he whistled and he sang till the green woods rang

green post boxes. no joke.

dublin castle!! and you can't see up my skirt, i checked.

my inner lit geek went wilde in dublin. so did my bank account. ughhh.

it was lovely to see tessa, and we bought matching temple bar shot glasses. i don't know what her excuse for being a tourist was, she's been there all year! i'd love to go back when i have a disposable income (is that a myth? i'm not sure?). i took some more photos on my lomo (hurry up boots!) so i'll do a higgledy-piggledy post when i get that film back.

oh, and here's a photo of a peacock by the duck pond in the village where i live. i will never understand why there's a wild peacock roaming the rural streets. ever.

dress; £1.20; urban outfitters via ebay. belt; 20p; charity shop. cardigan; £2; charity shop. necklace; £9; elsiebelle. shoes; £25; russell and bromley via ebay.

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there is a road that meets the road that goes to my house

dress; £12; topshop. bag; £3; vintage. shoes; £40; hm x swedish hasbeens. sunglasses; £1; primark. necklce; £9; elsiebelle. bracelet; £11; made via ebay. ring; £8; topshop. and now it's in the sale. bastards.

i can't work out digital cameras, although the blurriness of the first one is quite nice. i do have the occasional go with "proper" outfit photos.

my days currently consist of trying (and failing) to get through my reading list for next year, spending disgusting amounts of money on public transport, getting frustrated with ebay, and mourning the loss of the most beautiful couple that ever existed (rip alexandalexa).

oh, and don't you just love my "beautiful essex" calendar my mum bought me for christmas that you can see in the first photo? that's horndon on the hill ;)

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panic on the streets of birmingham

we started as we ended - the pallasades' starbucks. havoc in the form of yellow max c bags slowly took over with their frappucinos. add to that the tote bags (you can never have enough totes, trust me) courtesy of missguided and motel, plus tesco clothing goodies, and i think you'll understand why i had some fetching red marks on my shoulder. these are the only photos i took (claire and i decided that we just couldn't leave those fur coats behind. in july.), so i'll leave the "professional" shots to the others.

it was so, so lovely to finally meet some of the girls i've been tweeting for months over mushroom risotto at red peppers and a fair bit of vodka at the hmv institute. admittedly, i did quite enjoy the wetherspoons breakfast (and gallons of orange juice) the next morning. heaven in a juicer. i keep checking the #brumbloggermeet hashtag and discovering even more wonderful (and not so flattering!) photos. even if i did start to feel quite nervous the night before, i am so, so glad i went, so massive love for claire and fritha for organising it all! hello to sara, gem, emma, selina, gemma, and (of course!) emma who witnessed my excuse for dancing to the smiths in the little hours, as well as elizabeth, florrie, and hattie who explored birmingham's culinary delights with me. another (even bigger?) hello to char, clare, danni, eloise, hayley, joy, lily, louise, maria and sarah who i didn't really get to spend so much time with, i think we need another reunion to rectify this. anyone up for it? ;)

okay, i'm just going to stop gushing now. yeah.

xxx

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