A box of photos...

(My favourite picture :) I think my Nanny looks stunning! :D)

A box of photos under the stairs seems to contain so many memories of people from different times...

For the past week now I've been wanting to look at a large box of photos that we keep under the stairs of my mum's family. The box is crammed full of pictures of my family and their friends. So finally today my Dad said I could get them out from under the stairs.

I find the pictures so interesting to think that they would have been taken about 80 years ago! Its interesting to think what stories they have behind them.

I've placed some of my favourite pictures here:

This is a photo of my Great Auntie Joyce. Her little outfit is definitely a child's 1920s dress. I think she looks so sweet and adorable! Her hair looks beautiful! :)

I just love this picture of my Great auntie Joyce and my Nanny Jean! They look so sweet and happy and the fact that they are wearing matching outfits makes this photo even cuter!

(Nanny jean and Grandad Reg) It is quite difficult to see in this picture but the detail on my nanny's dress is GORGEOUS! It is covered with floral print. I seriously want this dress! :)

I just love the way that my Nana is wearing her hair in this photograph! I really would love to be able to do my hair in this style!

Also in this box of photographs I found this rather unique postcard which had been posted from France during the war. On the back of the card it wishes the receiver a Happy Christmas- 'Try not to eat too much' I love the detail of this picture and the bright hat that has been placed on top of the woman's head. Paris fashion cards are exquisite!

My mum said that she loved this dress when she was a little girl! She loved the fact that it was turquoise and pink. This photo was taken at her Dad's Christmas party :)

This is one of my mum's least favourite outfits! When I first saw this I creased up! Bless her, she had to wear this for a dance show and she always tells me that her beak was made out of a duster! (Hehe :D)

Its amazing how nurses uniforms have changed during history. This picture is of one of my Great Grandmothers friends during the First World War. There appears to be a lot more of a uniform than there does today.

I was very impressed when I found out that my Great Grandad's cousin was a famous English Cricket player called Headly Verity :) My mum was flicking through the paper the other day and actually spotted an article of him in the 'Daily Mail' :D

This picture shows my Dad's dad (my Grandpa) in the Navy during World War 2. He looks so young. Not much older than myself I would imagine! Its so strange to think people of my age would have been fighting in the war! :o So brave!

I am exceptionally proud of my family!

A long, long day...

As I've finished college for the summer, some of my friends and myself went to see 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' yesterday evening and the final verdict was: AMAZING! It was so good! I've liked all of the Harry Potter films, but I'm thinking as they go on they are becoming better and better. The fact that it is dark to an extent but adds a lot of humour in it as well makes it even better! Theres a real mix of material!
My favourite quote of the day was from my friend Jess: 'Ohh so who have we got here then?!' :)

In the evening we came back to my house and had pizza whilst having a good old chat :) It was a really nice night! I do think I'm going to have to see Harry Potter at least 2 more times now! :D

Today I went with my parents to an art place called 'Waterperry'. My mum is heavily into art and always likes looking around places like this. It was very crowded and sold lots of different things. I have been feeling rather tired today so I did feel rather ratty because of it. I found the exhibition ok, but there was not as much there as there was last year I felt. My mum seemed to enjoy it so that's good. It was extremely muddy, but that is what you expect from a typical British summer isn't it? It really reminded me that I should get some wellies soon or for next year!

There was a stall in the main 'market tent' which sold some really interesting facial and hand products, all the way from Scotland. They are made from natural ingredients one of these being seaweed. The smell of some of the items are out of this world! As I get quite chapped hands the lady recommended me a really nice body lotion. I was getting ready to pay her when she said I could have it for free as it was a new product and she wanted some feedback on the lotion. I am very grateful to her. The product was worth £10 as well!

If you want to check out her wonderful items, the website is: http://www.dianadrummond.com/

:)

Love Kirsty .x.

Those summer days...

