tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63816600913993320982024-03-17T07:49:41.534+00:00Elle FieldA travel and lifestyle blog from author, Elle Field.Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.comBlogger912125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-9073211228770144382024-02-29T09:28:00.000+00:002024-02-29T09:28:17.074+00:00TMTW: January and February 2024<p><b>What happened:</b><br>We headed to the ballet to see Matthew Bourne's <i>Edward Scissorhands</i> in January (excellent), made a trip to the seaside (Hove; pictured below), checked out Banqueting House (skip it!), and also saw <i>Cruel Intentions</i> at the theatre (decent but makes you realise how problematic the plotline is).<br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPPwgU7KG5UNA3eoovgf1H80o6eKCd7SVj9ej0y9kCFligPJHFWGPXfnxbWt94EOZvhSXZ6aqhAV0mgWaSoha2imnastkXrjJ3Qnx1MaSFs5BYAjHlNn6gfsIjXeuRUvdjAT119dNCC58FXd-wGtPQAXc-Ep0z3JKzTreckFCzLV4TP2sPK1v6lfemg/s1440/Old%20Brighton%20Pier%20Hove%20seaside%20day%20trip%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPPwgU7KG5UNA3eoovgf1H80o6eKCd7SVj9ej0y9kCFligPJHFWGPXfnxbWt94EOZvhSXZ6aqhAV0mgWaSoha2imnastkXrjJ3Qnx1MaSFs5BYAjHlNn6gfsIjXeuRUvdjAT119dNCC58FXd-wGtPQAXc-Ep0z3JKzTreckFCzLV4TP2sPK1v6lfemg/s16000/Old%20Brighton%20Pier%20Hove%20seaside%20day%20trip%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2024/02/tmtw-january-and-february-2024.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-48907685137559037082024-02-24T11:32:00.000+00:002024-02-24T11:32:04.667+00:00Art in NYC<p>As always when we're in New York City, we saw some art. We did repeat the MET and MoMA - 2019 posts <a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2020/02/new-york-city-metropolitan-museum-of-art.html">here</a> for the MET and <a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2020/02/new-york-city-museum-of-modern-art-moma.html">here</a> for MoMA - so I'll mention those after the new places we went to. Though we didn't make it to the <a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2020/02/new-york-city-solomon-r-guggenheim.html">Guggenheim</a> this time. And! New York has exploded with interactive art, which I've blogged about <a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2024/01/five-fun-things-to-do-in-nyc.html">here</a>. <br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwgUciVvThcWHqulWg6z9jBptxIs9cQxboE4Ninc_la8hHza1djIeXzH-J0Evwmx5ciGxWqzfTuV4UFA35E2HFrTKui5M6gep9fzl-0V-Yd88xUErpC9dbVCxd7IxdIXvMGv6w6oax5TN9QR5Kb3uLXA8abIAYCGQDPpupiRFI9Qia5e8ItiXg69jeg/s2969/Whitney%20Museum%20of%20American%20Art%20New%20York%20City%20gallery%20NYC%20to%20do%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="2969" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwgUciVvThcWHqulWg6z9jBptxIs9cQxboE4Ninc_la8hHza1djIeXzH-J0Evwmx5ciGxWqzfTuV4UFA35E2HFrTKui5M6gep9fzl-0V-Yd88xUErpC9dbVCxd7IxdIXvMGv6w6oax5TN9QR5Kb3uLXA8abIAYCGQDPpupiRFI9Qia5e8ItiXg69jeg/s16000/Whitney%20Museum%20of%20American%20Art%20New%20York%20City%20gallery%20NYC%20to%20do%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2024/02/art-in-nyc.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-80792928438886751752024-01-23T11:46:00.000+00:002024-01-23T11:46:01.038+00:00Five fun things to do in NYC<p>Let's face it, I could have made this 500 fun things to do in NYC but, unless you live there, that's probably a little too ambitious. So, here's five fun things we did on our last trip to the Big Apple - all things you might want to put on your NYC bucket list. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkibGXqaMO3MFOtIE-5BKENnHdV8Kd9I9q6kRm6m6X9_G5YdJq-0w1TQsu6PEeUK4Af7y550eC8LZ2ZIuhzgBRqMkKKV-HLL7SfHW201QgJzGv3cOHy6ZwjxOgLhcISk0qzOugUKWE-rJ5mSSCo8SWdkqY66FFQ1kcTPCK6HJETZ8hA8lyf0VVr3h8g/s2371/Blink%20182%20May%202023%20Brooklyn%20Barclays%20Center%20tour%20gig%20concert%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="2371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkibGXqaMO3MFOtIE-5BKENnHdV8Kd9I9q6kRm6m6X9_G5YdJq-0w1TQsu6PEeUK4Af7y550eC8LZ2ZIuhzgBRqMkKKV-HLL7SfHW201QgJzGv3cOHy6ZwjxOgLhcISk0qzOugUKWE-rJ5mSSCo8SWdkqY66FFQ1kcTPCK6HJETZ8hA8lyf0VVr3h8g/s16000/Blink%20182%20May%202023%20Brooklyn%20Barclays%20Center%20tour%20gig%20concert%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2024/01/five-fun-things-to-do-in-nyc.