Family time and a new venture

I can't believe how fast this week has flow by! It seems only yesterday that I was writing a post about the Royal Wedding and here it is a week later and I have hardly had a moment spare since!

Catching up with my family is very much the order of the day at the moment, and since it's 2 and a half years since I was last in Australia, it is a chance to reconnect with everyone in a way that is almost impossible from the other side of the world.

I think it's fair to say that I'm not really someone who can sit around for long and do nothing, so in between visiting friends and family, I've started (another) new venture that I've wanted to do for sometime. I don't talk much about my day to day work on here (in fact I'm not sure that I have ever!), but my new venture is closely connected to my normal work as a copywriter.




Having done copywriting for a number of years, I've had a lot of call for doing web design and SEO for others, but I've always put off doing it as a specific service alongside my other work. However, after a lot of deliberation, I've finally decided to push forward in a new direction, and I'm going to start 'officially' designing and building blogs and websites. So this week has been all about getting things together and getting my new blog 'Crafty Lil Fox' online.
I've still got one or two minor tweeks I'd like to make, but I think that on the whole it's ready for visitors - and I'd love it if you'd pop by and let me know what you think!

Have a great weekend!

A Right Royal Knees Up!

I have to admit when a friend of mine (in their twenties) actually used the expression 'knees up' just recently I had a bit of a giggle. This very English expression simply refers to a great party and since today's the big day for Will and Kate, I basically couldn't let the ocassion pass without mentioning the royal wedding.

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I'll be visiting my sister, Letitia from The White Shed - and I'll finally get to see the 'shed' in real life. Unlike a lot of people out there who are nice enough to read both her blog and mine and who've been to her country homewares shop, this will be my first visit. Living the other side of the world means I haven't actually been there yet!

While the wedding takes place, my mum, sis and I are going to have our own 'knees up', celebrating being together, watching the wedding, drinking some bubbly and enjoying the occassion.

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What are you plans for the wedding? Will you be watching?

Have a great day! xx

Loveliness from Australia and heading home from the UK to Oz!

A couple of weeks back I was super excited to learn that I had actually won something from a blog giveaway! (I never win anything!) And just a few days ago this gorgeous package arrived in the post from the lovely Rebecca at Life in the Country Lane.



I can't tell you how excited to finally be able to prove to all my English friends that yes, Lifesavers (the lollies/sweets) are real and not a figment of my imagination!

I decided to squeeze this quick post in before I leave in a couple of hours for London and then head on to Australia. I'm super excited to be visiting my family and catching up with friends during this month back in Oz, but I will also miss the amazing people who are part of my life here in England while I'm away.

I plan to continue this theme a little further once I get to Australia, but here's a super brief look at what I'm leaving in the UK and what awaits in Australia....


UK - Unseasonably warm British weather in April saw English sun seekers flock to Brighton Beach on the south coast - fully clothed! Brighton Beach, England {via Daily Mail}



Australia - an almost deserted Bondi Beach in April as the chillier weather sets in {source}

I think the lone person swimming is going to be me, I've been keeping an eye on the forecast and that 'unusually warm' English weather is actually cooler than the weather in Adelaide!

Have a lovely week! xx