Summery Days, Lazy Times...

Summer continued when I got home to Manchester with my brother's 13th birthday. A teenager, wow! We had a scrummy cake and plenty of other delights with the family to celebrate!



The brother and I cooked a delicious asparagus and cheese tart one summer's evening...



The mummy and I decided to go out for dinner one night, my treat! We went to the delicious Giraffe restaurant. We had one of their original smoothies each - Mum had Fluffy Giraffe and I had Giddy Giraffe. We most definitely ate our fill!




I ventured into the garden late one afternoon to catch up on writing some letters and making some cards. The sunshine tempted me out and made me temporarily forget about the pollen - I was sneezing all evening!



Finding delight in the every day is so key for me. This summer isn't about massive adventures abroad and big things; it's just about appreciating all that I am blessed with every day.

A Tale of Two Cities

Tomorrow I head back to Edinburgh for my final semester of first year which is primarily full of exams. Once that small inconvenience is out of the way I intend to fall in love with Edinburgh all over again!
The photos show Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, one of my favourite places in Manchester. Admittedly, I've only seen one play there but I go in every time I'm in town. It's a beautiful building with the theatre in the centre, a class theatre in the round. Utterly fabulous. And the other is of Edinburgh from Calton Hill. Beautiful. Photo below was taken by my sister when she came to visit - me stood on Calton Hill...