Drizzly Evening Walks

So a little while back Luke and myself went on a walk around that harbour, we do go for evening walks a fair bit but not as much as we should really.  It was a drizzly eve and it was getting dark, the rain was holding off as we left our flat on a little excursion down to the seafront. We are lucky enough to just live opposite the beach, its a lovely view and somehow more enchanting every passing day/evening.

Its a Summer evening so you can almost feel the presence of the beach goers during the day, the beach chairs stacked up ready for another day of consumer action, the beach swings that are only around during the good weather.

We made our way past one of my favourite parts of the harbour (the ship building slopes) they do any repairs on the big boats here and I find it absolutely fascinating. The rain began to set in for the night, it was starting to get gloomy now and the lights around the harbour were going on

Shortly after this we headed back to the warmth of our cosy little flat as the rain was setting in for the night.

Brew Up!

One thing that I must confess is that I am a coffee lover, until I met Luke I wasn't much of a fan. But his love for coffee rubbed of on me, and In all the years that we've been together I have however grown to love coffee, the way that I take it has changed but none the less my love for the stuff has only grown.

(Brewing up after a long day)

Luke and myself are avid campers also, and one thing we needed to have in place when we went on our first camping trip as a couple, our coffee needs had to be sorted! Forget about a kettle, we needed a 'proper' coffee making solution. Here comes the Stove top Espresso maker, this thing has been used so much since we bought it; whether it be after a long hike, to start the morning right or even after a long day of window cleaning.

To brew up on we use a Coleman dual fuel stove, both Luke and I love using this beast (that is what it is really - a beast) it is small (heavy but small) and fits in a standard rucksack. Its a proper boys toy (but I openly admit that I love this thing) It goes everywhere with us. 
One of the great things about this stove is the fact that its dual fuel. Which means it uses both petrol or Coleman fuel, we use petrol and have never had issue, bonus is its dirt cheap to run and petrol is everywhere so if you're ever in a tight spot you'll never run out of fuel to heat up your grub. 
Not only is this a life saver when you need a coffee fix, but when camping you can cook up for dinner on this bad boy, we've cooked an entire curry on here before and it's done a great job. 

Sometimes or in some circumstances this stove might not be suited for everyone. Hiking for instance, depending in how much you can carry this stove might be to heavy for you but if weight isn't a problem (the lucky few) then this stove is absolutely wonderful. We actually found ours second hand at a bargain price in a local marine (boat) shop they sell all sorts of parts be it bolts or pipe, fishing gear. Its Luke's ideas of heaven.  We are definitely taking this everywhere with us this year.

As for our little Espresso pot, thats coming too. We love that little thing and it brews up a good coffee, obviously depends on the type of coffee you use too but this little guy does very well. 

Autumnal Canterbury

So on Thursday I took a walk around my local 'City' Canterbury, this place is full of gorgeous old buildings, I fancied photographing it. I wondered in what seemed like an aimless fashion around the town, looking for photo opportunities. Sometimes I like to almost detach myself from a place I know well, so that I almost become a tourist, finding treasures dotted around that normally I may not pay attention too. 

These shots happen to be a couple of my favourites, what I love about these is how tranquil the river looks. Yet, just around the river bend is the high street, with the tourists and students going about their lives. I have this love/fascination with old bricks (I know I sound like some freak) but honestly isn't that partially what makes these old buildings so special. 

I love finding little cottages / streets full of terraced cottages, something about them this time of year in the drizzle looks so pretty. Thursday epitomised an Autumnal day, every five minutes you'd feel a spot of rain and try and seek some kind of shelter ready for the onslaught of rain that was to follow, only to realise it wasn't actually going to rain. I love that about this time of year, the un known, the change in the temperature, the way the leaves so subtly change, in fact all those subtle changes all around that make you feel all warm and cosy. In the Autumn I want to soak in all the changes, I want to soak in life...

Crabbing, Bonfires and BBQ's

Hi Guys,

These Summer evenings are one of the things that I love the most about this time of year, The sunsets that just light up the sky with the painting like colours, and the warm reassuring glow. During the Summer most Saturday evenings are spend on the beach having a BBQ with friends, the warm evenings seem to make everyone come together.

This particular day we found lots of crabs on the beach, I haven't done crabbing in years, so this really took me back! The beach was covered in them, the sea was on its way out and had left these little crabs in pools all along the beach. 

One of my favourite things about Saturday evenings... Spending them with this one, That relaxing moment when you finish a day of work and come down to the beach and just relax.

As those Summer evenings draw to a close, the fire starts to die down and we get reminiscent over summers past and think forward to Summers to come. I can't wait for the rest of this Summer, lets see what it brings. 

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Our 1st Anniversary

Monday 16th May 2016:

Throwing it back nearly a month ago, on this day a year ago Luke and Myself were married, I cannot believe that it has been a full year now. 

To celebrate our anniversary Luke had a surprise up his sleeve. I absolutely love everything gardening or flower related, and he took me to Kew Gardens in Richmond, London. I have always wanted to go there and this for me was the best present he could have possibly given me... I thought I would document this great day by blogging about it. 

Although I love gardening I sadly don't have a garden of my own, I have a selection of lovely house plants that I adore but no garden, this is one of the reasons that I love going around gardens so much. Everything about them inspires me. 

We took everything in, and were there a good long day! You could easily do it in two days. The biggest glass house was closed for renovation, which was a shame but wont be opened until 2018 so we will just have to go again :).

Inside the top of the Palm House - up here was really hot, in the palm house itself when we walked in my camera lens fogged up! ha. 

This cutie!! 

It was an absolutely amazing day, full of beauty - Take me back, please. I can't believe that year one has gone so quickly, it really doesn't seem real. Kew Gardens is well worth a visit, if you ever get a chance, go. 

Hope you are all having a good week. 

Hannah.

Current Favorites

Hi There,

I thought I would share with you my current favorites, here are a few of the things I have been loving just recently. I've been really loving wearing a bold lip my go to lip colour at the moment is the one on the right, but this time of year my lips get really dry so I need a good lip balm and for years my go to lip balm is the Burt's Bees lip balm. 

Left to Right - Star Candle (Primark), Collection Fast Stroke Eyeliner (Boots), Revlon Lipstick in Black Cherry (Boots), Jo Malone in Peony and Blush Suede (Jo Malone London),  Cath Kidston Scrunchie (Cath Kidston), Revlon Lipstick in Cherries in the Snow (Boots), Burt's Bees (Boots), Lights from Lisa Angel (Ebay)

Since I got married in May, my go to fragrance is the Jo Malone - Peony and Blush Suede scent. It was my Wedding scent so not only is it sentimental but it smells so good!! All year round I love burning candles, I should probably buy a share in some candle company's. I've been loving the candles that Primark have in at the moment, the stars are fab and they do actually smell really nice the smell isn't that strong when lit but they look so pretty so who cares.

I love wearing eyeliner and the one I have loved for a while is the collection 2000 fast stroke eyeliner. It applies so well and last very well too! 

Premium tealight holder (Primark, Winter ceramic tealight holder (Present from my brother), Star candle holders (Primark)

Hope you enjoyed my current favorites and I'll see you next week!

Goodnight

Let Me Introduce Myself

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Hi there,

This is my first blogpost, my first mark on the world. I've always been a person with alot to say,  most of it about nonsense that people didn't want to hear about... As I've gotten older I've developed an appetite to express myself more, but luckily growing up has also given me a better quality of chosen topics to talk about.

I'm Hannah, I hope I can bring you topics on a weekly basis that are interesting not just for me but you too.

Thanks for reading 

Hannah