Happy 2014!

Happy New Year! The mister and I are headed to Royal Albert Hall tonight for The Artist accompanied live by the London Symphony Orchestra. We'll be back in Barnes for midnight though to celebrate the new year with our friends. 

Christmas at Kew

The Sunday before Christmas the mister and I went out to Kew Gardens for their Christmas market and illuminated trail. As I said in my previous post, the weather had been terrible but we had a gloriously clear and dry night. We spent an hour or so walking around the gardens and sipping hot chocolate. I think the mister was hoping for something more high-tech but I loved the experience.

It's on until the 4th of January.

Mediterranean gardens, one of my favourite spots

a clue on the 'treasure' hunt

The reflection

And the best part - the dancing lights in the greenhouse

Dreaming of warm weather

As I type, the wind is blowing a gale and the rain is coming down in buckets. All in all it's been a fairly mild winter so far but this type of weather is the worst. It makes going outside miserable. I thought I'd share a few snaps from our trip to Italy back in October as I daydream of warmer climates.