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-82915460476293615592024-01-16T10:14:00.006+00:002024-02-03T11:41:48.914+00:00The year that was: 2023<p><b>What happened:</b><br>Definitely felt like a more action-packed year or, maybe, life returned to normal post-pandemic. Not that a post-pandemic life prevented me from getting COVID again in the summer. That's two Julys in a row, so I'll see what happens in July 2024!<br><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFLpxvcZxsd4-9gyHrIsa0T_iXdIKIBMcrazNeBlj4JPuRReYLjl0Cz3dUt0ALP4skarmyzju737ujVXJgFVesxieWuov_tboetgdretFOQhGa9O5rMGM8NEGZpUnwGd3ZSCE3PntpSJqJhGmkupm19unLwxJsLfqMqodIa4dBqWmCbVm0iC9fqqS-A/s2173/Wadi%20Rum%20desert%20Jordan%20Bedouin%20night%20camel%20ride%20holiday%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="2173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFLpxvcZxsd4-9gyHrIsa0T_iXdIKIBMcrazNeBlj4JPuRReYLjl0Cz3dUt0ALP4skarmyzju737ujVXJgFVesxieWuov_tboetgdretFOQhGa9O5rMGM8NEGZpUnwGd3ZSCE3PntpSJqJhGmkupm19unLwxJsLfqMqodIa4dBqWmCbVm0iC9fqqS-A/s16000/Wadi%20Rum%20desert%20Jordan%20Bedouin%20night%20camel%20ride%20holiday%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span></span></div><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-year-that-was-2023.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-75032840825256302062024-01-11T10:18:00.003+00:002024-01-11T10:19:14.584+00:00Favourite books read in 2023I'm sharing my favourite <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/11633-2023-reading-challenge" target="_blank">books that I read in 2023</a> - these are the books I read for the very first time in 2023, and are ones I rated 5* on Goodreads (listed in no particular order) - there's not so many for 2023! Head over to Goodreads if you want to see every book I read. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-CuANizZfPtuw1EXA-WdrCFFQb5eZaIWlOSrynsbLopz3syXnagLm95z87BPEjIUl8rn9r56ZxhwLeF1_0NrHzmTsTQE1N4izcJLWxVXX45DOktkdCEzblHvBu3fUE1PUD6BLZ_2R1j3zUpLtf3C0T5qlbKds-Xz3Y44TyuOVLDYqrso7vwUaE3-Uw/s560/Favourite%20books%20read%20in%202023%20Elle%20Field%20book%20blogger%20TBR%20author.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-CuANizZfPtuw1EXA-WdrCFFQb5eZaIWlOSrynsbLopz3syXnagLm95z87BPEjIUl8rn9r56ZxhwLeF1_0NrHzmTsTQE1N4izcJLWxVXX45DOktkdCEzblHvBu3fUE1PUD6BLZ_2R1j3zUpLtf3C0T5qlbKds-Xz3Y44TyuOVLDYqrso7vwUaE3-Uw/s16000/Favourite%20books%20read%20in%202023%20Elle%20Field%20book%20blogger%20TBR%20author.png"></a></div><span></span><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2024/01/im-sharing-my-favourite-books-that-i.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-63855265176706491412024-01-02T12:34:00.003+00:002024-01-02T12:37:42.450+00:00TMTW: December 2023<p><b>What happened:</b><br>December, as always, was about Christmas festivities. Notable activities included seeing Elf on the West End, going to the Festive Fayre at Hampton Court Palace, and celebrating Christmas Day at home with a delicious wing rib of beef. <br><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqJQkyep7Z8svMVhNmzq3yMeZjLpEthLl4n_dyqma2n2nxbM1IgxRfmJXw05f2gWa2D7FqL0E6nrCMMIbKBat6Hrimk04zEWqq15Z_cmx-7boANYt622x5yOVNFOSG1d3p6MHk6R9bgJ7s6qcA7IWlaXRXrP51AwzrTsYTbAXx9xNjWlCCWsww0N3hQ/s4032/Carnaby%20Universe%20street%20Christmas%20lights%20Soho%202023%20London%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqJQkyep7Z8svMVhNmzq3yMeZjLpEthLl4n_dyqma2n2nxbM1IgxRfmJXw05f2gWa2D7FqL0E6nrCMMIbKBat6Hrimk04zEWqq15Z_cmx-7boANYt622x5yOVNFOSG1d3p6MHk6R9bgJ7s6qcA7IWlaXRXrP51AwzrTsYTbAXx9xNjWlCCWsww0N3hQ/s16000/Carnaby%20Universe%20street%20Christmas%20lights%20Soho%202023%20London%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2024/01/tmtw-december-2023.