Sunny days and golden evenings all month long. Indulging in all my favourite summertime pursuits. Picnics in the park. Escaping the heat of London with weekends at grand country estates with my family. Lazing on the lawns with views over the rolling English countryside as a live jazz band plays. Bumblebees and English gardens. Games of croquet. Buying the last peonies of the season and picking the first roses from the garden. Orange blossom macarons and rose milkshakes in the sunshine at Laduree. Playing tourist in London. Lunchtime bike rides from Parliament through the leafy streets of Mayfair. After-work strolls through Soho.
Throwing open all the windows and summer-fying my home. Floral-scented Diptyque candles in every room. Pink hydrangeas and sweetly-scented roses fresh from the garden brightening up every available surface. Adding this fantastical Graham & Green (one of my go-to sites for gorgeous statement homewares) ‘B’ light to my bedroom. Relaxing brunch dates at home. Pink Chanel manicures. Adding a dash of fun to otherwise casual outfits with this Lulu Guinness lips clutch. The smell of my favourite Jo Malone perfume on sunkissed skin. Pink sunglasses and vintage brooches. Ice cream dates with my friend Charlotte (who happens to be Editor of the excellent and darling Betty Magazine). Stocking up on decadent snacks before movie night (Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire is currently making me smile) at my favourite Cambridge chocolate shop.
Window shopping on Bond Street. Summertime fashion soirees. Playing dressup at TheOutnet with Natalie. People watching in Berkeley Square. Sun-ripened English strawberries fresh from the market. Summer staycations. Roadtripping to Oxford with my bestie. Dreaming spires, preppy graduates and midnight strolls through the cobbled streets of the ‘Other Place’ (as Cambridge and Oxford affectionately refer to each other). Shoe-lust in Liberty and Selfridges. Shakespeare in the college gardens in Cambridge. Lazing on the banks of the River Cam and watching the punts drift by.
I hope you all had a wonderful July!
Love, Miss B xx
Macarons! So delicious! Looks like you had a very pretty month! xx
Martyna
My favourites! Thank you 🙂
B xx
Your photos are so magical!
Thank you so much!
B xx
Your pics are so girly and pretty – I love them!
You’re so kind, thank you so much!
B xx
I have been following you for sometime, i randomly discovered you as i stumbled upon instagrams cakeface. I read on her caption that you were an amazing blogger so l decided there and then to trust the lady with the gorgeous bangs and looked you up. I love all of your photos and sentiments to fashion. You are a very talented lady. I look forward to being forever a reader.
xxx
fellow aussie, Sarah
What a kind thing to say, thank you so much! (and of course I just adore Tania @ Cakeface). So lovely to have you around 🙂
B xx
Just came across your blog it is so pretty and perfect! If you get a chance I would love for you to take a look at mine!
http://www.mimosasandmanhattan.wordpress.com
Thank you so much!
B xx
Your July looks perfect, how I miss peonies! I got to smell the new Jo Malone Peony scent and I can’t wait to get my hands on a bottle!
xoxo
Stacey
Five Minute Style
Love the colors! So summery and fun yet chic.
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Your Instagram is one of my favourites! I love your photography. Your blog is always so inspiring and positive 🙂 I started following you on Pinterest too. I can’t get enough of your outlook on life 🙂
Missing peonies already..
Adela x
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I simply love your blog, everything about it! I have been following it for some time now and your bright, sunny pictures always give me a positive feeling.
Now, the reason why I finally post a comment is because I have a question that you might have the answer to. As a fellow macaron adorer, do you happen to know where I could buy very good macarons from in Cambridge? I cannot seem to find any authentic (or as close to authentic as possible) ones in England, except for London, but I live much closer to Cambridge than to London.
Congratulations! Hope your actual days are as beautiful as your virtual ones!
Oh this is awesome. My July was completely awful… it was pretty much doing chores all day. I’m so jealous of you right now.