Monday, July 08, 2013

Made of Win!

In case you haven't noticed (and if you live in the UK, you'd have to be under a rock not to), we have a new Wimbledon Champion -- and for the first time in 77 years, he's British! Well done, Andy. You've given strawberries and cream a whole new raison d'etre.

Not only that, but London is currently in the grips of a 'heatwave' (known by the rest of the world as 'summer'), and the skies are blue, Pimms is overflowing, and parks heaving. Plus, I've finished the first draft of the No-Kids Club! It's all good.

Here are a few photos for you from last week's exploits in the sun.

Bubbles on the South Bank.

View of The Shard (the tall, pointy building) from the Millennium Bridge.

First Pimms of the season!

Gratuitous baby shot! Baby TR examines the grass of Kensington  Palace and finds it lacking. 

Next weekend, I'm off to the RNA Conference in Sheffield, so brace yourself for tales of wine and shoes on Monday! Have a great week, everyone. 
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23 comments:

  1. Kyra Lennon8 July 2013 at 14:53

    Congrats on your first draft completion! Keep on enjoying that sunshine, the weather is glorious here, too!

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  2. Julie Dao8 July 2013 at 14:56

    Lovely photos, as always! Baby TR is a heartbreaker. Congrats on the Wimbledon champion!

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  3. Alex J. Cavanaugh8 July 2013 at 15:11

    The bubble shot is amazing!
    Baby TR is growing up fast.
    And really awesome that Murray won Wimbledon.

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  4. Myne8 July 2013 at 15:51

    Congrats on completing your draft. Baby TR look so absorbed, lol...

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  5. Old Kitty8 July 2013 at 15:53

    Baby TR looks most contemplative - like he's pondering the meaning of grass and knows the secrets of the universe! Awwwwwwwwwwwww!!! Adorable!!!!

    Take care
    x

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  6. Jemi Fraser8 July 2013 at 16:20

    Awww! Love Baby TR - he's gorgeous!! Hope you're all enjoying each other and your heatwave!!

    I was glued to Wimbledon - so happy for Andy!!! That last service game was pure torture - I was so relieved when he pulled it off :)

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  7. Angela Brown8 July 2013 at 16:53

    Three cheers for finishing the first draft of your WiP. That's always a plus :-)

    I adore the photo with Baby TR but that pic of the bubble is spectacular. Thanks so much for sharing. By the way, love the drink photo. It looks like it's quite the thirst quencher.

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  8. Southpaw8 July 2013 at 17:57

    Wow, baby TR is growing so fast! That is such a cute shot and I like the bubbles on too.

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  9. Sarah Ahiers8 July 2013 at 20:43

    wasn't there a UK champion in 1977? A woman, right?
    AAAAAND just like that i want to watch the movie Wimbledon again. I lurve that movie

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  10. William Kendall9 July 2013 at 00:04

    Congratulations on finishing the draft!

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  11. Unknown9 July 2013 at 13:25

    Bubbles, bubbly, and babies??!! There is too much awesome underneath this beautiful blog roof!!! :D

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  12. Laurie9 July 2013 at 14:45

    I have a lot of friends in London, and they all take great delight in showing me photos of your blue sky while here in Italy we haven't see the sun in days :P

    I love your blog, and Baby TR is adorable *____*

    Congrats on finishing your first draft!

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  13. Georgina Troy9 July 2013 at 18:53

    Loving summer now it's finally arrived and it's always extra special with a glass of Pimms in your hand!

    Baby TR looks adorable, as usual.

    Looking forward to seeing pictures from the conference. Have a great time!

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  14. nutschell9 July 2013 at 20:55

    beautiful beautiful pictures! And what a beautiful beautiful baby!
    Nutschell
    www.thewritingnut.com

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  15. Unknown9 July 2013 at 22:14

    Oooh, you baby is so cute!

    I loved Sunday too, and I'm still reeling from such a glorious win for a British player. So much so, that I have decided to make good my promise to apply for British citizenship if Murray won. (I blogged about this yesterday) Wish me luck with the citizenship test!:-/

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  16. Hilary Melton-Butcher10 July 2013 at 09:01

    Hi Talli - London is hot - I can testify that ..

    Enjoy Sheffield .. hot train, but a little baby peace - enjoy the RNA Conference .. you had a great time last year ..

    Happy weekend ... and big cuddles on your return to baby TR! Cheers Hilary

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  17. Anne Mackle10 July 2013 at 13:30

    It's wonderful he won after trying so hard and losing before. I have to tell you that he's Scottish before he's British we are a nation of try harders here.
    Baby is so cute he is getting so big. The weather has been lovely way up here in Scotland too,not so great today but we have been promised it will be good for the rest of the week and I believe them.

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  18. Jennifer Joyce10 July 2013 at 16:44

    Lovely photos. It isn't often we get to capture gorgeous, sunny days in the uk, is it?

    Congratulations on completing your first draft x

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  19. Denise Covey 11 July 2013 at 05:52

    Andy sure played a fine match. He's worked so hard for the win. Like everything in life, hard work pays off.

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  20. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 08:02

    love the pics... and your baby... gorgeous!!! xx

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  21. Jai Joshi12 July 2013 at 05:43

    I was watching the Wimbledon final and it was so thrilling! Andy did so well!!!

    I'm thrilled for Britain and glad that London's getting some decent summer weather. And Baby TR is adorable!

    Jai

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  22. Pat Tillett15 July 2013 at 23:05

    Baby TR is going to be a kid pretty soon!

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  23. Deniz Bevan16 July 2013 at 01:08

    Love your photos! Yay for Andy Murray!

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