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-57463037458295279552023-12-05T15:29:00.002+00:002023-12-05T17:30:53.545+00:00New York City from above (part 2)<p>NYC is a city that needs to be seen from up above, so every time I'm there I like to take in the city from a new high vantage post. Which is why this is part two - part one can be found <a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2020/02/new-york-city-from-above.html">here</a>, if you're interested. (And, I'll be honest, I preferred those observation decks to these!)<span style="text-align: center;"><br></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zyXIrh3yfgvTNT_E58IoDKIpLqzudFO6FqAwpu9BEpNq2cCBU9aGllGlM3Ul3Micb0LbNBmKoKjr5KeQ8ulYS6Ep1ms0pkE7-JJL_fEoxrdGoK0NrENszUlZrXVxarY0juD-ROdZ8igbKR3xZ7PmdJNXcpL3SB8t-DihnMtrStEwqc4lAz-DNWdCHA/s4032/Edge%20Hudson%20Yards%20observation%20deck%20NYC%20Manhattan%20view%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zyXIrh3yfgvTNT_E58IoDKIpLqzudFO6FqAwpu9BEpNq2cCBU9aGllGlM3Ul3Micb0LbNBmKoKjr5KeQ8ulYS6Ep1ms0pkE7-JJL_fEoxrdGoK0NrENszUlZrXVxarY0juD-ROdZ8igbKR3xZ7PmdJNXcpL3SB8t-DihnMtrStEwqc4lAz-DNWdCHA/s16000/Edge%20Hudson%20Yards%20observation%20deck%20NYC%20Manhattan%20view%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><p></p><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/12/new-york-city-from-above-part-2.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-75831503043063123852023-12-03T11:52:00.004+00:002023-12-03T11:52:47.199+00:00TMTW: November 2023<p><b>What happened:</b><br>Olly tuned 40, so we headed to Iceland for a long weekend to celebrate. As we did a lot of the more touristy things <a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/search/label/Iceland">when we were there in 2019</a>, this time we did a few more unusual things. And we didn't stay in Reykjavik. <br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAT4WI_o4ZJJ-o2EaiEymSiKSCeWmmW-Zqib7L84x0O8LRZ4i4T9yxrBq9U1_ga7r8IIusELEe6XEWmngn8hw_wsNRrRSnHd5qiH3Ym_XhyphenhyphenuStgslat6xcGZhip1DoF93qxph2Pa7vtwoHAtg3rr9LXjDkvsOJN4fI6C-17l_jfBL8cFNwN2DA0_ETA/s3024/Reykjadalur%20hot%20springs%20hike%20from%20Hveragerdi%20geothermal%20town%20Elle%20Field.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAT4WI_o4ZJJ-o2EaiEymSiKSCeWmmW-Zqib7L84x0O8LRZ4i4T9yxrBq9U1_ga7r8IIusELEe6XEWmngn8hw_wsNRrRSnHd5qiH3Ym_XhyphenhyphenuStgslat6xcGZhip1DoF93qxph2Pa7vtwoHAtg3rr9LXjDkvsOJN4fI6C-17l_jfBL8cFNwN2DA0_ETA/s16000/Reykjadalur%20hot%20springs%20hike%20from%20Hveragerdi%20geothermal%20town%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/12/tmtw-november-2023.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-74416136848488836282023-11-22T17:54:00.001+00:002024-01-22T09:26:55.032+00:00TMTW: September and October 2023<p><b>What happened:</b><br>I headed to Philadelphia for work, and got to sneak in some tourist things. Blog posts coming soon (ha, along with all the rest!) on the non-working elements of the trip, but I have to give a massive shout-out to the Philadelphia Magic Gardens, which was epic. Really loved it.<br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43GpJ20brtsEGXEyQX4L_e-eDz9lOiwsTCCg6kAJgmK4YswiSF9ff3a2dQXZ6_LYJpS3GCKJMoRwwhMVtFMxBxVPFDwXgZw6aI3FnzeZJ7naU0YAZA3qMhlqMW1jFUfN6sUnxOtrKU1T8iI_UCkNNgEV2f5yJ-R8ITtYYp5Ao1czu4fPBdkiVRoQC4Q/s3926/Philadelphia's%20Magic%20Gardens%20South%20Street%20mosaic%20art%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="3926" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43GpJ20brtsEGXEyQX4L_e-eDz9lOiwsTCCg6kAJgmK4YswiSF9ff3a2dQXZ6_LYJpS3GCKJMoRwwhMVtFMxBxVPFDwXgZw6aI3FnzeZJ7naU0YAZA3qMhlqMW1jFUfN6sUnxOtrKU1T8iI_UCkNNgEV2f5yJ-R8ITtYYp5Ao1czu4fPBdkiVRoQC4Q/s16000/Philadelphia's%20Magic%20Gardens%20South%20Street%20mosaic%20art%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/11/tmtw-september-and-october-2023.