pretty Northamptonshire

At the beginning of the year I escaped the city to visit my friend Hannah and her family.
I went for lots of walks around the country side, due to the flooding around Christmas time I saw lots of mirror images. One day we had a crazy blue sky (almost had forgotten what it looked like after months in the dungeon haha) and the sun was about to set, way too pretty not to share!

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for having me Tibbles, was great catching up with you all x

favourite Bs on their allotment

Don't let these pictures fool you, this all happened in late September. Just getting around to posting them now :)
I took my bike out for one last ride over to see some of my favourite people before leaving the country once again.
After a lovely afternoon together, we all went to their allotment for one last harvest. For a quick look on what it looked like in July, click here. Can't believe how much they got out of that little patch all summer. Nature is pretty cool.

 

 

 

 

The taste of these veggies is beyond comparison. Nothing store bought will ever taste like it. The baby tomatoes are like eating candy off a vine. Seriously. Plus you have fun playing in the dirt and harvesting food and somehow you feel more at peace there than wandering around the city, ha.
Look at these sunflowers!!! It was a fight to get the heads down haha 3 heads were laid out on my parents balcony and the birds were feasting on the seeds for a couple weeks :) 

bike ride through the vineyards

When I'm home and I want to see my brothers, I usually ride my bike through the vineyards and along a little canal. It takes me an hour to get to their city and I much prefer it to taking the car :)
One morning when I went to help my brother and sister in law to move, I took my camera along. It was a cold morning and it looked like the harvest was about to begin.

In case anyone wants to know, the grapes tasted sweet and delicious :)

road trip in September

About a month ago I went on a little road trip to Switzerland and Germany, as I had a wedding near Stuttgart to attend. Not that I need an excuse to go traveling :)
There's something about being able to get on the road and explore that is deeply rooted in my nature but it's even better when there are friends waiting for you on the other end!

First rest stop was just before Munich. If I happen to be going from Salzburg to Munich I always stop at this coffee shop/restaurant called Dinzler. I'm not a big coffee person but this place has great coffee, lovely staff and great interior design AND lactose free milk, which earns them about a million points in my books!

Anyway my first proper stop was just north of Zurich to see three of my favourite Swiss people :) There's something about people you've lived with. They see you in your best and worst moments and yet they're still friends with you. Surprising right!! D&P are some of the best people I know, just wish they'd be closer sometimes so I could pop over for a couple hours. Also Miss V is growing up so fast!

Next up was a stop just north of Basel to see bestie Simon. A couple of days of eating ice cream, going for runs, not having to get up and staying in bed to read all morning, watching funny movies, laughing a lot, watching the boys rock climbing and enjoying the last bit of summer sun. (Feel a bit spoilt since I got to see Simon so much this year plus he's sitting on my sofa as I'm writing this ha!)

On my way to Goeppingen for the big wedding I took the back roads and drove through the Black Forest instead of taking the motorway. Best decision ever! It was a cloudless, sunny day and the scenery is absolutely stunning!

Pics and stories from the wedding later but guess where I stopped on the way back haha

Steinterrasse

Before I left Salzburg and had to say good bye to all besties there, I had coffee on the rooftop terrace at Hotel Stein with three of them.
If you ever happen to be in the city, you should go and have coffee or drinks. The scenery is stunning, maybe one of the best views the city has to offer.

one very pregnant L sipping cocktails haha not really

and cycling across the bridge, this is what you see. Hard to imagine you're in a city!

along the river

Somewhat of a nature post.
I've been going for walks to balance a lot of sitting around during rehearsals. As I live next to the river, most days I end up trekking up and down next to it. You are still in the city yet it feels like somewhere  in the middle of the country side. One day I brought my camera along and decided to just shoot wild flowers growing along the way...

 

Love the variety and makes me think about the amazing Creator who made them all :)
Happy Sunday everyone x

walking and working

It's been lots of rehearsals and late nights over here (can I just mention how amazing cast and crew of this production are! Loveliest people and so far no drama), but in the morning I go for glorious walks, even the occasional run. Hooray for stretching and moving around after sitting for quite some time!
The thing with Salzburg is, that you don't have to go far to feel like you're in the countryside. Since we have the prettiest scenery around I brought my camera along...