Autumn Leaves

It's really starting to feel like autumn is here. Not that we had much of a summer, but I still can't quite believe that it's October already. This month we have some lovely things to look forward to: a trip down to the south coast to visit my family, our first halloween together (we want to carve a big pumpkin and make caramel apples, among other things) and an anniversary to celebrate. And it's nice having all my favourite programmes starting up again, and trying my very first pumpkin spice latté (utterly delicious of course). Hope you are all enjoying these first few days of October!

 

What I'm wearing: skirt from French Connection, boots from Schuh and top from United Colours of Benetton.

Cosy Autumn Treats

I've been reading so many blogs recently with posts about autumn, my favourite season of all. When I read this post about fall from Girls Love Fried Pickles, I realised that I too needed a lovely cosy smelling candle for the coming months. So I decided to visit the Yankee Candle area on one of my local department stores, and when I smelled Honey and Spice I knew it was perfect: sweet and spicy at the same time.

I also desperately needed a new pair of slippers. I wear slippers all the time when I'm at home, and when I moved to Edinburgh in February I bought a pair in Sainsbury's for £3. They have lasted pretty well, but they were cream and now they are more...grey. And they don't smell as fresh as daisies anymore either. So when I found a pair in Primark today with a big pom pom on each toe, I was sold. And they were only £3! Full disclosure though: the pom poms are not staying on very well! But a bit of sewing should fix that, and I think they are still pretty good value!