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-34085166569010656972023-10-26T16:16:00.004+01:002024-01-23T11:46:26.755+00:00A city break in Stockholm<p>Stockholm, Sweden's cool capital, and where I celebrated my birthday this year. We went for 5 nights, which was more than enough time to explore at a more relaxed pace than we usually do, but you could see the best of Stockholm in around 2 or 3 days. Here's what else you need to know if you're planning a city break in Stockholm. <br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHGKgZn0uUaOEEACrSIoE6EFyC7xN0cy4gnyTEalEE9A4a-yMSIrN8Rf4fGkjt9UtJZwnmHrW-YaEZf9JTamkbG9K8mP9B-xV8HWaogJYCYBYJe9YkH0805TQl8F-SLKlvuQAAnEMpDWlDjnkKDVLwd_ABhcVuKXxC0ejwmI2kfdij-fvblaJmIyXAw/s3024/Gamla%20Stan%20Old%20Town%20Stockholm%20city%20break%20Sweden%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHGKgZn0uUaOEEACrSIoE6EFyC7xN0cy4gnyTEalEE9A4a-yMSIrN8Rf4fGkjt9UtJZwnmHrW-YaEZf9JTamkbG9K8mP9B-xV8HWaogJYCYBYJe9YkH0805TQl8F-SLKlvuQAAnEMpDWlDjnkKDVLwd_ABhcVuKXxC0ejwmI2kfdij-fvblaJmIyXAw/s16000/Gamla%20Stan%20Old%20Town%20Stockholm%20city%20break%20Sweden%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-city-break-in-stockholm.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-38491465125499522772023-10-25T18:24:00.000+01:002024-01-16T10:15:47.970+00:00Stockholm: Where to eat<p>In Stockholm you're going to find some excellent places to eat, and I'm going to start with the best place: <a href="https://ekstedt.nu/" target="_blank">Ekstedt</a>. Which, I confess, is a real treat to go there, and one that you're going to need to save up for because it's not cheap. <br></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqbwsbpDaV609N-vaCtLgSUWNr0ZhDjFPbKbN_eBKeY_NPmyWSUmMUpKnjD1RKd1oHASYTD1s0to3hab9Lcj5F5EHtCozPXyXi-n5uPoLUsFN9tg0M5fuSo78sbcy5nUooUuxN0aPpfHkuKcYskNn_T22-1Gw9bs8nMibMcqoHqHjWA-f5K-EQIGOqA/s3024/Flambadou%20wild%20oysters%20Ekstedt%20taste%20dinner%20Stockholm%20Elle%20Field.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqbwsbpDaV609N-vaCtLgSUWNr0ZhDjFPbKbN_eBKeY_NPmyWSUmMUpKnjD1RKd1oHASYTD1s0to3hab9Lcj5F5EHtCozPXyXi-n5uPoLUsFN9tg0M5fuSo78sbcy5nUooUuxN0aPpfHkuKcYskNn_T22-1Gw9bs8nMibMcqoHqHjWA-f5K-EQIGOqA/s16000/Flambadou%20wild%20oysters%20Ekstedt%20taste%20dinner%20Stockholm%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span></div><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/10/eating-at-ekstedt-stockholm-and-where-to-eat.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-86701309934648930832023-10-20T17:34:00.001+01:002024-01-16T10:15:41.420+00:00Seven fun things to do in Stockholm <p>When you're in Stockholm, there's definitely a lot of things you can see and do. Here's seven fun things you should put on your list the next time you find yourself in Sweden's capital: <br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0uv0olTiE6v_Z80yiaQznvIBnL57c9tB1k92XHiRhfSyvdsn3CrD6nTqVfC_8tmyXj5lVIdLZvfzalOYKO1pqy5QpALEpcjGPNe3KAZSAPv6J8-5kOBsfgPzmykqdsf0s0z0Ps1O7RmevuFU1tO8oQLxDXy5aM4t-5NBAFQbKOhyM0BDb7tDGAgcZw/s4032/Drottningholm%20Palace%20royal%20Stockholm%20what%20to%20do%20city%20break%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0uv0olTiE6v_Z80yiaQznvIBnL57c9tB1k92XHiRhfSyvdsn3CrD6nTqVfC_8tmyXj5lVIdLZvfzalOYKO1pqy5QpALEpcjGPNe3KAZSAPv6J8-5kOBsfgPzmykqdsf0s0z0Ps1O7RmevuFU1tO8oQLxDXy5aM4t-5NBAFQbKOhyM0BDb7tDGAgcZw/s16000/Drottningholm%20Palace%20royal%20Stockholm%20what%20to%20do%20city%20break%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/10/seven-fun-things-to-do-in-stockholm.