Apparently it was the first day of Spring last week. I say apparently because it is FREEZING right now. The sun has been making a fleeting appearance here and there but other than that it is well and truly jumper weather still.
The summer flowers have been replaced with crispy leaves and bare branches. So maybe try a few of these bloomin marvelous finds to bring a bit of that floral feeling back.
After visiting the Rene Gruau exhibition last week (more of which later) I popped into the newly refurbished Savoy hotel. I must admit I'm not a glamourous dresser, I prefer the fashionably dishevelled look (that's my excuse anyway). So I felt a little bit out of place traipsing through there with a huge heart shaped lollipop they were giving away at the Somerset House ice rink. But it is a grand hotel and very traditional in its styling. There's even a little tea salon where you can watch all of the confectionaries being made by a patisserie chef.
As you can see, they've remained true to the original Deco design.
This sign across the road caught my eye too, I'm a sucker for a good typeface.
A couple of bloody mary's later and I was reminded how nice a treat it is to indulge in a winters day warming cocktail, which has in turn inspired today's Gimme Gimme Gimme...
I'm ashamed to admit I don't make the most of London's wonderful parks. Perhaps if I lived or worked near to one it would be the perfect lunchtime escape destination. So in the meantime I'll entertain myself with some park themed goods...picnics and ice creams all round!
No matter how many chests of drawers I buy I still find I have things to fill them with...but with designs like these, by Wis Design, I wouldn't mind having a house full of them.
