A month in pictures: October and November

Now, don't judge me, but I am aware that I haven't actually posted last months Instagram mosaic yet, so here we have a two in one post - both October and November's month in pictures. So what did I get up to in October? Well...

I celebrated my 21st birthday, bought bread from the Lewes farmer's market, did a bit of autumnal cooking with a mushroom risotto, had a little package through the post from my Mum, made a Monday morning much more bearable with a Cath Kidston mug and moomin spoon, got going on a new cross stitch project for someone's Christmas present, baked a chocolate and banana loaf...

...and then wrapped it up in brown paper and string (whilst loudly singing songs from the sound of music), ate said chocolate-banan loaf in the staffroom at work, did yet more cross stitch preparation and watched the stormy skies from my bedroom window.

And in November...

I went to london with Mum and had the long anticipated paella in Covent Garden, we started singing new Christmas music at choir, Mum bought me a marzipan piglet from Harrods, I had my first gingerbread latte of the year, did a bit of christmas cross stitch on the train, practically lived in this lecture theatre for a day, burnt the first christmas scented candle of he year, did more chrstmas singing at choir, had an extended weekend in Dorset to celebrate Mum's birthday and had snuggles with this dozy lump of fluff...

...made marble cupcakes for Mum's birthday (and then forgot to take photos of the finished product), had more snuggles with Hector, saw the Christmas tree go up on campus and finally treated myself to a couple of cute Christmas decorations.

Sorry for such a long, picture laden post. I had a feeling that if I didn't do it now I never would and we most certainly can't have a gap in the month in pictures series now can we?

Happy Friday,

aLittleBlonde xx

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Breakfast at Tiffany's

So I decided to carry on my little movie quest with an all time classic - Breakfast at Tiffany's - to add a little style to my otherwise less than glamorous week of uni and work.

Now, I'd attempted to watch this a few years ago and I have to say I got a little bored and didn't manage to watch it all the way through. I put it down to still being a little too young to appreciate it, because all girls love Breakfast at Tiffany's, right? It's got such a cult following that perhaps I was just a little young to fully appreciate its brilliance - that would be it.

However, I have to say that at the ripe old age of 20 I still don't really get what all the hype is about. Yes Audrey Hepburn is gorgeous as usual and it cannot be denied that the film is extremely stylish. The delicately humorous moments with the telephone in the suitcase and the poor cat who gets pushed from pillar to post help to make the character of Holly Golightly endearing, but I can't help but feel that the overall plot is a little flat. With moments of such subtle but great writing it seems to me there were so many lost opportunities to develop the story that little bit further and really make it a film masterpiece in my eyes.

Don't get me wrong, it's a perfectly watchable film, and I will no doubt see it again without protest, it just didn't quite hit the spot with me. Perhaps one day it will, perhaps it won't, but either way you've got to love Miss Hepburn's style!

So finally in tribute to the poor nameless slob - it's time to give him the recognition he deserves. Enjoy :)