Lately...

On the way to work / My beautiful new Cambridge Satchel / Marni for H&M earrings / Chanel counter in Fenwick, Newcastle. 

Flowers for Mother's Day / Posting a letter to my little niece / The new King's Cross station in London / Ice cream on a sunny day 

Admiring the animals in Pet's Corner, Jesmond Dene / Sunday night pedicure / Visiting the SCIN Gallery in London / Design Museum, Shad Thames

Snazzy new Pendleton bicycle (more to come on this!) / Purple painted house near work / Rifling through old records, love the old school sleeves / Springtime tulips

Reggie the dawg / Dark 'n Stormy cocktails in Las Iguanas / Finally seeing Bill Cunningham New York at Tyneside Cinema / 35mm Ale, specially brewed for Tyneside Cinema by Wylam Brewery.

 The Classic, my favourite screen in Tyneside Cinema / Trying out 9 Bar Coffee at the Theatre Royal / Latte in 9 Bar Coffee / Box fresh and brilliantly white Converse.

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Fashion: The Cambridge Satchel Company.

The Cambridge Satchel Company have been on my radar for sometime now. They make classic satchel bags which are all made in Britain in a fantastic array of colours and you can even personalise them with your initials in gold, silver, black or blind de-bossing. Very, very covetable and purchasing one has been high on my wishlist for a long while.

Now, on Thursday whilst typing away at work my phone buzzed and I saw a tweet from the Cambridge Satchel Co announcing that I'd won their 8,000 Twitter Followers Sparkly Satchel Giveaway! I was randomly selected out of their Twitter followers to receive one of their beautiful Sparkly Satchels - a new design for 2012. Such a wonderful surprise to receive one of these beautifully made and very covetable satchels.

After a few emails back and forth with the wonderful Emma at the Cambridge Satchel Co, I decided on the 13" Graphite Grey Sparkly Satchel, with my initials blind debossed on the front. And because this is a special giveaway prize, they debossed the number 8 (for 8,000 Twitter followers) on the satchel strap, so it is truly very special. Joe (my better half) was born on 8/8/88 so not only is 8 his lucky number, it's also now mine.

My satchel arrived safe and sound this morning and I did a little squeal when I opened the packaging! Thanks Cambridge Satchel Company - my sparkly satchel is perfect!