⟶ Berlin (Part I)

Recently we did a bit of travelling about the place - Berlin being our first stop. We spent four days exploring the city with the help of a good friend. The city itself is like no other place I have encountered. Our first day was spent trawling through the Mauerpark Flea Market, relaxing in the sunshine & wandering to different points of interest. Our entire time away ended up being less touristy & more about finding donuts, coffee & good things in different neighbourhoods. We covered the main 'must see' things pretty much every place we went but the best times were the unexpected ones. Mauerpark was amazing. I furnished imaginary houses a thousand times over & watched people find treasures amongst it all. Surprisingly we didn't buy anything except beer, pastries & tofu burgers. This is definitely a place I would like to visit again & again.  

Waiting for Karaoke to begin

Sunshine, food, music, all the good things... no wonder the park was so crowded.

Beautiful furniture, plates, cutlery, glasses...anything & everything.

I have trawled through the photographs from our trip & will try to keep it brief but expect to see a fair bit more from Berlin soon. Then onto Copenhagen, Edinburgh & The Broch. It's lovely to be back home in London, although future travels are already on the horizon.

Happy Monday everyone!

Xx  

A Primrose Hill Picnic/Good Times in The Sun/Coffee (always)

Spring is definitely making an appearance in London. I have ventured out sans coat for the past 4 days in a row. Crazy times! This weekend I am going to 'oooh & ahhh' at the beautiful Spring flowers - they will all be finished by the time we get back from our impending trip to Berlin, Copenhagen & Edinburgh (excitement is beginning to take hold!) Spring is my favourite season and I want to make the most of it.  

The sun came out on the weekend and we (along with the rest of North London) headed out to Primrose Hill for a picnic, drinks (too many for me) & some much needed Vitamin D. Lots happening in the coming weeks - as the days get warmer and longer I remember how amazing London is in the summertime & can't wait to see what this one brings.   

Affogato at our regular Friday evening cafe stop - Tapped & Packed. This is where we plan our weekend adventures.

The Shard with bonus Rainbow from our balcony.

Sunday Picnic with fellow sunlight devotees. Don't worry - we cleaned up after ourselves. 

 Football in the mud.

The photos don't capture it but I swear it was sunny. 

Happy mid-week everyone!
Xx

Indoor picnics & crochet, crochet, crochet!

This past weekend we decided to go an a picnic. Due to the sore throats in the house we weren't able to actually go anywhere so we decided to have an indoor picnic. Despite the lack of ducks and the much loved post-picnic nap it was quite nice! Perhaps next time we'll venture outside - I might even take my bicycle along.

Strawberry plants - they will be noms 

In addition to indoor picnics/television series marathons and bemoaning the untidy nature of our apartment we made our weekly visit to the community garden. This really is a community garden, everyone smiles and says hello and wants to chat about what you're planting. It's a nice peaceful atmosphere and non gardening activities include lots of mosaic making so perhaps I'll get up the nerve to join in one day. At the moment though, it's all about the seedlings and compost! 

On a more crafty note, I am lucky enough to be working on an installation for the city of Perth's Art In Bloom festival which is happening in September. Captain Plaknit and myself will be crocheting up a storm in the coming weeks! Will keep you updated, the structure we are working with is a large (VERY large) greenwall in the Northbridge Piazza. I'm sure the installation day will be quite funny!

Also, am going to start working on a piece for the Beaufort Street Festival which I'm quite excited about. 

Before all of this crafting happens I'm going to have to face the mountain of stuff that is currently keeping my craft area warm. I am not looking forward to it - although it'll be nice to actually be able to see my sewing machine again!

Between work and uni (I haven't forgotten) and crochet installations it looks to be a busy time ahead...