Tim Burton's new film...

Wowowowowow!

When I first heard about this new film I was so excited! To think that Walt Disney's 'Alice and Wonderland' is being re-made and has Johnny Depp starring as the 'Mad Hatter' :)

I used to love the original 'Disney- Alice and Wonderland', I hope this is as good as it looks.

Unfortunately it isn't out until 2010 but still that's not too far away considering we are in August already. (Which I can not believe!)

I haven't seen many Tim Burton films apart from 'Edward Scissor Hands' and 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' but this looks fabulous! Helena Bonham Carter is also in it. She is definitely one of my favourite actresses. She is so different and her style in every day life is so quirky, I love it :)

Another award!? Thank you Caitie :)

Wow! I feel so happy at the moment! :) I've only been in the blogging world for about 2 months and all the lovely people I have met have made me feel so welcome. All the lovely comments and to receive two awards... well its just fantastic! :)

Caitie over at the wonderful blog 'My antiquated cup of tea' has given my blog an 'You are a great read' award! I feel very privileged to have gotten this award as it makes me feel as though my blog is interesting for other people to read. Thank you so much Caitie!

If you haven't been on Caitie's blog before, I suggest you take a look, its always full of interesting posts and the most wonderful pictures from her daily life and her fashion :)

There are some blogs that I think especially deserve this award. I always find it difficult nominating people for these fun little blog awards because there are so many brilliant blogs out there!

So here are seven marvellous blogs which I have loved reading recently:

Jessica from Chronically Vintage Blog

Madison from Blog Me Famous

Chrissy over at chrissythreads

Victoria from lilyloveslola

Claire from Young shields

Amanda from Amanda Atkins in a canary forest

Lizzy from A Vintage Spirit

All these blogs are brilliant reads, but all the other blogs I read out there are fabulous also! :)

Today I'm going to start writing my personal statement draft for uni and I'm off to see Harry Potter (again) with some friends. =Ron <3

I can't wait for Friday because I'm going to Southend in the evening with friends. They have a great beach theme park there and even though some rides I'm a bit scared of, I love the water rides they have there. Pictures will be posted on that topic also! :)

Have a wonderful day everyone,

Love Kirsty .x.

Ohh blog I've missed you!

At around 12:15pm this afternoon I arrived back from a rather lovely holiday in Dorset :) Even though we take regular yearly trips to Dorset, this year was especially good!

On the 25th of July 2009 we left for a 7 day trip. When we got there, the weather was beautiful, however the rain and fog did set in on several days during the week. Lyme Regis was where we stayed, and the cottage looked over the sea which was very pretty!

On Saturday we browsed around Lyme Regis;

and in the evening there were pretty fireworks! :)

Sunday consisted of going to Thomas Hardy's birth place (such a cute little cottage!) and then off to Sherbourne Castle:


On Monday we went to Abotsbury gardens and walked up and stared at lots of sheep!

Tuesday we went to the Donkey Sanctuary. I love this place. Over different areas of Britain a very kind lady has set up sanctuaries for abandoned, abused or donkeys who's owners simply can not look after them any more. The place is lovely and the people are so kind:

The worst day for weather was on Wednesday so we took this as an opportunity to go shopping in Clarks village (a freeport) I got some LOVELY shoes! :)

Then we went to an old fashioned village known as Morwellham Quay, on Thursday. It is really good and has little shops all set up with sweets, books etc. The little school there is just adorable! :) I know this sounds weird... but I loved a wooden gate by the farm it was like I had stepped into an episode of 'Lark Rise to Candleford'! I also fell in love with a beautiful horse called Jack. He was a cart horse and so sweet! One of my favourite authors also writes her books based on the Devon area so I decided to get two more of her books that I hadn't read. To my surprise when I opened them I found that they had both been signed! I was very happy! :)

Because Lyme Regis is quite a drive from where we live in London, we decided to stay in Lyme Regis yesterday. It was really nice, we sat on the beach, went for a walk, had the best sandwiches ever! and then looked around some shops and ate Ice cream (Mint Choc Chip= My favourite :p)

On the very first day I had eyed a sweet little vintage shop in Lyme and was determined to buy something. When I got there yesterday I found a cute little 1950s dress. It does need some repairing but that shouldn't take much :) I love it!

(Please excuse my hair! :s)

Then as it was our last evening my parents and I went down to 'By the bay' (a really nice restaurant) and I got to wear my new shoes! :)

We even saw wild horses and ponies :)

Mum and Dad at the highest point in Dorset! :)

Even though I had a great time, I am glad to be back to see my friends and to talk to all of you wonderful bloggers! :)

Love and smiles,

Kirsty :)

Thank you Jessica! :)

Last night when I logged onto my blog, I noticed I had a new comment. When I looked down and read the comment I saw that Jessica from the fabulous site 'chronically vintage', had nominated me for the 'Lemonade Stand Award! :) I am so very grateful to her as this is my first fun blog award and she is such a lovely girl! :)

Her blog is amazing, always full of exciting new posts and pictures! I am very glad to have met her here on blogger because she is such a sweet and wonderful person! Thank you so much Jessica! :)

I get so excited when I see that people have commented on my blog and to see that I have received a blog award was fabulous! So thank you to all the great blogs out there that have made me feel very welcome to the blogging world, of which I love! :)

I'd like to pass this award onto 12 other people who's blogs are inspiring. Jessica very kindly gave me the details in which I can do this so here goes:

I'd like to pass the Lemonade Stand Award onto:

Kelley Anne- Kaleidoscopic Refrains

Amanda- Amanda Atkins in a Canary forest

Madison- Blog Me Famous

Nicola- Nicola Ticola Ponders

Marie- Lemondropvintage

Aya- Strawberry Koi

Letters from the Home-Front

Eliza- Restless Hearts

Maggi- Just Add Glitter and Stir

Caitie- My Antiquated Cup of Tea

Sab- Inside My Head

Diary of a Young Designer

All these blogs are worthy of this award, but I was spoilt for choice as there are so many blogs which are truly amazing! Well done every one! :)

If anyone wishes to pass this fun award onto other friends you are more than welcome to follow the instructions below:

1.) Accept the award; post it on your blog together with the name of the person who’s given it plus his or her blog link.

