My Instagram May 2015 - My Monthly Roundup
I tend to share little snaps of my life, and my little thoughts on my Instagram page. You know, those little things that aren't really worthy of a blog post, and aren't really that big to warrant a Facebook update. Or sometimes they are just pictures that make me smile.
This month has been a busy busy month. I have found it difficult to find the time or energy to blog, or even to go on social media. At times it even felt like I had forgotten all about the world that is Twitter and Instagram and Facebook.
The biggest news was of course us completing - we bought our first home! That sort of explains where my time has been zapped away - meeting all those kitchen designers, trawling through all those fancy interior magazines and generally pulling our hair out with the thought of the renovation task in front of us.
1. I made some delicious things at the beginning of the month. Like cold smoked salmon bagels, with dill and lemon creme fraiche. Yum.
2. Sometimes my little girl also let me eat them. Sometimes.
3. An older picture - when I went to Cambridge with work colleagues, I also tried punting. We got one of those big boats as there was seven of us. It turned out that one of our colleagues had spent his uni summers punting tourists up and down the river, and I got great tuition on how to punt. It is tougher than it looks and I spent about 15 minutes circling roughly the same area in figure of eights, but I didn't fall in, which was the most important thing (I did get my oar caught in the mud and myself caught off balance a few times but kept steady...).
4. Loved the sunny days - didn't love spending them glued to the computer though. I do try to get a bit of sun during the work day bu grabbing a coffee outside or going for a walk in the park.
5. I took the little madam to the nearby park - the lovely old manor house I've talked about before. The moody little missy was especially difficult the whole trip, and calmed down (slightly) after I got her a stick windmill. She loves it. I thought she had never seen one before, but as soon as I handed it to her she started blowing on it. Clever little girl.
6. That's the house keys! Our new house... Lots of work, little time and even less money.
7. At the end of the month hubby went to Amsterdam on a boys weekend away... We stayed home and had lots of fun. It was like a girls night in, but better, a whole girls weekend in!
8. Stopping and smelling the flowers - at Nanny's. And quite possibly picking a few of them too...
9. And a bar snack - pork scratchings and ale. I do sometimes feel that the longer I spend in UK, the more British I become. Little by little. Soon I'll be eating pickled eggs!
How was your month? Instagram or otherwise?
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I do love your monthly round-up post's :)
ReplyDeleteGreat photo's and congratulations on the new home, how exciting.
Thank you for hosting #MyMonthlyRoundup
Thanks :) these are really nice to do as well, it I just so easy to forget what happens in a month unless you actually write it down somewhere. Thanks for linking! I'll pop in by soon to check your update too :)
DeleteI LOVE instagram, I think it's my favourite social media platform actually! I will pop on over and find you :)
ReplyDeleteFaye
www.talesandtea.co.uk
I've been big fan of it too - I should get a bit more active in there. Love looking at pictures, but always forget to post my own :) See you there :)
DeletePork scratchings are amazing with a nice pint :) Don't bother with the pickled eggs though - serious borkfest lol. Thanks for hosting #mymonthlyroundup
ReplyDeleteDebbie
www.myrandommusings.blogspot.com
They are the best :) I think I'll stay away from the eggs though, and pickled eels too, yuck. Thanks for linking :)
DeleteWhat lovely pictures! Congrats on the new house, and the food looks amazing! #pocolo
ReplyDeleteThank you :) There is sooooo much work with the house. Hope everything goes well...
DeleteAwww an eventful month! What an amazing linky too! I am now looking back at my may =) #pocolo
ReplyDeleteIt is really nice to look back at the past month as it can so easily be forgotten otherwise. Do join in if you post about your past month, would be lovely to have you linking too :)
DeleteWhat fantastic photos - it looks like a great month. All that food looks amazing and I particularly like your asparagus dish. I knew you were in the process of moving so CONGRATULATIONS! Thank you so much for linking to #PoCoLo x
ReplyDeleteThank you! Buying a house is such a huge thing, our first and at times we have been a bit lost with it all. We are still in progress of moving and gosh I forgot how much work that entails! Thanks for hosting :)
DeleteCongrats on the new house! So exciting! Great to look at back at the past month! Didn't know about this linky. I have something I'll link up - if you'll have me. It has a couple of mentions from April but hope that's ok ��
ReplyDeleteOf course I'll have you :) and it is absolutely fine to include stuff from before as well, as long as it is a roundup/update of some sort :) so thanks for linking!
DeleteAnd thanks, the house move is pretty exciting... :)