As from yesterday I have officially broken up from college for the summer! :) I have lots and lots of nice things planned this summer and can't wait! I love college but it will be nice to have a break (even though I have quite a bit of homework to do! :s)

I'm going to miss the college baguettes at lunch! You see on most days of the week I buy a cheese baguette at the canteen without fail! They are soooo nice, the canteen staff even can predict what I'm going to have :) Its great! They said to me 'Kirsty what are you going to do over the summer without your baguettes? We should deliver one to you every day' My friends and myself find this hilarious! :)

Tomorrow I am going to see the new Harry Potter film with some friends, I can't wait! Apparently its hilarious! I hope so, you've got to love a funny film haven't you? :) I also LOVE Luna's clothes in the film she has such a cool and quirky style!

I woke up this morning worried because I had to go to the dentist (not any ones favourite treat) but it went OK thankfully, so nothing to worry about there... I hope :s

I haven't had too much to do for the rest of today, however I did finish the book I got out of the library on Tuesday. It was really good, but was extremely sad at one point in the book, and I actually cried (I don't think I've ever cried at a book before!) Its by the author Paige Toon. I thought because I had read other books I should read this one. At the start I was a bit apprehensive about reading it and wasn't too sure because it didn't seem like it was going to be as good as her other books... I was wrong! It was a mixture of both funny and sad. I preferred the happy parts though! :D Its called 'Chasing Daisy'.

I bought some new books for my holiday actually. I am a bit of a sucker for judging a book by its cover unfortunately, but you know! They do look really good. I love the cover of one of them:

Her dress is lovely and really reminds me of a dress one of my friend's has, she got it from H+M and it is sooooooo pretty! I love pictures like this because they really show a different time from today! :) Why can't fashion still be like this?

Have a sunny day,

Love Kirsty

.x.

Cat in a box!

After watching 'Pearl Harbour' for about the hundredth time on Saturday, I realised how brave the soldiers and citizens must have been through this difficult time! I love this film so much and I really think it gets the message across to the terrible circumstances that world war 2 held!

Theres another part of the film I absolutely love and that is the costumes used. The clothes they wear are stunning and the hair styles and lipsticks are so realistic! The men's army uniforms are also brilliantly mastered. Strangely enough I was routing around the cupboard under the stairs and I found that my dad has an American air force leather jacket (My dad has style! :o)

I think that actress 'Kate Beckinsale' plays the part brilliantly and really looks the part. Her dark brown hair and dark red lips really look as though she has stepped straight out of the 1940s.

In fact I think all of the women in the film look fabulous! The hairstyles are absolutely gorgeous (I just wish I knew how to do my hair like this!?) The picture above is one of my favourites from the film. The nurses uniforms are so unique and quite different from today but yet they look so adorable and ready to help others! In the film I find it ever so sad when 'Betty' is killed. She was such a nice and fun loving character. It really makes me cry when Sandra and so speechless about what has happened (as you would be) that she feels as though she doesn't know what to do. The fact that they just had to carry on is admirable .

If you have not seen 'Pearl Harbour' and you have fancied watching it, I would advise it because I find it such a brilliant film which if you like a bit of romance mixed with action is perfect for you!


In further news, which is not related to the film above ;) Yesterday I had an interview at a volunteering agency called HAVCO it was really interesting and I even got a chance to have a further interview at a company called 'Little Treasures'. It works with children and their families and is really a worthwhile, generous and kind organisation! I can't wait to start working there over the summer holidays! :D On this same day my friend Madison won the College Poetry competition! I want to congratulate her on her success. She really is an exceptional writer and defiantly has the ability to pursue her longed for writing career! Her blog is proof of this. To check her blog out click here: Madison!


I actually came down my stairs yesterday morning to find my cat 'Lucy' sitting in a box on my kitchen table! It was very random and she is a strange little weirdo but I love her for it! :)
Cats have such strange and wonderful ways! Every time we take our cats to the vets for a checkup, the vets can never hear their hearts as they purr to loudly (haha!)

Even my doggys Teddy and Barney are so hilarious to watch! Barney is a big softy and so is Teddy but he is bonkas! :)


I will leave you with that note,


Have a nice day,


Love Kirsty .x.

'I do like to be beside the seaside!'

What a fabulous day I have just had, very adventurous!

