LIFE LATELY - OYSTERS, PROSECCO... & ALPACAS

Three months since my last post? Whoops! Lots has been going on, an imminent (fingers crossed!) house move (can't wait to redecorate & get my all own furniture!), a trip to New York City, & just a general appreciation of this year's Summer. So far, the weather has (almost) held it's own pretty awesomely. Luckily, the sun shined for Lambeth Country Fair last week, where I saw a few goats (above), a couple of meerkats, oh & of course the odd alpaca. Yesterday was another fair, this time in Clapham & strictly for foodies only. Oysters were shucked, prosecco poured, herb gardens visited, & I ended up seriously impressed (unexpectedly) with what the Co-op is currently offering. At their stall they were offering slices of pizza with prosecco for just £4, & I feel the days of a dreary Co-op in comparison to more mighty giants like Waitrose are on their way out: a big marketing push, & a cute alternative for weekly foodshops - heck, they're the main store on Lordship Lane!

I'll be blogging more consistently with fashion week practically around the corner, but you can keep up with me on instagram for daily doses of kitten cuteness, or pinterest, where I'm developing a Scandi-Brooklyn-Bloomsbury interior style...

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{all photos & edits by me}

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Nardulli Gelato: Italian Dessert, Crafted With Love!

These are the pictures from our trip to see Hangover II. It being an Orange Wednesday, tickets were sold out well in advance: *sad face*. (Meh, apparently it's just like the first one, recycled jokes with a little more cultural stereotyping, see Sex & The City II for further reference..) So.. we ended up here, Nardulli Gelato, The Pavement, off Clapham Common. Italian ice-cream & coffee, brightly-lit neon design, 1950s decor, & a great choice of colours & flavours..

Cone or cup? I opted for the cone. (It might have been even better if they'd had chocolate-dipped cones, or sprinkles.. but perhaps that's more of an American aesthetic.) Nardulli's is classic European, with a good balance of modern understanding & advertising to appeal to a number of tastes...

How did I not notice they had After Eight flavour until seeing this photo?! Ceri had Nutella, which was good, although not quite as chocolatey or praline-based as we might have expected; a good swirl of the chocolate spread through the gelato would have put the cherry on the cake, so to speak. Craig had hazelnut, which I think we all concurred was the best choice, a lovely prominent nutty flavour pervaded the creaminess. Neena put together her own "mocha" inspired dessert, with a scoop of chocolate & a scoop of coffee. I'm not the greatest fan of chocolate ice-cream, although apparently this was one of the best; the coffee however was particularly good, with real coffee beans adding a crunch to the cream. Finally, I had rum & raisin, a classic combo: juicy fruits, delicately laced with rum. Perfect for a midweek treat. Next week, back to the popcorn & wine, as we try to score cinema seats..

{all photos by me}