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-46690456607569269682023-09-12T11:21:00.005+01:002023-09-12T11:21:36.068+01:00TMTW: August 2023<p><b>What happened: </b><br>I still had COVID at the start of the month. Booo! But I recovered quickly and we were able to have people over for BBQs and what not. And I was perfectly fine by the time I went on a work trip to Leeds. Fun thing in the evening there was <a href="https://electricshuffle.com/leeds/location-leeds" target="_blank">Electric Shuffle</a> (I was rubbish). I finished Invisalign as well! <br><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQISVSDvoMAkbk_cTZkNd0NTRh-xzz0cBUayb9xcuSRG71MAnUUHPbxxQANFCTpdBwFE2VLVkKw3sk1gLB8iP8rBEeJmiiu_HajDuvef3S0MBe3Q9uz_2mZLvxse7yRQg6CdfObIsp4ml0P7dELDBRBy4eg43S9U8JJP3-tdO2FSZNeX1UrYQOg0JFw/s3876/Groundhog%20Day%20Old%20Vic%202023%20London%20theatre%20Elle%20Field.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2907" data-original-width="3876" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQISVSDvoMAkbk_cTZkNd0NTRh-xzz0cBUayb9xcuSRG71MAnUUHPbxxQANFCTpdBwFE2VLVkKw3sk1gLB8iP8rBEeJmiiu_HajDuvef3S0MBe3Q9uz_2mZLvxse7yRQg6CdfObIsp4ml0P7dELDBRBy4eg43S9U8JJP3-tdO2FSZNeX1UrYQOg0JFw/s16000/Groundhog%20Day%20Old%20Vic%202023%20London%20theatre%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/09/tmtw-august-2023.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-88545580968899188862023-08-09T09:50:00.003+01:002023-08-11T09:07:14.255+01:00Holidaying in Mauritius<p>Last November we jetted off to Mauritius for two weeks in the sunshine, which at that time of year is in abundance in this Indian Ocean island. Located in the southern hemisphere, east of Madagascar, you're looking at around a 12-hour flight from London, followed by up to 90 minutes driving, tops, to get to your hotel.<br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUV7gguiAROLFsk3cWCcNRtwJSgr9Kutbe0mBrF2EzIDsF-jcUTcb3vqxth__96GPK9kGsf5djVslC8DjepHom_fIuANhx-n6otealYLG93vmq1AMrmFAfMMuktEhcivciCHrpXKfREIqYD67B5cmuDnfA36PZDK1TA0b7GXMmRy8LfCwfHobi_b7psw/s4032/Mauritius%20sunset%20Maratim%20Resort%20Spa%20hotel%20Balaclava%20holiday%202022%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUV7gguiAROLFsk3cWCcNRtwJSgr9Kutbe0mBrF2EzIDsF-jcUTcb3vqxth__96GPK9kGsf5djVslC8DjepHom_fIuANhx-n6otealYLG93vmq1AMrmFAfMMuktEhcivciCHrpXKfREIqYD67B5cmuDnfA36PZDK1TA0b7GXMmRy8LfCwfHobi_b7psw/s16000/Mauritius%20sunset%20Maratim%20Resort%20Spa%20hotel%20Balaclava%20holiday%202022%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/08/holidaying-in-mauritius.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-86123670764477936142023-08-08T15:08:00.007+01:002023-12-03T12:01:22.356+00:00Mauritius: Exploring the island<p>Mauritius is not a large island so you'll definitely be able to see a lot of the sights whilst you're there, if you can tear yourself away from the pool. We booked a driver to take us around the island - and here's what we did:<br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViEHss_LwimmfXrGGrw9j3LwhHRzu07v6lscW48AiEqp-G6-Y_gWtPr5XN2RaZoHcnSCW5PpSbY-RrZWkZyB-S74eGA2LRg12nefeLQLoTpOrPASaGsWVNc0EAoprsj_nnYIU9arLOhCtvgWyePVRAKHvkzjmD0ea2E_lNESk2h_iXHN6LWYvLJ2YAw/s3867/Rhumerie%20de%20Chamarel%20rum%20tour%20lunch%20Mauritius%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2175" data-original-width="3867" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViEHss_LwimmfXrGGrw9j3LwhHRzu07v6lscW48AiEqp-G6-Y_gWtPr5XN2RaZoHcnSCW5PpSbY-RrZWkZyB-S74eGA2LRg12nefeLQLoTpOrPASaGsWVNc0EAoprsj_nnYIU9arLOhCtvgWyePVRAKHvkzjmD0ea2E_lNESk2h_iXHN6LWYvLJ2YAw/s16000/Rhumerie%20de%20Chamarel%20rum%20tour%20lunch%20Mauritius%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/08/mauritius-exploring-island.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-56788927872240280192023-08-07T07:37:00.002+01:002023-10-20T20:27:07.455+01:00TMTW: June and July 2023<p><b>What happened:</b><br>A slightly quieter June but we still did quite a few exciting things, and a lot of it was centred around music. I also ended my first round of Invisalign and am now doing seven weeks of refinements, so I'll be finished soon. That's very pleasing. And mum finally came out of hospital. Definitely pleasing! <br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8wEmkkOTG-5q6bVqDcpNGxo6eg-0-ZvekvaKEjeTck2INKDExo4rqOoV18vzSCroGLgsbuMgruHwba1lwcphm_jgmtOA0FLHR4rL7hJ-tmCcEBJq1OOmRdeGlkRnEDqz2EgH5mz1ZbNuPPTqExlH4Xg_j1p2QJ1ZWN-S1wwLC1CBndPInrNQd0JVUw/s4032/Pulp%20Isle%20of%20Wight%20Festival%202023%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8wEmkkOTG-5q6bVqDcpNGxo6eg-0-ZvekvaKEjeTck2INKDExo4rqOoV18vzSCroGLgsbuMgruHwba1lwcphm_jgmtOA0FLHR4rL7hJ-tmCcEBJq1OOmRdeGlkRnEDqz2EgH5mz1ZbNuPPTqExlH4Xg_j1p2QJ1ZWN-S1wwLC1CBndPInrNQd0JVUw/s16000/Pulp%20Isle%20of%20Wight%20Festival%202023%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/08/tmtw-june-and-july-2023.