What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

My friends and I are having a 'recession' friendly dinner. We were going to get dressed up and have dinner out somewhere nice, but ultimately decided to have a good old fashioned dinner party with lots of champagne. I'm in charge of the main course and will be doing a roast chicken with all the trimmings. In lieu of desserts, we'll be making (and drinking) cocktails, which I think is far better. And then squash into a pub somewhere to countdown to 2011!

Please listen to this remix of an old favourite... I know, I was a bit skeptical about Ella Fitzgerald remixed, but it's so good!


What are you doing New Year's Eve?
What are you drinking?
And most importantly, what are you wearing?!

"We're here tonight, and that's enough."


This evening we'll be drinking mulled wine, eating gingerbread (hopefully, as I'm about to attempt to make it), watching some festive classics and DANCING our asses off to nothing but Christmas songs... like this Macca gem!

I caved and bought this beauty today.


Planning on wearing it with tights and brogues.
If I had Alexa Chung/Freja Beja legs then I'd try knee high socks.
That's not going to happen though!

Oh, I just realised that I've had this blog for just over a year.
Hopefully I'll continue posting all sorts of random things for at least the year to come!


And, thank-you to you if you've ever visited my little page!

So if you're ever in Salzburg and you've got a few hours to kill, oh and you're a HUGE Sound Of Music fan, well then you should do the Maria Bike Tour!!

We were going to do the coach tour that everyone does but we'd rented bikes from our hostel for the day so it made more sense to do the bike tour. Also, do Maria and the children get on a coach in the film? No! They do, however, cycle around the beautiful Salzburg!



It was seriously one of the best days of my life. We cycled past all the main points from the film and then out to the countryside with The Alps in the background. There was one point when the guide gave us little mp3 players with the soundtrack! So we listened to them as we cycled through a massive meadow. I just about burst with happiness. And of course I've got loads of photos that I can't show you right now because my feckin' Mac is full!

As sad as I am that it's currently pissing rain
outside (IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY), tonight I'll be
staying in and watching movies (yay!). I got
Brideshead Revisted (2008 film) in the post today.

I refused to see it in the cinema, but I added it
to my ScreenClick list (hoping that I'd never
actually get it), and now the time has come!

Now, I love Matthew Goode...


But my heart will always belong to Jeremy Irons'
Charles Ryder (that voice!)


If you haven't read this book - READ IT.
And then watch the 8-part mini series.
(I'm pretty sure the whole thing is on Youtube)

You will thank me for it, I promise

It's the little things...



It's lashing rain outside,
I'm inside,
sitting on my bed,
reading June Vogue,
and eating peanut butter & banana on toast.

Picture this,
A pile of salted tortilla chips, topped with melted mozzarella and cheddar. YUM!

And Fresh Salsa:

I use this salsa for Nachos... and if I'm using it to bake enchiladas,
I used Tinned Tomatoes instead of fresh ones, it gives a better sauce.

Anyway, put the following in a bowl:
-Punnet of Cherry Tomatoes, roughly chopped (I like to keep
the seeds and liquid, but deseed if preferred!)
-1 Red Onion, diced
-1 Green Chilli, finely diced
-Juice of 1 Lemon/Lime
-Handful of Fresh Coriander, torn up

Season, and spoon over Nachos (along with some sour cream!).

I am craving this dish mais malheuresement, being vegan=no dairy.

This is from google:

But mine looks even better!

Les petits plaisirs d'Amelie Poulain

When sad, google 'baby animals'.

Perfect Morning

Would like to fall asleep here


Wake up and eat this



In the meantime, NYmag has a nice little list of 50 steps to happiness. Have a read!