The perfect summers evening!

I honestly can't believe that it is June already - where has the time gone? I can believe that it is Summer though! The sun is shining, the evenings are long and the flips flops and pumps are out... (yeay)

Yesterday boyfriend and I had the loveliest summer evening - we baked bread (well, all we had to do was add water to a mix and put it in the oven) which smelt amazing and we had home made potato salad with cold sausages... yum!

We also finished off the last of the Norfolk ale and sat on our front door step in the sunshine...

It really was perfect!

p.s. I love him :)

Reasons I love Leeds #1

Its funny how life turns out...

Around about a year ago I got offered a great job at an Interior Design company. Unfortunately the job was in London and having spent a year in London with very little money I really wasn't comfortable with the idea of moving back (especially for the pay they were offering). Also we had friends in Leeds and a lovely home. It was a tough decision but I decided to turn it down. I've never regretted that decision but occasionally I do think what if... especially as the job that I am doing now is not interior designy at all.

However yesterday totally blew all the what if's out of the water!

Reasons I love Leeds #1: Secret gigs in tiny bars!

The Hold Steady at Mojo, Leeds (photo from Mojo Website)

I have never seen my boyfriend so excited about going to a gig before. Every what if and struggle we have had since we decided to stay in Leeds was totally worth it

just to see him that happy!

Of course we didn't see anything as it was packed, but we did hear it, so its all good. And we were there, which only a few can say...

The Real Ale Shop

Last week we went to the Real Ale Shop near Wells. I had no idea that it was there or that there are 18 brewaries in Norfolk! Amazing!

We got 6 ales between us - here are mine and the boyfriends choices:

First I tried the Reedcutter from Humpty Dumpty Brewary in Reedham, Norfolk and the boyfriend had Black Beauty Coffee Porter from Wagtail Brewary, Old Buckenham, Norfolk.

I don't really know alot about Ales, but the Reedcutter was delicious - very fresh and light with a malty taste that sat delightfully in the throat. Wagtail's Black Beauty was alot tastier than I expected - very smooth with only a hint of coffee which was intriguing rather than overpowering. Although not as throaty as the Reedcutter, the taste sat comfortably at the back of the tongue. Both the boyfriend and I felt very smug sitting in Norfolk supping on Norfolk Ale's, it must be said :)

P.S. I really wanted this ale from the Elveden Brewary. 1. because it is made by Elves (obviously) and 2. because I love the bottle! Was £6 though - doh!