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-82504181295026624012023-08-06T10:24:00.001+01:002023-10-26T16:20:37.456+01:00Mauritius: Crystal Dreams<p>Ah the Crystal Dreams trip. Everyone I know who has been to Mauritius in the past few years - which weirdly has been quite a lot of people - has done an Adrien's Dream excursion, of which <a href="https://www.adriensdream.net/copy-of-wild-destinations" target="_blank">Crystal Dreams</a> is one of their offerings. And there's a reason for it. <br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJmGnHB8PX0ZCn1r8oQEw98eT6ZwGd4_G4NbO9nW9fcLilcNePL-in9_0TXNuEONozHo8ErTHzUBf4ed_BNpt1MrvJEe9gwVmDH6XO1MvATKy4gHfkNvNbaJgwo5vlSz4Sn8dSF5iLG8z6O0i8WuMkK5szonXRowAm8EZ3bHzkGe0YRzQxhCiDb9FKg/s2841/Crystal%20Rock%20Adrien's%20Dream%20Mauritius%20boat%20trip%20dolphins%20Ile%20aux%20Benitiers%20desert%20island%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="2841" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJmGnHB8PX0ZCn1r8oQEw98eT6ZwGd4_G4NbO9nW9fcLilcNePL-in9_0TXNuEONozHo8ErTHzUBf4ed_BNpt1MrvJEe9gwVmDH6XO1MvATKy4gHfkNvNbaJgwo5vlSz4Sn8dSF5iLG8z6O0i8WuMkK5szonXRowAm8EZ3bHzkGe0YRzQxhCiDb9FKg/s16000/Crystal%20Rock%20Adrien's%20Dream%20Mauritius%20boat%20trip%20dolphins%20Ile%20aux%20Benitiers%20desert%20island%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/08/mauritius-crystal-dreams.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-53689614110636578812023-06-22T12:19:00.005+01:002023-08-06T14:31:14.741+01:00TMTW: Spring 2023<p><b>What happened:</b><br>We welcomed Jasper and Juno to the family, two British Shorthair kittens that we adopted from the RSPCA in mid-March. Both are so, so loved and very much a part of our family. They've had a few big adventures already - house guests looking after them when we went to Sweden, neutering, and staying in the cattery!<br><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWetFBdI79mkjzcZSh7cXbTE6C_Q5WsdJiPOQBTvz3QY3XvuKpVC6DP_Ks4aksdzvfwVYxkNZLKidREH3naTKKoRb9i7FKsxoW8oaNix9wF1cl4H6_XDKnR8rti3Rk5vK3jO9npj25gK4MAp0HcarxBjJH37wtkolVK6Jx4G_xK2ufjMwIAsphdyQzkw/s4032/DUMBO%20Brooklyn%20Manhattan%20Bridge%20NYC%20view%20holiday%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWetFBdI79mkjzcZSh7cXbTE6C_Q5WsdJiPOQBTvz3QY3XvuKpVC6DP_Ks4aksdzvfwVYxkNZLKidREH3naTKKoRb9i7FKsxoW8oaNix9wF1cl4H6_XDKnR8rti3Rk5vK3jO9npj25gK4MAp0HcarxBjJH37wtkolVK6Jx4G_xK2ufjMwIAsphdyQzkw/s16000/DUMBO%20Brooklyn%20Manhattan%20Bridge%20NYC%20view%20holiday%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/06/tmtw-spring-2023.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-68564792761624217122023-05-09T13:44:00.008+01:002023-10-20T17:39:56.581+01:00Malta: Exploring the island<p>After our week on Gozo last summer, Olly and I headed back to Malta, where we stayed at the <a href="https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/malta/hyatt-regency-malta/mlarm" target="_blank">Hyatt Regency</a> in the rather lively St Julian's for five nights. It's a bit of a party town but one that's conveniently located for visiting the capital, Valletta, and Mdina, the silent city. Which we did.