2.) Pass the award on (or not, if you’d prefer) to other blogs that you’ve recently discovered.

3.) Link to your nominees within your post.

4.) Contact the nominees to let them know they've been chosen for this award.

Thank you again to Jessica for this truly lovely award! :)

I won't be blogging for a week, so I hope you all have a fabulous week to follow and I am looking forward to speaking to you all next weekend! :)

Lots of love,

Kirsty .x.

The Darling Buds Of May?

I don't know if anyone has ever read or seen 'The Darling Buds of May' but I would definitely recommend it. It's one of my mum's DVDs which I always borrow :s and is a series set in the 1950s in Kent, England. It is so funny and has really warm, and light hearted story lines. The clothes in the programme are also wonderful! Catherine Zeta Jones just looks stunning the whole way through the series and I love the way she does her hair! The dresses the girls wear are very pretty and are always lovely colours, the dress Mariette (Catherine Zeta Jones) is wearing in the photo above is one of my favourites, and the men's suites, including Pop Larkin's are so sweet! :)

At the beginning of the week I wrote an email to one of my favourite Authors: 'Paige Toon', congratulating her on her new book: 'Chasing Daisy'. I wasn't expecting to get anything back, but when I went on my computer this morning and logged onto Facebook I saw she has written a message on my wall :) I was very happy that she had taken the time to email me. I am also happy because she is writing a new book called 'Lilly' which is coming out around this time next year! :) I have read all of her books and I think she is just amazing! :D

(http://www.paigetoon.com/)

I must admit that I feel quite nervous today. I'm going to a university open day, but I always get so nervous when I go to places I don't know. I reckon it will be fine when I get there, but the build up always gives me butterflies!

I hope everyone has a lovely day! :)

Lots of love,

Kirsty .x.

Hairdo and Lipstick

Last night whilst I was finishing watching Pearl Harbor I decided that I do actually love Kate Beckinsale's hair. This got me thinking. I decided to try and copy one of hair styles from the film and even though it was not as good as hers was, I thought I would wear my hair like it today when I went shopping with Sophie and Ambra. I did curl it though, because I often wear my hair straight so thought I'd opt. for something a bit different for a change! :)

My shopping experience was fun. I did my best not to buy any clothes, although I was majorly tempted by a pair of red, patent shoes; but I resisted the temptation of their beauty :s

I bought some items for my holiday, which included:

. A bright red lipstick (I adore red lipstick at the moment. It may have something to do with the fabulous film of 'Pearl Harbor'.

. Mascara

. Nail Varnish remover

. Kirby Grips

All exciting stuff :s

The weathers not so good here today, its a bit rainy and grey. When I got back from Lakeside I went in Sophie's new car :) She is learning to drive and decided to buy a second hand car which is a real beauty ;) Its a lovely black KA.

The rest of my day shall consist of chocolate and television I think. Tomorrow I'm going to pop into our local town for a few bits and pieces with my mum and then I'm going to Nandos in the evening :) Can't wait! I've even decided what I'm going to eat already! :)

Hope everyone is having a lovely day,

Love and Lipstick,

Kirsty .x.

One girl and her dog

Hay fever has gotten the better of me today, however this has not stopped me from venturing outside with my dog Barney :) The weather in England today has been rather pleasant, so off me and Barney went into the garden for the afternoon to collect our thoughts. Barney did however have other ideas about chasing my cat Kit around the garden, but Kit was having none of it!

Barney is one of those dogs who does not seem to have a care in the world! He is such a cutie and is always there to give you a hug if you need it! He is a bit bonkers at times, like he will randomly run round in circles or just sit there barking at nothing but he is very good natured and has a big heart! :)

When I woke up this morning I had a clear plan in my head of what I was going to do today. I thought I would plan what to pack for my not too distant holiday to Dorset, I would text my friend Ambra as she isn't too well and get a large part of my coursework out the way. However I only managed the two later plans as I could plan what to pack nearer the time.

That's the only trouble with summer holidays, the days I am not busy I get incredibly bored (and the holiday has only just started). I'm one of those people who needs to be kept occupied by something, like going out for a walk or blogging. I'm also one of those people who likes to be around others, and I think when I haven't got too much planned I do begin to feel kind of... bored. Anyway I'm going to enjoy the summer break as much as possible, as when I go back to college I'm probably going to feel a little bit more stressed with this being A-Level year and the University application process starts. Its all a bit scary to be honest! :S

I'm looking forward to Thursday, as I am going to another University induction day. This one is at 'City' in London. I've been told by my teachers that it is a really good university for children's nursing. It's interesting to go to different uni's as you are able to see what the courses look like. I really can't wait to go to Uni, I just hope I get accepted into the one I want to go to :)

I hope everyone is having a lovely week!

Love Kirsty and Barney .x.