I would like to hijack these honeymoon posts to blog about my new Belladone dress. Well, sort of… I have been meaning to take pictures of it for a good few weeks (I say “I”, I actually mean my rather lovely husband), but we hadn’t found anywhere nice to take them. HELLO TUSCAN SUNSET. Seriously, look at that light.
We were almost ready for an early night when this bright light came flooding through the window, so we legged it outside for some photos.
I have been meaning to make this dress for ages and I really love the final product. It fits me perfectly and came together like a dream. My only change would be to add a lining to the skirt next time. The dress has had multiple outings already, and in true British spring/summer style, I haven’t yet had a chance to wear it without tights. I used a mid-weight cotton, meaning that the unlined skirt/tights situation has left me almost showing my pants more than once.
Needless to say, I’ll be making more of Eléonore’s patterns, I already have a sailor version of the Reglisse dress in the planning….
It’s a running joke amongst our friends that we always go on holiday to places that are cold. We chose Italy for our honeymoon because of the guaranteed excellent food, wine and sun. In the words of the god that is Meatloaf, two out of three ain’t bad. Although this time, I really would like some sun.
Yesterday we headed to Montepulciano (I’m getting a little more confident in the car with each passing trip), and it was stunning, if a little wet. There were some incredible cheese, salami and wine shops, although we were still pretty full from the night before so didn’t get round to any sampling. I am not expecting to be hungry at any point in the next few days – my stomach currently feels like it’s going to burst after a 4 course lunch today….
We did it!
After almost ten years surrounded with lots of friends and family and in one of the most beautiful spots in Yorkshire, we finally said ‘I do’. I’ll put up lots of posts with pictures and details as we get the photos back, there are so many people we want to thank. It really was the most incredible few days.
However, before all that, I thought I’d put up some photos from where we currently are, near Cortona in Tuscany! After a 5.30am start (having not really had much sleep for several days..!), we arrived in Pisa yesterday morning to be greeted with an automatic Fiat 500 convertible. It is beautiful but having never driven an automatic, or on the right hand side of the road before, we had a slightly terrifying journey down through Tuscany. But it’s ok, we’re still alive! Hurray!
After settling in, we were treated to the most amazing dinner – aubergine in tomato sauce, pasta in meat sauce, chicken with lemon and sage (YUM) and then the best chocolate torte I think I’ve ever eaten. Seriously, this woman is a genius. Unfortunately, I may come home twice the size – especially if the rain keeps up and we don’t spend lots of time outside!
March 12, 2013 – 10:05 pm
I know, I’ve been super quiet for so long. The main reason is that the camera pretty much hasn’t been out of its case for months, in no small part because of the insanely depressing weather.
We’ve also spent most of our spare time doing wedding things, not all of which have been especially exciting. I am really looking forward to the day but there’s also part of me that can’t wait for it all to be over!
This weekend we took a trip with our best men and a couple of my bridesmaids, off to the New Forest – I’ve never been before and it was so nice to get out of London for a bit. The cottage we stayed in was utterly beautiful, but my liver’s going to take a few days to recover.
November 11, 2012 – 6:08 pm
Hello!
Somehow or other another 2 months have managed to pass without me posting anything at all. Sorry. I haven’t really achieved much or gone anywhere beautiful in that time either, so instead I thought I’d put up some of our photos from our trip to Scotland. We stayed in a beautiful cottage with its own private beach near Oban and although it rained (a lot), it was absolutely stunning.
We did plenty of walking, cooking, and lounging around – it was pretty much perfect, although a few extra hours of sunshine would have been welcome. One day we might actually go on a holiday somewhere warm….
Hope you’ve managed to enjoy the sunshine today – we’ve spent the day by the Thames eating and drinking. Apple and rhubarb crumble should be mandatory on a Sunday.
x
September 2, 2012 – 8:47 am
Unfortunately the glorious sunshine lasted only one day. We woke up on Tuesday morning to a grey and miserable Dingle. So we did what any normal person would do and decided to go sea fishing. Originally thinking that the trip would be made up only of complete amateurs, we started getting a little more nervous as other day-trippers headed on board with cool boxes in which to keep their catch…
It turns out that sea fishing isn’t that hard! Between us we caught 3 (pretty big!) pollock and a mackerel (and several sea eels which went straight back in the water) – hurray! To top it all off, the captain filleted them for us and we headed off to the local pub where they cooked them and gave us loads of chips. All in all an excellent (if a bit cold) way to spend a rainy day!
