school never looked this good

Can you believe I used to go to school here? Needless to say, it didn't look anything like this when I was there. It was a run-down old mansion house, complete with the overgrown kitchen garden and tennis court.

They sold off the land a few years ago and turned the garden into a football pitch, which broke my heart. And the house is now for sale for a whopping £2.75 million!

The living room pictured below was one of the class rooms, and I can remember making a totem pole out of cereal boxes that towered up through the stairwell. When I first started primary school here, the first floor was occupied by a costume hire company. The lights were always off, and there were mannequins lining the stairs. Obviously I blame it for my fear of mannequins and statues!

(please excuse the tiny pictures - they are borrowed from the estate agent's website)

spoilt rotten

Friday was my birthday, so I am basking in the glow of lovely gifts.
S got me these beautiful kitchen scales, which will look lovely in my future dream kitchen (white with splashes of colour, and the all important red Kitchen Aid mixer - one day!).



Saturday was spent shopping in London with my lovely friends from my university days. Much fun was had, although we walked way too far and my legs almost gave way when I got out of bed this morning!

My parents gave me money for the trip, so I treated myself to this lovely CK bad. S hates it, but I don't care!