Friday 12 December 2014

Blogmas with DOASAHM - Day 12








Although London weather can be quite grey and uninspiring I love driving through the different boroughs that have displayed their Christmas Lights and signs.The lights in the trees and around the lampposts brighten up the place and add colour to a dull landscape.

We normally have some amount of snow around the Christmas season, if not in December then in Jan and some years Feb(I'm sure I remember a frosty March on year too!!)


When the show is falling and is freshly covering the ground, it looks so nice and almost romantic - not when the sun is shining on it though(ouch migraines!!- then I end up looking all pretentious wearing sunglasses in the snow) - But when it starts turning black and slushy...errrrrrr yuck!
I hate the ice too, no fun pushing a pushchair through the icy streets, slipping, sliding and trying to stay upright, but I have my winter tracks ready this year lol

Here's a few snowy pics from the past few years:
hmmmmmm I must have deleted  the snowy garden pics I had before when my phone storage was low I can only find these;


This is a few years ago at our old house



Our very funny looking snowman 






Here's a couple of collages with borrowed pics showing the London snow and street lights.




Of to have a good nosey at everyone's hometowns.








16 comments:

  1. Love it. My dream has always been to visit England, so I'm living vicariously through you all LOL

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    1. :) It's funny how we tend to like the place where others live. I love the US and can't wait to visit again. I also love visiting Europe and the West Indies.
      I hope you get to visit England soon. I like to be a tourist for the day and enjoy things that people visit/see/do when they visit London.

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  2. I have always wanted to travel to London, it looks just beautiful :)

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    1. It's a nice place. It can get very busy but it's fun too.

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  3. Sunglasses in the snow is a necessity if the sun shines! Hope we get some snow soon.

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    1. yes, very!! The boys too are hoping for snow. It always surprises me when people say they have never seen snow, like my family in Jamaica. I just take it for granted that it's a normal seasonal occurrence.

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  4. I LOVE your photos and want to visit London desperately some day!! There are things about England (from photos I have seen) that remind me a little of where I live...probably a lot related to the weather and nature. However, there is a charm and culture and beauty to England and London in particular, that is nothing like where I live! I will go exploring one day. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Hope you realise your travelling dreams soon.

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  5. Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures of your home - ours, of course, is nothing like this!!

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  6. I used to love seeing all the lights all over London....nothing quite so special! And walking down Embankment, with those Victorian lights lit up in Winter? So romantic! [Love your weird-looking snowman!]

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    1. lololol, that snowman!! we couldn't find anything for his eyes so had to use walnuts.
      deffo nothing like London Lights.

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  7. Thanks for sharing. Visiting London is on my bucket list for one day...your pictures have inspired me to maybe one day be able to come around Christmas time. :)

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    1. Yesss, Christmas in London would be a great time for you to visit. If you get a chance, visit blackpool and see the lights(or illuminations as they call it) there.

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  8. Your snowman made me smile! He looks like he's peeking over the fence having a nice look at someone's Christmas lights. I am sure London is absolutely gorgeous during the holiday! One day, I hope to experience England for myself. It seems dreamy to think of spending Christmas in a little cottage with a warm fireplace...I've watched too many movies, but I like hanging on to that dream :)

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    1. lol, yes he does look like he's having a good nosey over the fence :)
      I hope you get to visit England one day. Ooooo the cottage sounds lovely.

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