Sunday at the Seaside

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. We took off and went to Brighton for the day! It was so good to get away and spend time strolling in the beach, which I took the opportunity to take a few pictures for my inspiration board. I wish I lived by the sea sometimes...

Ideal Sunday Brunch Location

 

Image via Alvhem

Happy Sunday to you all ! Today I would love to be in a rooftop like this one chilling out with the Sunday papers having a delicious Brunch !

My Sunday Movie

Remember sometime ago I used to write about my Sunday afternoon movie ? Well after some of you emailed me asking me about it I thought I'd bring the post again.
Now that Autumn has finally decided to make an appearance it is time to chill at home with a DVD, cup of tea and nice homemade cake or make a trip to the pictures- my Sunday afternoon tradition since I was a kid in Barcelona.
Yesterday I saw the French film ' Little White Lies'.  Written and directed by award winning director of the film ' Tell No One' Guillaume Canet  and boyfriend of the amazing and Oscar winner actress Marion Cotillard.
Every Summer Max ( Francois Cluzet ) hires out a beautiful beach house for his family and friends. But this year the vacation is not so much fun as each guest raises the veil that for years has covered their true feelings. Their relationships and friendships are tested when they are in a difficult situation having to own up to the little white lies they have been telling each other.
I personally really liked it, so if  you don't mind watching a movie with subtitles I recommend you watching the movie.

Sundays' Car Boot Sale

Yesterday, whilst chatting with my friend Lara at a lovely garden party we were at for our friends send off before they move to China, she told me that a couple of weeks ago had she had experienced her first car boot sale in order to get rid of unwanted items before they move to their new home. So today I became inspired and went to check my local car boot sale.  

Refreshments and mobile cafes

For those that don't know what I'm talking about because you might be reading in another part of the world to where I'm writing this, a car boot sale is an event that usually takes place at weekends all around the UK. The idea is that you take your car, set up a table with your unwanted belongings i.e; shoes, clothes, books, toys, furniture etc.. and sell them for little to nothing. It is a good way to get rid of your items and make a bit of extra money. As they they say here 'one person's rubbish is another treasure '. When I first came to this country I thought it was a little bit strange but actually it does make sense in a recyclable way.

For the Garden

Fashion items displayed in alternative ways.

Lost love letters and someone else's personal old family photos 

 A vast range of books 

Although I have not gone as a seller yet, I might consider it one day as I'm not yet ready to depart with any of my belongings just yet much to Matt's disappointment... But I did bring home an old mirror and a little cabinet that I'm going to paint and refurbish. 

Shoppers on the way home with their new found bargains

 For more information on local car boot sales in UK and Europe you can check here.

Cupcakes For Tea?

As some of you might know by now I love the English tradition of an afternoon cup of tea and cake, although I think this is a more visual feast and a time to catch up with friends than anything else!

This week I was thrilled when I had a request from a client to shoot cupcakes; I've spent all weekend taking hundreds of images of these lovely cakes I bought from a very talented lady that makes them, Vanilla Rose Cakes- it has been a difficult task not to fall into the temptation to have one or two!!

Having finished my task we are off to see our afternoon Sunday movie, The King's Speech.

I hope your weekend is a good one so far :-)

My Sunday Movie...

Having been busy with xmas and Top Drawer show I haven't been able to get back into my Sunday afternoon routine of catching a movie. As some of you may know, that afternoon is sacred for me! Thankfully yesterday I managed to go to the cinema and see Milk. The true story of Harvey Milk that changed history with his courage and determination to fight for human rights. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. He not only fought for gay rights but for senior citizens to union workers. Sadly he was assassinated in 1978 but remained a hero for all Americans...I loved this movie and has now given me a better understanding of San Francisco culture.Sean Penn absolutely brilliant acting deserves, in my opinion the Oscar that he has been nominated for! I highly recommend this movie to any of you that may be considering to see it...enjoy and happy Monday !

My Sunday Movie...

Hoping you all had a fabulous weekend I'm back to my regular posting of Sunday Movie. Contrary to my personal choice we decided to watch Oxford Murders. Matt had read the book and raved on about it, so I got convinced. Written by fellow Argentine, Guillermo Martinez. Set in Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols. Unfortunately the movie was not as good as the book having gone straight to DVD missing the cinema showings. I personally thought the performance by Elijah Wood was pretty poor and not convincing, although John Hurt as always a great actor. I agree with the reviews , although not a film critic myself but I can't personally recommend you this one :-(

My Sunday Movie...

It was the perfect Sunday to stay indoors : Beautiful Autumn colours as a backdrop view from my windows, windy with a lot of heavy rain and homemade cookies. Being a little bit homesick, I decided to watch a film I had been meaning to for a long time but somehow never managed to. Belle Epoque was shot in 1992 wich won an Oscar for the best foreign film by Spanish film director Fernando Trueba. An original storyline, beautifully shot with great Spanish humour that I was so much missing...

My Sunday Movie...

Some of you may know I have a regular spot of my Sunday movie...& for my love of Woody Allen. This Sunday I saw Cassandra's Dream. Not one of his best, but I still think he is brilliant at script writing with original dialogue and plots. There were mixed reviews in the media, but personally I loved it...call me biased ;-)

My Sunday Movie...

For my Sunday movie at last I got to see La Vie en Rose. An outstanding performance by Marion Cotillard giving a great homage to one of France's most beloved singers, Edith Piaf. Visually stunning film about an amazing life story of a great woman with such a sad life.
I personally loved this film and highly recommend it. A well deserved Oscar for the best actress of 2008.