Today, a little roundup.

Today consisted of a trip to Truro (the 'capital' of Cornwall for you non-Cornish folk) spending way too much money. Although my lovely fiance did treat me to a lovely pair or wellies from Joules (droooool). Eating gelato and drinking coffee and going for a walk in Probus with the doggy.

Pretty good day off if you ask me.

phoenix gets a photoshoot.

My little baby, Phoenix is rather spoilt and is a renowned legend in our family. EVERYONE loves him. He is so sweet, gently and loving. Yet he's a staffy. Yes, that breed of dog that rips children apart, fights and loves to hurt and kill humans. Fuck off. That is all I have to say. I could argue this all day long but let me just say one thing. It's the owners, not the dog. If you bring up a child to bully, fight and kill then it will. This is the same principle for a dog. We've had Phoenix since he was six weeks old and we've bought him up how we see fit. The outcome is rather lovely.

Chris' step-dad, Neil bought round his fancy camera today (6/4/13) and the sun was shining whilst we were chilling in the garden.

He really is our baby!

Cornish Beauty.

(Ed note-this post is ever more poignant to me now after the sad news of Fleur (FleurDeForce) & Mikes doggy, Woof passed away yesterday. As a dog owner, I can only imagine the heartache)

these boots were made for (dog) walking.

Spring has spring. Yep, that's right, over the past couple of weeks the sun has been out! Hallelujah!! It's been a longtime coming and I'm so glad it's slightly warmer now, even more so when the sun is shining.

I really am one of those people that responds really well to sunshine. I feel more pro-active, want to get up earlier & want to get out in the fresh air and make the most of my life, without wasting a second.

Since we moved house, Chris & I have been exploring our local area a little more to see what is on our doorstep. We live in mid cornwall, near the beautiful Roseland Peninsula. And it really is stunning. However, since going on these little adventures I've noticed I'm not particularly well kitted out or being a walker and my little feet have been suffering (not to self-converse do not make good walking shoes. Ouuuuch!). And I love walking, for a start-I've got to do it as I've got a dog. And I really enjoying finding new places to go band finally the feeling of freedom and fresh air really is therapeutic.

Whilst out in Penzance the other day, I popped into Mountain Warehouse. Not the most fashionable of shops but very useful. I found myself a pair of chunky, waterproof hiking boots. Perfect! Solid, supportive and does the job perfectly (I tried them out on a mega walk yesterday and yep....they're good!

These were on sale for £39.99 from £79.99. What a steal! I'm really glad I've invested in these and think ill get a lot of use out of these, whilst exploring the Cornish coastline this summer :).

Cornish Beauty.

cornwall | gwithian downs.

Recently, my grandmother has gone to stay in a nursing home in cornwall. It's been a tough time for all the family, completely heartbreaking in fact. But I think (hope) the right decision has been made and that she & my grandfather are happier as a result. The nursing home is in south cornwall, about 20 miles from me but I see her atleast once a week and enjoy taking my grandfather there. My normal routine is to take Phoenix with me, drop my grandfather off with my grandmother, take the dog for a long walk and then see them after. It's great to take advantage of this as the nursing home is set in the most beautiful location; overlooking downs and farms and behind it, sand dunes leading to a huge beach. It also gives my grandparents time together without me :)

Here are some photos of Mothers Day last week when me & Chris enjoyed an arctic walk with the doggy to the beach.

Cornish Beauty.

cornwall | carne & pendower.

What do I need to say about this? A beautiful day, my two favourite people and a bloody incredible beach. Perfection

Cornish Beauty.

cornwall | pentewan river walk.

The beautiful Pentewan valley river played host to Phoenix & I last week when we enjoyed a rather splendid walk there.

The sun made a rare appearance so we grabbed the lead and poo bags and off we went. A short drive from my house, Pentewan is located on the outskirts of St Austell and boasts a long river along woodlands and valley. Lovely.

Cornish Beauty.

cornwall | pendower beach.

Yet another dog-walking post! But hey, what can I say, I live in Cornwall and have a doggy so it takes up quite a lot of my time!

This weekend, it was the turn of Pendower beach. A reasonably small pebbly stretch of coastline about a 20 minute drive from my house. It was a cold November afternoon and pretty chilly. Phoenix loved it and even broke his fear and had a little dip in the stream!

Here are the photos, I do have some beauty related posts coming up so do bare with me!

Cornish Beauty.

cornwall | Gwithian beach

Gwithian is located in south Cornwall in the lovely sea-side village of Hayle. Boasting miles and miles of golden sands, Gwithian is a gem in the winter when all the tourists are gone and you're left by yourself on the beach with a few surfers for company.

This is exactly where me, Chris & Phoenix went last Monday and it was really nice. Phoenix has never been so knackered after a run before, he had pretty much the whole beach to himself and even had a little swim!

It was great to he some fresh air and I noticed a difference with my lungs and cheat since I've given up smoking!

Cornish Beauty.

a few Cornish days #2

This weekend has been lovely. Very rarely do me & Chris have a weekend off together where we don't have anything to do and no work or gigs. So we've been really looking forward to it. I would describe this weekend in three words;
FOOD
COSY
AUTUMN
Saturday began with an epic lie-in, a trip out shopping, buying some baking goodies, going to a Cornish market buying goodies, baking a cake and walking the dog. It's felt really wintery this weekend and LOVE it! Autumn & winter is my fave time of year :)
Sunday was another lie-in, mowing the garden, baking, family, home made soup & good TV.

Its really been a lovely couple of days but now even more depressed about going back to work :(

I need to win the lottery!!!

Cornish Beauty.