http://clairelooked.andsmiled.com Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:32:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thomas and I happen to have some of the best neighbours a couple could hope for, they're kind, generous and above all so when they invited me round to their fireworks there was no way i was going to turn them down. [caption id="attachment_618" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="They had set up a ... http://clairelooked.andsmiled.com/?p=614 After the rush of the wedding and preparations for Thomas to go to America on business, we decided to take some time out and go walking one weekend not so long ago. So we headed off to Buttermere, down all the windey roads and through all the Cumbrian hills [caption id="attachment_600" ... http://clairelooked.andsmiled.com/?p=599 This week Millie and i decided to explore a bit more of our local area, and so at the recommendation of a friend of ours  we trekked up to Midgeholme (the next village up from where we live) and found a fantastic river hidden away. Millie's energy seems to be growing ... http://clairelooked.andsmiled.com/?p=585 Right rather longer pause than i had intended. had to say goodbye to my darling fiance for a few days and enjoy the sun shine. So I left you in the rain... [caption id="attachment_570" align="alignnone" width="426" caption="the rain finally cleared up and the photos continued, while ones of the bridesmaids and ... http://clairelooked.andsmiled.com/?p=569 So its late at night, and I haven't managed to post up the rest of pictures of the wedding but these are just too cute to leave on my computer, and I'm too tired to post much with them so please excuse the shortness of my writings and wrongness of ... http://clairelooked.andsmiled.com/?p=546 The weekend before last, Thomas and I went to his nieces wedding. It was held in the same church that Thomas and I are going to get married in (written with a big smile on my face). It was a beautiful day and a great opportunity to get to see ... http://clairelooked.andsmiled.com/?p=529 Way up high, there's a La La La La.... OK so no more singing, but Thomas and I came home home one day to find this sitting over our house. [caption id="attachment_519" align="alignnone" width="426" caption="It was so bright in the sky it was unbelievable, and then a second rainbow appeared above ... http://clairelooked.andsmiled.com/?p=518 When I was posting my blog yesterday my pup Millie (short for Camilla) thought I was neglecting her and proceeded to destroy what ever she could get her mouth around. She is adorable but sometimes I need pictures like these to remind me that she really is very cute and ... http://clairelooked.andsmiled.com/?p=511 Last weekend my fiancee treated me and a few others to a weekend of sailing (considering that I'm just a little bit afraid of the sea). It didn't turn out quite as it was supposed to, we were meant to leave from Maryport on a rather large boat and experience ... http://clairelooked.andsmiled.com/?p=494 Today thanks to a bit of organisation, most of my bridesmaids and I got together and went bridesmaids dress shopping (we didn't neglect the final bridesmaid she's on compulsory bed rest and hopefully recovering speedily!). Having been slightly starved of girly attention for a while, it was a real tonic ... http://clairelooked.andsmiled.com/?p=482