If the shoe fits...

Since my last blog I made a desperate dash to be with my Norfolk Wellies.. I sensed they missed me. Whilst mostly the weather at home has been awful, there were several appearances of Mr Sun this weekend so this was exploited with Movenpick ice cream (seriously..amazing), lunch in a pretty garden and a play at the park! What is it about empty children's' parks? They're just begging for it.. After a trip down the slide and being pushed about on a round spinny hammock thing I concluded that the park is a lot more dizzy than I remember. Man I'm getting old.

The ice cream was sourced in a very European looking deli/cafe in Beccles. As a town there isn't a great deal there, but it's worth a visit just for Twyfords cafe.. which has the most beautiful flower garden you can have a panini in! The food is a little over priced but it's worth a visit for the garden and just so you can stand in awe of their home-made chocolates and cake cabinets. What is it about posh chocolate in a glass cabinet that makes even the least chocoholic of persons dribble? I think for a OCD enthusiast like myself it might just be the neatness and uniformity of the chocolates.. or maybe even imagining being in the kitchen making these decorative beauties. I think I first fell in love with posh chocolates after reading Chocolat by Joanne Harris in my early teens. In case you haven't read it (Really.. why not?) its about a French beauty who sets up a chocolate shop in a tiny village and the things she gets up to.. I'm not selling the book very well I appreciate but it really is worth a summer read. The book, and later the film (Which you HAVE to see.. it's got Johnny Depp in it!) made me fall in love with the romanticised view of making a living through cooking fancy delicates. For years I've dreamed about owning such a shop and how happy a working day would be.. in later years this dream has moved onto owning a cake shop since discovering they were a lot easier to make! I think everyone at some point dreams of owning a shop though.. what would you sell?

Back to my Norfolk weekend.. and say hello to these little cute ducky fellas! The last time I visited they were tinny fluffy babies and as you can see, are now growing through their feathers. No doubt by the next time I visit I wont be able to tell the difference between these ducks and the adult ducks.. however there looks to have been some new arrivals! Talking of new arrivals, I have welcomed these two new flowery pumps into my shoe family :)

After abandoning the summery sandal I was lacking some nice shoes to liven up boring old jeans.. It is July you know! I fell in love with the pink versions and am envisaging wearing them to liven up otherwise tame and plain outfits.. like statement shoes.. I think they might go nicely with my pink parrot earrings. For only £8 from Primark, naturally, I needed the black ones too.. and I may even sneak back in for the royal blue pair..

I figure, if the shoe fits.. I'll buy it in every colour!