Hampton Court Beer and Jazz festival

If you are a beer and jazz lover or even just one of the above, then this is the perfect day out for you (27th - 30th August - bank holiday weekend baby yeah!). The man and me went to this last year and had a great time, so we decided to try out the same festival in Greenwich during May of this year. The line up was great, the beer was great, but the weather was awful! It rained incessantly and was far too cold to drink beer comfortably (but we managed!). I fashioned makeshift socks out of arm warmers and the man made us a civilised seating area out of beer crates in one of the marquees! Think we will stick to the Hampton Court August slot next year… a much safer bet. Check out the line up and the selection of 80+ beers here.


Can you see Canary Wharf in the background? Oh i love Canary Wharf!

Hampton Court Flower show

I am a big flower lover! I like to draw them, design prints around them, photograph them or just generally receive them as presents! So this show is a firm favourite in my annual calendar, as it’s an opportunity to take loads of cool shots and gather inspiration. Even though I didn’t think the show was quite as good as last year (the installations and flower marquee looked a little recession hit), it was still a great day out. There was a good ‘Best of British’ vibe… I just wish they had run with it a little more. Thinking of trying out Chelsea Flower show next year… Here are a few of my favourite pics from the day.