Weekend Life.....Winter Inspiration (#2)

Winter Inspiration (#2)

A week of love, the beauty of late winter, signs of spring

Weekend Life.....Winter Inspiration (#1)

Winter Inspiration (#1)

Creamy green hellebores (the loveliest of flowers which emerge in mid to late winter), cherry blossoms, inky black candles to make a dull, grey afternoon a bit more bearable, flushed cheeks - natural or courtesy of a dab of rosebud pink blush, snow covered buildings and footpaths (alas not in London), soft charcoal wool blankets (sofa-time), textured ceramics to serve steaming bowls of soup or a colourful winter salad, rainy day (lost umbrellas), deep violet silk-satin paired with a graphic neck scarf, lips the colour of an autumnal black dahlia with heavily lined eyes (s*rew the rules).  Winter.

  

Black dinner candles (mine are Tom Dixon but I don't think you can buy them anymore)

Vintage brass chamber candle holder from Etsy

Eric Bonnin black vase from the beautiful Spartan Shop, Austin

Charcoal grey throw blanket (mine isn't available anymore but Urbanara has similar throws).

Weekend Life....Lambeth Bridge, London

A late afternoon winter's walk along Lambeth Bridge, London, January 2015.

Weekend Life....Snapshots from Chicago (Winter)

Snapshots from Chicago, late January 2014.

We spent a day in Chicago before flying to Steamboat Springs for our adventure at Vista Verde Ranch. It was incredibly cold (I took a screen grab of the temperature on my phone at one stage,  it was -21°c (-5.8°f) with the windchill making it feel like -31°c (-23.8°f), and my camera kept dying as soon as I took it out of my pocket and switched it on!) but we had an awesome time.

In order to keep warm, we walked a lot and stopped often for pizza and coffee :) We managed to visit Lou Malnati's (my favourite Chicago deep dish pizza), Eataly Chicago, Giordano's Pizza, (just what we needed after a few hours braving the cold although more like a delicious cheesy casserole with crust than the pizza I am used to) and Intelligentsia Coffee (excellent at both locations we visited).

We couldn't decide between the John Hancock Observatory (360° Chicago) or the Skydeck Chicago (Sears Tower) but eventually went with the John Hancock Observatory. Part of it was closed.....obviously building the new Tilt window attraction!

Weekend Life....Winter in Stockholm

Snowy Stockholm, December 2012.

The closest thing to a white Christmas I will be having this year :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful time with family and friends over the festive break!