<br></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBpOCaxx-8j8SLLJTGUgKH-JIaFGEaBZ3sc2A68BNG6JVj7nhGQhnMRLKtRZJv_XIO7DtQ2CVJsz7yLAPnQzJscOAZvXb0VWT0lFrVnRl0UNKUK0pJEh8FaRI7MUukY0Q5Q-gWkTVISKrtsjME29_MdrSZ3eEZsGBGqVhmt6PegYy6l1SrzZ0lj4/s800/Valletta%20Malta%20Lower%20Barrakka%20Gardens%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBpOCaxx-8j8SLLJTGUgKH-JIaFGEaBZ3sc2A68BNG6JVj7nhGQhnMRLKtRZJv_XIO7DtQ2CVJsz7yLAPnQzJscOAZvXb0VWT0lFrVnRl0UNKUK0pJEh8FaRI7MUukY0Q5Q-gWkTVISKrtsjME29_MdrSZ3eEZsGBGqVhmt6PegYy6l1SrzZ0lj4/s16000/Valletta%20Malta%20Lower%20Barrakka%20Gardens%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><p></p><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/05/malta-exploring-island.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-3946626460665481692023-03-30T10:58:00.008+01:002024-01-16T10:15:26.258+00:00Malta: Where to eat in the St Julian's area<p>You are in for a treat if you're visiting St Julian's in Malta and you're a bit of a foodie. We did not have a bad meal whilst we were there. In fact, we had consistently excellent meals throughout our stay. <br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDAKbAXR4ZGJg_ae-H-NMi4kyEOZS4oM0ckGWcaTaseQmSrlk_I--PW7SqKYs1VKuLuC7XVXsD4tuczm7X7X6f7Cp9ak8CZAMzoWAMXlmXAhHCIHV5TbjCrCGaCyXIZedzuQiShPc4XvZe835Zm_zvWn68saQeeeVYb1-qonHr13DRkb_7SByOXM/s2571/Chophouse%20Sliema%20dinner%20view%20of%20Valletta%20Malta%20tasting%20menu%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="2571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDAKbAXR4ZGJg_ae-H-NMi4kyEOZS4oM0ckGWcaTaseQmSrlk_I--PW7SqKYs1VKuLuC7XVXsD4tuczm7X7X6f7Cp9ak8CZAMzoWAMXlmXAhHCIHV5TbjCrCGaCyXIZedzuQiShPc4XvZe835Zm_zvWn68saQeeeVYb1-qonHr13DRkb_7SByOXM/s16000/Chophouse%20Sliema%20dinner%20view%20of%20Valletta%20Malta%20tasting%20menu%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/03/malta-where-to-eat-in-st-julians-area.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-56614736395090334632023-02-28T17:19:00.000+00:002023-02-28T17:19:00.010+00:00TMTW: February 2023<p><b>What happened:</b><br>A pretty quiet month. I did <a href="https://www.monopolylifesized.com/" target="_blank">Monopoly Lifesized</a> with my team at work (bonkers), mooched around <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey/polesden-lacey" target="_blank">Polesden Lacey</a> (can't wait to see the gardens in summer), and we took a seaside jaunt to Bognor Regis. <br><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyCgGiZVMZGEODprrvor0NZQ0LuHyftzmYC5-MoRXYEEn2uJ3w-5NbxdDEcr6yov9AFaLKLysm4GIUi8sqr5rGKuhmjZ_LANbQVGJiTvgS6MZ-4qLpY6cpPiWKS9Nu3cQnYZFHmwKdkK9i592Znepk9fT5wLYA6AaVvnZbLmrQoAwfvMmSmeqPmw/s4032/Polesden%20Lacey%20National%20Trust%20house%20gardens%20Elle%20Field.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyCgGiZVMZGEODprrvor0NZQ0LuHyftzmYC5-MoRXYEEn2uJ3w-5NbxdDEcr6yov9AFaLKLysm4GIUi8sqr5rGKuhmjZ_LANbQVGJiTvgS6MZ-4qLpY6cpPiWKS9Nu3cQnYZFHmwKdkK9i592Znepk9fT5wLYA6AaVvnZbLmrQoAwfvMmSmeqPmw/s16000/Polesden%20Lacey%20National%20Trust%20house%20gardens%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/02/tmtw-february-2023.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-14524733079738706572023-02-17T14:48:00.004+00:002024-01-23T11:46:51.730+00:00Malta: Holidaying on Gozo<p>Last summer we headed to the Maltese archipelago to the island of Gozo to celebrate Olly's mum's 60th (then Olly and I headed to Malta, but more about that bit another time). Twenty minutes from Malta on the ferry, whilst Gozo is Malta's second biggest island in terms of size, only 31,000 people live there. Expect lots of villages, more than anything else.<br><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhk6korG9ghGMuPTGqLH5wf_zhl18r0_HJFQOJfI8DKUP_zj5OBDUqX0ARkxpBFk4O_QN9zMBtbpJXIseBLH4ckrokPwuOuH9SPwTd_wv5tkA5TISdasMEWreJHxZn-KtLw2QWQqfu4kQ8SjbGx4RvTN7sYMBwW0uC38MKhqDT-CKcAt1WYkHwrE/s4032/Victoria%20Gozo%20Malta%20citadel%20cittadella%20Rabat%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhk6korG9ghGMuPTGqLH5wf_zhl18r0_HJFQOJfI8DKUP_zj5OBDUqX0ARkxpBFk4O_QN9zMBtbpJXIseBLH4ckrokPwuOuH9SPwTd_wv5tkA5TISdasMEWreJHxZn-KtLw2QWQqfu4kQ8SjbGx4RvTN7sYMBwW0uC38MKhqDT-CKcAt1WYkHwrE/s16000/Victoria%20Gozo%20Malta%20citadel%20cittadella%20Rabat%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/02/malta-holidaying-on-gozo.