Hmmm, what to wear?

The sun has got his hat firmly on!

Spring is taking hold of the garden and my thoughts are turning from Uggs and plaids to flowers and stripes.

For my inspiration I am torn between two films

The joyously kookie Annie Hall and the brilliant seventies styling

or

The edge of love, all nostalgic florals teamed with handknits and wellies

One thing unites them ~ the ubiquitous hat be it trilby, panama or floppy felt

( I am dusting off Grandpa's original and slightly frayed panama.)

cabbages and roses spring summer 2011

cabbages and roses spring summer 2011

cabbages and roses spring summer 2011

Oh I don't know, shall we just have a nice cup of tea and think about it?

Those of you who know me well will have already deduced that wellies are of course non- negotiable whatever the rest of the outfit looks like! Tee hee........

Pale hound on a mouse's back

Pale Hound and Mouse's Back are the colours of Durgan, my very favourite village in Cornwall. Farrow and Ball paint colours as you will have guessed already. I love to walk along the coast path from Mawnan Shere to the Ferry Boat inn.

Incidentally we watched the England v France 6 Nations game here and it was brilliant!

Hello to Ella, did you manage your Bath Half Marathon? Any updates on the cutlery front?

I shall be posting about Cornish Knife Tales soon!

In the meantime I am enjoying playing with yellow and soft greys, my wardrobe is being ransacked to put together lovely outfits in these hues!

The sun has been kind to us so far this week, I am off with Mr.Boodle to feel its rays warm my back,

Soon xXx

"Caer" to join me.........

......for a stroll around Caerhays Estate?

Apparently the garden is about two weeks off being at it's very best!
Well I must say I was so drunk taking in the camelias, magnolias and rhodies that were already magnificent I don't think I could have coped with much more splendour in one afternoon.

Home again with Cornish spoils!

MIL's garden has almost as many Camelias as Caerhays and so the car was filled to the brim with them as we left. I have filled jugs, vases, bottles and mugs.......

When we arrived home an Australian parcel was awaiting adorned with flora from another continent, how amazing!


Thank you so much for your lovely birthday wishes ~ hope you are enjoying a sunny weekend wherever you are in the world,

love Sarah

xXx