Strawberry picking…

Sunday, 21st June was my birthday.. and we decided to go strawberry picking… Strawberry picking is an activity we discovered last year and decided to go every year.

There are lots of farms around London, where fruits and vegetables are grown. They allow people to pick their own fruits and vegetables. Its great fun to actually pick strawberries and raspberries straight from the plant, rather than the ones you get in supermarkets. The freshness in the fruit is felt almost immediately as they are more juicy and feel fresh.

It’s a great experience and lots of fun… it’s an excellent family outing as even kids enjoy it. We were a group of 18 with adults and kids… The kids had a blast, they were running around the farms, playing hide and seek, having competition as to who is going to find the biggest strawberry etc.

On the whole, it was a fantastic day out and thankfully the British weather was kind to us. Last year, we were also able to pick sweet corn and French beans. It was the first time ever; I actually ate fresh corn straight from the plant, yes fresh corn, neither grilled nor boiled. It was really tasty. We were all looking forward to have some more this time around; but it was too early in the season for corn and was asked to come back later, end of August or so. So we are definitely going back later this year.

Wardrobes.. part II

My fitted wardrobes are damn cool.. Unlike most wardrobes that have shelves, I choose to have a lot of drawers in mine.. The best part is, I got to choose what I want in it.. I designed it...

Earlier I had wardrobes with lot of shelves in them and normally the stuff that at the back never got used.. the stuff got completely ignored.. and I used to think I don't have clothes.. and kept buying.. (not that I have stopped shopping now)

But this is cool.. I get a complete view of my entire collection by pulling it out... I have clearly sectioned it out with office clothes.. home clothes.. and other random stuff.. its dawned to me.. that I have more jeans than office clothes.. which is not very good.. as I am not allowed to wear jeans to work.. other than Friday..

I have nice little wardrobe dividers to put little bits and pieces like sock's , belts, cosmetics.. etc.. Its really good.. and I am glad I got it done..

Sunshine

It’s a beautiful day today in London. The temperature is about 18-20 degrees with lots of sunshine.. and guess what.. I am stuck in office.. :-)

Absolutely no mood to work whatsoever, but cannot get away with that as I have a few things to finish off..

I used to always wonder why the westerners love the sunshine so much. I get the point now as these countries don’t see the sun for most of the year so when the sun comes out, it’s more like a celebration or a festival. The value of something is understood only where is a lack of it or when it’s lost.

I feel the same today; I feel like heading back home, pick up a nice book, sit in the garden or may be lie on the grass and just enjoy the sunshine.

I wish we could have the sun all round here in England.. the life would be a lot brighter and happier.. :)

Lake District...

Lake District in West part of United Kingdom is one of the most scenic places.. The sunshine and the spring colours are always a perfect match.. and its a treat for the eyes..

One of the most beautiful places in England.. Lake District...

There are also some intresting and exciting drives.. Some of the passes are extremely steep.. but very exciting as well.. The roads are fantastic.. and absolutely enjoyable..

A beautiful, memorable trip.. to the beautiful lake district... .

Looking forward to...

The Easter weekend… We are planning to go to Lancaster for 2 nights with some friends.. I am sure it will be a lot of fun provided the weather co-operates. I will also have to spend a lot of time after I come back to finish my course exams as I need to complete 3 exams and should have sent them by now.

This is one of the longest bank holidays we have in the UK after Christmas. This is the only weekend where we have both Monday and Friday as holiday. All the other summer and spring holidays have just the Monday as holiday.

I always look forward to the weekends.. just so that I don’t have to wake up early in the morning, I hate waking up early in the morning.. I could stay late at night, the other day we had a girls night out in one of my friends night, and we stayed as late at 3.00 AM .. It was great…

One of our friend has a plan of what we are going to be doing in Lancaster. Its good, as I love surprises and since we have been out to Dubai and other places with this set of friends.. they have a good choice and I am sure they will make a great choice…

I am really looking forward to relax and enjoy.. and sleep a lot. .. if possible

Wardrobes

Hurray.. my wardrobes have been finally fixed to the walls.. and they look really awesome.. Its been something I wanted to get done from a very long time. Earlier we had free standing wardrobes and they not only looked all over the place but also took a lot of space in the rooms. Lets face it, we don’t have a mansion, and for the amount of clothes that I have accumulated over the last 5 years.. I probably need a mansion.. Sigh!

But.. really excited to fill the new wardrobes up with my stuff.. and hopefully it will be more organised and hopefully, I will be able to find my clothes much faster than normal..

Will I ever get a chance..??

Sitting in a coffee shop in London this morning.. I was wondering… How nice it would be to take a good 3-6 months break from work.. Wake up slightly later than normal every morning..
Walk to the local café to have a nice hot cappuccino…not having to worry about work, bosses, exams, life in general etc… Then may be go for a stroll in the park, do some exercise.. Enjoy the British Summer…feel the sunshine on your face…

Pursue my hobbies.. like learn painting, or may be do something that I have never done.. Like learn some sort of new dance form.. may be do something creative..

Since ever I finished my Final year degree.. I have never been able to do this… I have worked all the time since ever… the only time I had some sort of break was while I was switching jobs.. and that sometimes cannot be relaxing as one is more worried as to how its going to be join a new company.. Make new colleagues etc etc… I have been continuously working for the last 6 years…!

Sigh… will I ever be able to do it.. Will I ever be able to take the kind of break I dream of… will I ever get to do what I want to do….?