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-43652507079086995692023-02-12T13:15:00.002+00:002023-02-17T15:25:41.399+00:00TMTW: January 2023<p><b>What happened:</b><br>2023, here we go! After a chilled New Year's Day, we headed to the seaside on the bank holiday to get some sea air. I stopped doing resolutions properly a while ago, but my loose ambition is to make one seaside trip per month (more or less). We started off well with a roadtrip to Worthing, a cute little town. <br><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH7nlQzqJ4rgNGEM2Bo4jbLTcDfD8uWBBR5nahWxBmYESRM-Zq-JxxceGlftCc3zhTCAxJ5BRVHO0oGtP0l28betShIb3c2-M-E3qi5a2pjHKHNpTR9F0g0__21puqWbQfr5A7QPsj08VHwc4s8UL4go6ALf5nmWQrB35bp6WZGbyaJuSTtm7_Go/s3024/Worthing%20beach%20pier%20seaside%20West%20Sussex%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinH7nlQzqJ4rgNGEM2Bo4jbLTcDfD8uWBBR5nahWxBmYESRM-Zq-JxxceGlftCc3zhTCAxJ5BRVHO0oGtP0l28betShIb3c2-M-E3qi5a2pjHKHNpTR9F0g0__21puqWbQfr5A7QPsj08VHwc4s8UL4go6ALf5nmWQrB35bp6WZGbyaJuSTtm7_Go/s16000/Worthing%20beach%20pier%20seaside%20West%20Sussex%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/02/tmtw-january-2023.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-87957414793370810782023-01-01T11:00:00.011+00:002023-10-26T16:23:14.887+01:00The year that was: 2022<p><b>What happened:</b><br>Ah, 2022. Were we still pandemic-ing at the start of the year? Were we not? It all starts to blend into one! But one pandemic-related thing that did happen in 2022 was... I finally officially had COVID. I tested positive in July, right when we had a heatwave of 40.3°C. So that was fun with a fever.<br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJksx2e2wgOiwAzuk8fVNZ7qcROjWhLmmiLxqAwdFj9Gca-pdJnohn6WE_rCJOx3Rc56MbnPrlkwBnQTzgN8RiPcV48iGDtlJwGJRA6p-p_V5AdORlzcAfVD9IusNRHNzpYVyISxy7TFEXXqJ6slckUjohtjV4STF3yvM3o0bIso3qrSSwydi-Cd4/s1600/Home%20sweet%20home%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJksx2e2wgOiwAzuk8fVNZ7qcROjWhLmmiLxqAwdFj9Gca-pdJnohn6WE_rCJOx3Rc56MbnPrlkwBnQTzgN8RiPcV48iGDtlJwGJRA6p-p_V5AdORlzcAfVD9IusNRHNzpYVyISxy7TFEXXqJ6slckUjohtjV4STF3yvM3o0bIso3qrSSwydi-Cd4/s16000/Home%20sweet%20home%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-year-that-was-2022.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381660091399332098.post-57809473035375198552022-12-31T10:00:00.010+00:002023-08-06T14:26:56.760+01:00TMTW: December 2022<p><b>What happened: </b><br>It was all about festive fun, and I had the <a href="https://www.spacenk.com/uk/trending/space-nk-beauty-advent-calendar-MUK200034314.html#mainContent" target="_blank">Space NK advent calendar</a> to remind me each day. We went to <a href="https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/" target="_blank">Hampton Court Palace</a> to their Festive Fayre, (and became members so there'll be lots of Historic Royal Palaces visits next year). Headed to Kingston to get new decorations for the tree. (New house, new theme!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXn3v4SKn74O6LJRlQpr0x9PyBRtMmnhp4oBtbN8siJPNvVINz7-k_vDa2eMHjaqydwBiAwI1DrNF7bNz_jbN6HQvxAqi4FhKQxex_rMB_Ctv3AndkOQaLXw0wPmE4E6vvaL5XJMh3l6_S2gDXPjpMJXuimszPxjoDlTT8Wuh2_w0xsZhLWEqsoI/s2833/Spirits%20of%20Christmas%20Regent%20Street%20London%20decorations%20lights%20December%20Elle%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2125" data-original-width="2833" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXn3v4SKn74O6LJRlQpr0x9PyBRtMmnhp4oBtbN8siJPNvVINz7-k_vDa2eMHjaqydwBiAwI1DrNF7bNz_jbN6HQvxAqi4FhKQxex_rMB_Ctv3AndkOQaLXw0wPmE4E6vvaL5XJMh3l6_S2gDXPjpMJXuimszPxjoDlTT8Wuh2_w0xsZhLWEqsoI/s16000/Spirits%20of%20Christmas%20Regent%20Street%20London%20decorations%20lights%20December%20Elle%20Field.jpg"></a></div><span></span><p></p><a href="https://ellefield.blogspot.com/2022/12/tmtw-december-2022.html#more">Read more »</a>Elle Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11191500965493749500noreply@blogger.com0