A little weekend away .......

Last weekend my family and I took a little trip to the Norfolk Broads!
I spend all my time in the City, so sometimes it's nice to escape to the countryside !!
A couple of hours away from home and I had turned into a country gal !
It's a beautiful drive if you have a car, if not it cost me £8 one way on the train to Great Yarmouth!



With the beautiful scenic views of places like Potter Heigham and untouched beaches at Winterton on Sea and Sea Palling, it's England at its best !

It is lovely if you are blessed with a sunny day, however if it rains, there's enough to do (especially shopping!) in Great Yarmouth.
There's loads of hotels, B+Bs, Caravan and Camping sites, so something to suit everyone at affordable prices !!!


If you can't get abroad this summer then a cheeky weekend away in Britain will do the trick !! Perfect family time or a lovely trip away with friends !!

Single Girl World xxxx

Present Buying

Growing up surrounded by girls has meant that I've always been very good at buying Girly gifts! However when its my male friends birthdays, I'm completely stuck !!!

So, I asked for advice off a male friend and his view was :


Always buy a women a present that is part of a hobby or something that interests her in her spare time.


Always buy a man a gift that involves his job or his work lifestyle.


If we follow these rules we can't go too wrong.


But is my friend right, what do you lovely lot think ? Boys we need your views !


Single Girl World xxx

Whatever the weather....

So, that's it! I have finally come to terms with the fact that this summer is going to be a washout of weird weather. Rain, then sun, then rain, then sun..... (you all get the idea.) I've taken to carrying round an item for all seasons, flip flops, cardigan, brolly (my bag is seriously heavy).

I thought I'd post a few of my best finds here to share with all you lovely Ladies.

We still have Jubilee fever so these Hunters are our favourite! Teamed with a nice dress and cardigan (The Welly Shop have done just that - check their website) these are perfect for walking the water drenched streets.  

These wonderful wellies are £114.99 from www.thewellyshop.com

£17.50 for these wonderful Brollies. What better way to keep dry than with a love heart brolly!

There are so many wonderful designs to choose from at www.loveumbrellas.co.uk

The rain need never be glum again!

These Little Beauties are called Candy Girl Flex and cost £45. These are perfect if you want to keep your feet dry but still wear a little heel!! You can team these with just about anything! I love the bright pink colour too!!

www.wedgewelly.co.uk

Get the "Baywatch" look from Truffle Shuffle for £24.99.

What better way to pretend that the sun is going to stay, this Baywatch t-shirt is an amazing retro piece.

www.truffleshuffle.co.uk

£19.99 - New Look.

This backpack is perfect for storing your rain coat and flip flops for emergencies!

www.newlook.com

Gladiator Sandal -£30 (avaliable in tan and black)

"Sandals in the rain?" I hear you shout.... well these amazing Gladiator Sandals are perfect for keeping in your bag, to change into so your feet stay dry and look glam. There is nothing worse than sitting in soggy ballet pumps so an emergency pair of sandals are my top tip!

www.dorothyperkins.com

Hope you like all my picks!

Lots of Love J xx

Tea Time for Two !!

A Balanced Diet is a piece of cake in both hands !! Well, thats what we like to think!!
So this week we decided to try and make some fancy little cupcakes.


Heres a simple recipe to follow if you're like us and are not a dab-hand in the kitchen :

Ingredients
To make 12 cupcakes

110g/4oz butter or margarine
110g/4oz caster sugar
2 free range eggs
110g/4oz self -raising flour
1-2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Ingredients for Buttercream Icing

140g/5oz butter
280g/10oz icing sugar
1-2 tbsp milk
a couple of drops of food colouring

Here goes -

• Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/180C/350F
• Mix the butter and the sugar together.
• Beat the eggs into the mixture and mix in the Vanilla extract
• Add the flour and a little milk until mixed together thoroughly
• Devide into paper cases and pop into the oven for 10- 15 minutes
• Check they are cooked all the way through
• Leave to cool down

• To create the icing beat the icing sugar and butter together
• Add a little milk until smooth
• Add food colouring
• Pipe onto cupcakes and add decoration.

Heres some we made earlier -

Climbing the Monument.

If you follow our Twitter, then you'll know that last week I was on a sight seeing tour of London with my little brother.
I wanted to go to all the things that I hadn't already done in London, and that lead us to Monument.

The Monument is in Monument Street just of Fish Street Hill and was built to commemorate the Great Fire of London.

For £3 (£1.50 fo under 15's) you can climb the 311 steps and get an amazing view of the city. 311 steps I hear you shout, but honestly it wasn't that bad I liked to think of it as a step class at the gym.

The only problem was once you started walking you couldn't really stop, as the spiral staircase was so narrow and people were walking back down so you just had to power through the leg ache! But when you arrive at the top it really is worth it! The views are amazing, here are a few of my fav snaps from the day!

On the way out you also get a certificate! Well worth a look, it would be a realy cool place to take family, friends or even a date!

The Gherkin

The view of the street from the Monument.

Tower Bridge.

St Paul's (one of my favourite  buildings)

My Certificate!!!!

Lots of Love J xxxx

http://www.themonument.info/

The Big Rooftop Tea and Golf Party @ Selfridges.

Big Ben, The gherkin and Nelson's Column in under 30 minutes, no it's not some Crazy fast tour of the city. It is of course Crazy Golf on Selfridges Roof.

For just £6 you can enjoy a nine hole course of Crazy Golf created by Bompas and Parr. You go up to the roof in the Express Lift situated in the Fragrance Hall (you might have to wait for a while to go in the lift).
You collect your golf clubs and golf ball (you get to choose the colour) from the kiosk and also get a score card that smells of Bakewell Tarts, from there you walk passed Daylesford Cafe (definitely recommend stopping there on the way back their Brownies are amazing and the wine is delicious!) and arrive at the start of the course.

The course is incredible, I'm pretty competitive so playing against my little brother meant that I just had to win (I didn't I ended up losing!!!)

Here are a few snaps of my day on Selfridges Roof.

My brother taking a shot at one of the trickiest holes.

The roof top is decorated beautifully.

Stepping stones to cross the water at the Tower Bridge Hole.

 My favourtie part of the course was the Tower Bridge Hole.

Jelly St Paul's - Pinball Hole (this one was pretty tricky!)

HOLE IN ONE!!!!

If you are in London this summer, I recommend Crazy Golf as a fun thing to do.

Lots of Love J xxx