Thursday 27 February 2014

Birthdayness

It's that time again, as I celebrate with home made cake being another year older and of course wiser (repeat after me: I am wise, I am wise, I am wise). This year's month of fun (that's right, I claim the entire month of February as Birthday Month) is an eventful one for sure. Filling my days with packing and organising, meeting some gorgeous people for coffee fuelled ramblings, lots of lovely food and spending some treasured time with the people I love, be it on a day out or via skype!


On the day of my birthday I took a little trip with my folks to the wonderfully historical and quaint town of Shrewsbury; spending our afternoon treading the cobbles, crushing on the beautiful boutiques and basically being spoilt rotten (right on!).




Come take a look around! Some of these buildings are beautiful and so old (bit like me now!), the way they lean into each other is almost mesmerising, creating little walk ways and secret passages. Oh the stories these bricks hold. One thing I love about these towns that cherish their past, are the signs dotted around on the walls of particularly notable buildings, giving you dates and information on its origins.










Another highlight of the day was discovering some truly gorgeous little shops, jam packed with trinkets and treasures galore! I was so distracted by all these shiny pretty things that I only remembered to take a few snaps here and there. I could have spend hours popping in and out of the stores here and stumbling across unexpected delights at every turn.








After treating his favourite girls to some fancy chocolates from the fancy pants chocolate shop, dad drove us home, stopping for a really nice stroll along the river in the sunshine, at Iron Bridge, on the way back. Someone somewhere must have known it was my birthday as the sun was giving a winning performance, and the air was full of that old wood fire smell (my absolute, number one, favourite). We took in the views from the infamous bridge and soaked up some much needed vitamin D.






We had such a brilliant day roaming around Shrewsbury and Iron Bridge, and I of course had a little spring in my step the entire way. There was many more birthdayness later that day, but being the greedy gal that I am, I will share all this excitement out into several more posts!!

18 comments:

  1. Those old little streets remind me so much of York - so much history! Looks like you had a great time :)

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    1. Yes, such similar vibe with the fantastically preserved streets and buildings! I really did have a brill day! x

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  2. Looks like you had a lovely day. Love those amazing tudor buildings, so striking! happy belated birthday hun! xx

    Mary
    www.littlefeatherstyle.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you lovely!! It was a really great way to spend the day : )

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  3. Aww Shrewsbury looks amazing! I love those little places full of history where you can discover little hidden gems, so much more fun that trawling a high street full of the same old shops. Glad you had a good birthday lovely :)

    Bella . BELLAETC

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    1. Exactly! We rather shrewdly avoided the high street shops and kept it old school amongst the crumbling old buildings. I love those knick knack shops, so easy to lose all track time inside! Ahh thank you sweetness, definitely my kind of birthday celebration, especially since I'm all old these days!! ; )

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  4. yay!! Happy Birthday.. I hope you had a good one and hope the cake turned out yummy :)

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    1. Ahh thanks Erika!! I had a lovely birthday, it was the best, and the cake… There may have been a wrestling match for the last piece… ; )

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  5. Happy Birthday! It looks like you had a brilliant day :)
    Lucy x

    www.alucyingermany.blogspot.co.uk

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  6. Your blog is so lovely! It looks like you had a beautiful day, I'm glad the sun was out for you!
    Happy birthday month! :P

    Tanya x
    http://tansphotographs.blogspot.co.uk/

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  7. Well Tanya, thanks buddy!! I had the bestest day : ) (month!!)

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  8. Happy Birthday! It looks like you had a wonderful day ♥ The architecture in the UK is so beautiful, love the brick and small shops, dying to visit!

    Diary of a Singer-Songwriter ♥

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    1. Thank you so much : ) And, Hayley, you should definitely visit!! Bring some of your beautiful songwriting to the UK!! : )

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  9. I love Shrewsbury, it's beautiful! x

    underbluelights.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. : ) Such a lovely place. I love this about the UK, these gorgeously quaint towns dotted between the high flying cities and rolling countryside.

      And a great place for a birthday treat!

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