's Day, and enjoy the festivities at the Marylebone Summer Fayre

8. Current Nail colour: red 'Dragon' by Chanel

9. Last song I tagged on Shazam: Figure 8 by Ellie Goulding

10. Upcoming holiday: Torba Bay in August :-)

Ta da! This is my healthy low carb version of the otherwise very sugar ridden FroYo that is so popular nowadays

New CD arm candy

Sent from my iPhone 

Baking in progress!

Trying out a low carb seeded bread recipe whilst listening to this fab tune

B.R.U.N.C.H

Extra Curricular Activities

In the beginning of this year, we signed up Sean for after school activities. Mondays he has football, and Tuesdays he plays rugby with coach Richie.

At the moment, they have one PE lesson per week, but Bear and I really want Sean to be more active, and we both agree that physical activity is really good for children.

In fact, in most sports they are taught to develop a positive attitude and learning fair play, and last but not least to deal with both failure and success which I think is great!

Today I arrived early for pick up, and got a chance to spy on him and his team mates. I saw them learning basic skills like throwing and catching, and it was a real joy watching him so engaged, and with an already improved posture! :-)

Lunch in the sun

Anna and I enjoying the very delicious selection of fresh Greek (hot and cold) foods on George Street

Sent from my iPhone 

Weekend snaps

Nespresso - a love affair

Bear and I decided on getting a new, smaller and neater Nespresso machine, and in white this time.  So we walked over to the Nespresso shop in Selfridges last weekend, to see which one suited our needs. 

Whilst there, we discovered these hand blown, double walled, clear glass coffee cups in 'Lungo" (Italian for "long") size, which is the only size we drink. They are really the ultimate accessory to the ultimate drinking experience! 

This is certainly the most exquisite coffee cup I've ever come across :-)