Got myself a new set of wheels....

I have been looking for an old city bike for a while now and managed to find this one on Gumtree.  It is from 1976 and has been restored by a man who now restores bikes in his retirement.  He has done a great job here.  Ideally I would like to re-spray it cream, but for now I am enjoying cycling it green.  

I love the white seat and the whitewall tyres.

My kids love to cycle to school so now I can join them instead of running behind them to keep up!

MSMxx

Making Faces out of fruit

Now I know that you can't see this cake stand properly in the picture, but it is an ebay purchase that I am totally in love with.  It is three-tiered and is made from a wood-effect plastic and I believe it is from the 1960s.  When I don't have cakes to hand to stack on it, I tend to use it for fruit.  My son made this smiley face out of the fruit which made me smile!  Hope you are having a great day!

MSMxx

Summer is over - Autumn is definitely here

With a sigh, I am sad to say that summer in Edinburgh is over!  Today has been a chilly day, and although the sun has been present, it has not been kind enough to be warm.

On days like this I love to have a walk, wrapped up in some appropriate Autumn clothes, as I love the fresh air on my cheeks.  Today I took a walk round the Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh.  Whilst you are not allowed to take photographs inside the gallery, it is ok to do so outside.  There are some fantastic statues in the grounds just now by Tony Cragg (shown in the first two images) - they are excellent and huge.

MSMxx

My Monday Muse - Anthropology

I just love the style of Anthropology and have been a fan for ages now.  We are now lucky enough to have a store in Edinburgh (the only store in Scotland I believe) and it is just amazing.  Here are a few of my favourite pieces from the Autumn/Winter collection.

MSM xx

New Old Chairs

I love wood and I love wooden furniture, especially if it has an age and a history to it.  I have a couple of retro G-Plan sideboard in my house, one of which is in my dining room.

I made a great discovery on Gumtree this week and found these dining chairs - there are four of them - for just £15.

What a bargain and they are in excellent condition.  When I picked them up I thought that I would be re-upholstering them, but now that they are in my house I think I like them the way they are - with black pvc seats.  Reason being, the covers are in perfect condition, are completely wipeable and still look good.

I will live with them with these covers for the time being and maybe think about re-covering them in the near future.  I am thinking an orange or a moss green - just can't decide!

MSM xx

I am shocking!!

What a slacker I am.  So sorry for the lack of posts - life seems to have just taken over.  I am now back in the loop and looking forward to sharing lots from the past few months and with what is new with me now.

We are now nearing the end of our school summer holidays so have been doing lots and lots with my two children over the summer and will get some more me-time from next week.  Watch out for lots of posts.

Over the summer my son has had am obsession with creating shops in our home, selling whatever he can get his hands on - clothes, books, his sister! etc.  This has led me to having a huge clear out and will be ebaying like mad soon.  All of the clothes that I didn't think were suitable for ebay went to a place in Edinburgh called "Cash 4 Clothes".  It is a charity but they give you 0.50p per kilo for your donations.  This I am sure will encourage more people to donate which is a great idea.   We went with 21 kilos of clothes which was great.  What a slick operation, they take the bags out of your car, weight them, hand  you a slip of paper with the weight on it, you go to the reception and collect your cash!  Simple, all in and out in less than 3 minutes.

Here is the link here if you live locally.

MSM xx

Bank Holiday Camping Trip

This is my son and two of my gorgeous nephews enjoying a long woodland walk whilst camping in a National Park this weekend in Scotland.  We had such great fun and the sun was a welcome treat - bit cold at night but well worth the chill to have a chilled weekend with my sister and her lovely family.

Can't wait till the next trip with the tent!

MSMxx