I went with my parents to a place about 1 hour and 30 minutes away from where we live. It was much larger than I had expected with craft centres, wildlife and I even found an antiques shop to my delight :)

In this shop I found an adorable 1950s bag which I already love and it was a real bargain! Its difficult to see the detail in the picture below, but it is very pretty and in really good condition!

After having our lunch in a sweet little tea room (Cheese Jacket potato and for dessert chocolate cake :) we drove down the road to a seaside town. It was quite breezy on the beach and my hat nearly fell off! But in the actual town it was very warm and sunny!

Here are some pictures I took below (Hope you enjoy them!)...

(These houses really remind

me of Jane Austen! :D)

When I got home I thought I would look through some family photo albums and found an album that my mum had made up of old pictures of my grandparents taken during the war. The clothes they wear in the pictures are absolutely lovely. I even found a picture of my Mum's dad in the RAF and my Dad's dad in the Navy. Fascinating!

Carnaby Street

Its always lovely to go out for the day with your friends to London or anywhere really! Yesterday was particularly enjoyable. Madison, Ambra, Debra and Me decided to go up to a shop called 'Lazy Oaf' in Carnaby Street because they were having a sale. So after my driving lesson (I got into third gear after many attempts and did a hill start! :) I met Madi and Ambra at the station where we took the C2C to meet Debra. Debra had had her hair cut and it looks really really pretty! By the time we had gotten to the part of London we needed to get to (Because so many different train lines were not running and so a normal 1 hour journey took about 2 hours), Debra had to go back to meet some of her other friends. But it was still GREAT to catch up with her! :D

As we trudged through the rain (yes it was once again raining in July can you believe it?) we reached out destination. The shop was located in the sweetest little place called 'Kingley Court'. The shop was tiny but sold some really nice items. I must admit, I didn't buy anything there like intended, but it was still really nice (probably did my money some good to have a rest! ;) This was until we noticed that located next to this shop was in fact a 'vintage store'! We went in there and it was packed full of beautiful dresses, bags, shoes and hats. They even had a jewelery and hair clip/pin section. My weakness gave in and I bought 3 lovely hair clips (pictured below)...

We went to Covent Garden afterwards and visited a charity shop :) then after getting a bit lost (:s) we walked to the nearest station to get the train back. It was a really lovely (but tiring) day, in which my friends even quizzed me maths questions to help me with future tests! Thank you girls!

Today I am going to visit a place with my parents called 'Snape'. It is a seaside area with a craft centre and restaurant. It should be quite nice considering its already gloomy at 8:25am outside. It may brighten up you never know!

I will post pictures when I get back! :D

Have a nice day!

Love Kirsty .x.

'Shakes and Cakes'

Yesterday was a really enjoyable day :)

To start of with I had to go into college for a test which involved me doing a discussion with 3 of my health and social friends which was actually quite good because it wasn't a proper exam it was basically having a long chat to your friends about the topic we had chosen to talk about which reflected health matters.

I met up with some of my old weekend work friends. It was really nice to catch up because they are such a lovely group of girls! Anyway because we met up quite late notice we decided to pop into Romford for a bit of a shop (Or window shop in my case :s)
I really wasn't planning on buying anything (I always say this) but when I came across these lovely red, heart sunglasses I could not say no! They were only £1.00 (bargain!)
When it got to about 4ish we went in an ice cream parlour called 'Cakes and Shakes', I didn't get one to myself but Kelly and Jess let me have some of theirs and it was lovely. Mango sorbet and Bubblegum sorbet is really really refreshing!

Anyway I had to get home because a couple of my friends were coming round for the evening, so I had to tidy my messy room and then I was delighted when Madison gave me a present :D I opened it to find the cutest little key chain and fridge magnet which reads 'I thought I was indecisive but now I'm not sure'- It sums me up to a T. In some of my other posts I have said that I was an indecisive person and this fridge magnet does prove this! Thank you so much for the pressies Madi! :) I LOVE them! x

Today I'm going to the 'Cardrome' for a driving lesson. I always get slightly nervous before hand but I hope it shall be ok. Then at 10:00am I'm off to London for the 'Lazy Oaf' sale with Ambra and Madison :) Should be fun, I may have to buy something there just because :s

Have a great day! :)

Love,

Kirsty .x.