Stockholm

We got back from Stockholm the weekend before last but, as Lizzie doesn't have a nursery place yet and Christmas orders are revving up, I haven't had time to post about it until now. Stockholm is a thoroughly beautiful city and autumn was the perfect time to visit - not too cold and bursting with colour. Fleetwood Mac were amazing, legendary, wow. It was an emotional gig and I'm so glad I got to see them, that's one ticked off my bucket list*. The rest of the holiday was spent eating extremely rich and expensive food, cycling round parks, drinking beer and visiting the odd museum. We stayed at hotel skeppsholmen on Skeppsholmen (nicknamed the museum island as it houses the museum of modern art and the architecture museum). I could not recommend it more; the island itself is tiny and very picturesque, the hotel chic, well designed and quintessentially Swedish. Here are some photos:

Mid-afternoon pick me up

The Nordic Museum

An exhibition devoted to stripes

Our preferred mode of transport

Tourists

Söder viewed from the ferry

Pretty tree on Djurgården

Outfit details

The fort at the end of Skeppsholmen looking particularly autumnal

Looking up on Gamla Stan 

Museum nerd selfie

The streets of Gamla Stan

My best Stevie shot

Lindsey Buckingham: legend.

*I don't actually have a bucket list

Halloween Hustle 20% off until Sunday

It's that time of year again...witches hats, fake blood and spot inducing make-up. The horror! If you fancy a more subtle approach this Halloween then why not try a Jules and Clem black cat brooch or a set of cat studs like these? And as I'm on holiday next week I'm running a special promotion in my etsy shop - 20% off everything until Sunday! Just use the code RUMOURS2013 at the check out.

The shops will be shut from Monday 21st - Sunday 27th Oct. Happy Halloween kids!

Hello!

We've been back in England and in our new house for about a fortnight now...high time to get back to work... yup, my etsy and folksy shops are open and I am busily preparing for Christmas (i know). But before plunging head first into the festive season, some holiday photos! Crete was just lovely. I would highly recommend it esp. for a family holiday - the Greeks LOVE babies, which sure does make things easier. If you venture off the beaten track a little the rewards are plentiful. We stayed up in the mountains on an olive grove with spectacular views. We walked in the mountains, marveled at frescos and swam in the clear blue sea. I think Elizabeth enjoyed her first holiday although she struggled with the heat and didn't know what to make of the sea. Highlights for her: the pool, playing with other children, affectionate Greeks and the many many stray cats. Highlights for me: reading Hadley Freeman's Be Awesome, eating pastry with every meal (not even joking), drinking beer at lunch-time and playing with E in the pool.

See you next year!

On holiday

Guatemala - our honeymoon and last holiday. This view is going to take some beating.

We are on holiday. Or rather we're moving house and then on holiday. The last few months have been a roller coaster; we found the house of our dreams, lost the house of our dreams and ultimately decided we needed a change. We're leaving the town we've called home for the last year for bigger (and hopefully better) things...Bristol! I am excited to be living a city again, and not just any city, the city I went to university in, the city which is still home to some of my best friends. But before that, a well over-due holiday. We're flying to Crete early next week to stay in a peaceful mountain retreat. Can. Not. Wait.

My shops will be offline from Friday 20th until Friday 4th October - today is the last day I will be taking orders. Repeat: get your orders in today or wait 2 weeks! *Shameless self promotion over*

The Arrowhead Necklace

It's Friday and that can only mean one thing...time for a new product! Welcome The Arrowhead Necklace. Oh yes, I'm still obsessed with all things geometric! This pretty necklace sits just below the collar bone and looks a treat over a shirt or peeping out from behind your autumnal layers. It's priced at £10 and available from my folksy and etsy shops.

Happy weekend!