Moments from the last 7 days

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Well well well...what a crazy week it has been. This will be my fourth week at my new job and it has gone so quickly...my diary is filling up pretty quickly too which now makes me realise i need to be quick about getting annual leave booked!! Anyway, some moments from the last week that have made me happiest:

1- Making headway on my knitted blanket..

2- Singing in a choir for the first time since secondary school....i was humming my song the whole way home on the bus.

3- Unexpected chats on the bus home

4- Discovering my way round South London even more.

5- Having a big night in..steaks, wine and the Hobbit 2!

6- Putting a deposit down for my new bike....excited doesn't even explain how i feel!

7- Being able to walk a big chunk of my commute to work.

Sorry for the work heavy post....I'm sure this won't be happening very much as the year goes on!
How has your week been?

Little Nan's Cocktail Club

As people really start to take notice of things happening South of the river, more and more interest in new places to eat and drink develops.

Little Nan's Cocktail Club is a summer pop up in Brockley.

I've followed their Facebook page since they

hinted that they would be arriving to Brockley. What with exams and all of the other stuff life puts in it's taken me a few weeks to get there. It was worth waiting for.

Situated upstairs at the Talbot pub, Little Nan's really feels like your nana's house. The staff are super friendly and immediately welcomed us when we were looking a bit daunted by the more unusual layout they offer. People are seated either at large dining tables or a pretty damn fine couch....made especially for that space.

That couch....

With walls lined with either tea cups of pretty vintage pictures, the space really feels welcoming and relaxing. There's a lot of pubs around at the moment that are trying for the 'welcome to our house, it's quirky' look that aren't quite getting there. Little Nan's definitely is on top of the 'quirky, not your average drinking establishment' list.

The menu is pretty extensive on the cocktail front, ranging from £12 to £19 depending on what type of cocktails you go for. There's also an option to put beer in your teapot from the pub downstairs but that just seems silly when you've come for some delicious cocktails.

We picked the Paddy Ashdowne- a whiskey and lime based cocktail. Served in a teapot and with extra ice in a sugar bowl, quaint and quirky are key words to describe it. The Cocktail itself was delicious....sometimes there's too much alcohol and other times just not enough. They have the balance just right at Little Nan's so you are able to walk back up the hill home.

It's definitely worth a visit. They are staying throughout July so get on over there if you can.

Chloe x

Self-tour walks

I don't know about you but I love just walking around. Discovering nooks and crannies that i didn't know were there. Finding out how two places connect. Watching how the demographics change from one place to another.

Walking is the shit!

This Saturday, I downloaded a Riots and Radicals tour guide from Timeout. I had planned a day of fun to celebrate Adam's birthday and as I'm still a student I couldn't afford to spend money all day long.

This tour was really enjoyable for a do it yourself. I played the role of tour guide brilliantly....even if my customer knew more of the facts than I did!
Plus I think I picked the perfect day to do it on. Gorgeous weather meant that we could fully enjoy spending up to two hours walking and, arriving at Whitehall while a protest march was happening was of course entirely planned! (Of course).

I had a little bit of bother getting to the right part of Kennington park but the rest of the 'ramble' is well described and interesting without overloading you with too much information.

I especially liked the Royal Doulton Pottery factory...such an impressive building.

Have you done any self guided tours of London? What parts are your favourite to have a stroll around?

(Excuse the more awful than usual pictures.....silly ol' me forgot to bring the camera out so thank a Nokia Lumia for these!)

Chloe x