Legs Everywhere....

A few weeks ago I was walking back to work from lunchtime Pilates and I'm not entirely sure I could believe my eyes as four pairs of model legs in the back of a truck drove by....not thinking anymore of it I put them to the back of my mind until today well low and behold there were legs in the flower beds in the park. 


Armed with my camera phone and my inquisitive nature I wandered into the park....

Loughborough, the town where I live, is celebrating their role in hosting Team GB. The council asked art students at Loughborough University School of the Arts to create a striking installation for the town's Britain in Bloom entry that captured the essence of the Olympics.

Three students took up the challenge and chose synchronised swimming as their inspiration.  They created a series of two metre high swimmers legs that when installed appear to emerge from the flower beds, as though a pool of water.


Entitled ‘Synch or Swim’, the sculptures represent the grace, artistry and athleticism of the Great Britain synchronized swimming team. They are made of Jesmonite, an advanced form of acrylic resin and are finished with masonry paint.

Garlic Mushrooms

Luke and I grabbed a bag of mushrooms as you do at the local market on Saturday and made a quick and easy dish for our dinner on Monday.

To serve a yummy mummy and a 9 year old you will need mushrooms (we used 8 medium sized mushrooms); half a red onion; a few glugs of olive oil (poured for the count of 6); two garlic cloves sliced; black pepper and 4 counts of cream; rocket; focaccia bread and Parmesan)

Turn on the oven to GM6; mix in a bowl the oil, garlic and black pepper. Pop in the focaccia. Chop the onion into chunks and halve the mushrooms. Throw them in a small roasting tin and pour over the oil. Pop in the oven for 25 mins then pour over the cream and cook for a further 3 minutes.

Chop up the focaccia and onto the plate; serve up the mushrooms and onion; top with rocket, parmesan and black pepper and serve.

This is Luke my wonderful gorgeous boy. The picture was taken on one of my favourite days  of 2011 at Splendour Festival in Nottingham at Wollaton Hall. 

Luke enjoying the music, food and bright blue body paint (this was taken before he decorated us both with the paint!!)

Mindfulness is a mind-body approach to well-being that can help you change the way you think about experiences and reduce stress and anxiety.

Today I attended a taster session on Mindfulness and really benefited from it. I am like most of us yummy mummy's a busy woman and even when we make "me time" I'm pretty sure we are still busy while relaxing - I know I am...the taster session I attended today made me realise just how beneficial it is to take some time - even 1 minute out of our day to pay attention to the present moment, using techniques like meditation, breathing and yoga. It helps us to become more aware of our thoughts and feelings so that instead of being overwhelmed by them, we're better able to manage them.

A great website to read and learn more about Mindfulness is  www.bemindful.co.uk 


Treat yourself to learning about Mindfulness and taking just a few minutes everyday to become more aware of your thoughts and manage them better.

Hey there, so here it is my very first blog.... 


I work at a local education establishment and you can pretty much wear what you want as long as your presentable - me I like to opt for the "casual smart" look - I like to be comfortable at work without looking sloppy, dressing in the right way for me is the difference between a good days work and an unproductive day by being too casual (don't get me wrong a dress down day happens)


Today I opted for a lovely zebra patterned dress from H&M - I removed the fabric belt it came with and nipped it in with a gorgeous hot pink belt - teamed with pink ballet pumps (not seen) The Zebra Dress  I found in the sale for an absolute steal and the jacket was a bargain at £14,00 from H&M's Divided Range.


The outfit was both comfortable especially in the sticky heat today and for carrying on into the evening for after work drinks at one of my favourite local bars www.orangetree.co.uk