As well as trying to get my digital photos sorted out and stored safely I've been looking at our old photos too. This one is from our second visit to the States back in the early 2000s; this trip we spent just under two weeks exploring New England, which on reflection was nowhere near long enough for what we had planned. But anyway perhaps we'll head back there one of these days as it was truly beautiful.
This photo was taken at Mount Washington during our trip on the Cog Railway, taken from inside the carriage, I presume looking back from where we've just come from. I wasn't a huge fan of the motion of the train on the way up, but it was worth it once we got there.
Looking back, now I'm not so sure about the track and the kinks in it and how it even works...
Black & White photo: Bloomsbury
Earlier this week I shared some photos from my walk around some of Bloomsbury's Squares. In the penultimate square - Gordon Square - it was the buildings around the square that interested me most. They also lend themselves to black and white, so I've decided to show some of the shots today.
In this first one I couldn't help but look enviously and admire those wooden drawers on show and the pattern of the lights.
And the pattern of the stonework on both the balcony and the windows on this grand building.
And it's the combination of the sign, brickwork and drainpipe here
And the roof and windows of the large and dominating Church of Christ the King.
Love this 55: Ikea zipped storage boxes
Remember our new wardrobes? Last October we had floor to ceiling wardrobes fitted and the interior was designed around our needs by Bluefield Wardrobes. At the planning session we talked through what worked in our old wardrobes, what didn't and what we hoped for with the new wardrobes. The outside of our wardrobes look like this:
And the inside like this:
Initially we thought there wasn't enough room, but as we started unpacking our clothes it became clear that we had plenty of storage. I was keen to get some storage boxes for the top shelf as neither of us can reach it without a stool, so anything stored up there without organisation could be lost up there forever! And it's the ideal place to store our summer clothes in winter, and winter clothes in summer.
These Garnityr zipped storage boxes from Ikea are ideal. At £10 each they're provide cost effective storage too, and I can fit five of these on the top shelf. Each zipped box measures 44cm x 55cm x 19cm and they're part of a wider range of storage solutions.
As with the wardrobe space, I've shared these with MOH. I have two for summer clothes...
And maybe I have another two for... sssshh! ...handbags.
Leaving MOH with one, which he seems to be struggling to fill!
But either way, they really complete our wardrobe storage in a practical and effective way.
