{Officially Autumn now which means wellies and snuggly tartan scarves are back!}

Hello to the weekend. We've been down in Cornwall this week {I was on a press trip for So You're Getting Married} and got back yesterday so Friday has come around super fast. I'll be blogging about the trip over the next couple of weeks on both SYGM and here. How has your week been? Ours was all boats and beaches at the start of the week, I do love Cornwall. But since we've been back, it's nice to get into Autumn again. Cornwall doesn't really 'do' seasons. This weather is gorgeous though and looks like it's going on for the next week! Happy autumn sunny, sunny days. Hope you have a good weekend, I'll be back blogging properly on here very soon {these past few weeks with going away a lot take their toll on my spare time}. In the mean time, this weekend I have eight of my best friends coming over for a dinner party tomorrow night. We take it in turns to host. So I'm busy getting sorted for that {just making two biggg lasagnes, one meat, one veggie with a green salad and then some yummy puds. Sticky toffee and planning to use these pears for a chocolate pudding.} and also it's our Nephew's 4th Birthday and there's a family gathering on my side of the family. Busy busy but hopefully we'll get some chill out time too, if it's cold enough we might even light our first fire of the year. Catch up again soon, R <3 xx

{September's pickings. Apples and pears for baking with}

{We were lucky with the weather in Cornwall and bought the sunshine home with us}

{Blue skies and pretty anemones}

{Sunny St Ives, my favourite place in Cornwall}

{Using the dining room for the first time in months after BBQ season}

{Autumn leaves. The colours are a changin!}

{Autumnal garden blooms}

Hello Friday! How has your week been? For me it has flown by, back home and trying to get caught up with everything {emails, blog posts, meetings in London, cleaning, washing, gardening, seeing family/friends, pilates, running, spinning, allotment picking} before we go away again on Monday! This time it's a work trip to Cornwall which I'm looking forward to, can't beat the Cornish seaside, but it's exhausting trying to unpack and repack so much {talking of which, I posted my packing guide on SYGM earlier in the week}. Of course I don't expect any sympathy and I feel very grateful for all these exciting trips.

On another note, Autumn feels like it's well and truly set in this week, the changing leaves, the light, the chilly dark nights and the garden is transitioning. I thought I would be sad that summer's over but I'm loving wearing knitwear again and putting wellies on for walks with the pup! I always say how I love the weather up until Christmas, after that I hate the cold and get sick of my jumpers. Planning to blog some of my favourite purchases for Autumn soon. I'm also over on Rock my Style this afternoon talking about planting bulbs ready for the Spring.

What do you have planned this weekend? I'm off out to our favourite pub with some girls this evening before a lazy-ish day tomorrow {with a reformer pilates class thrown in for good measure, I'm addicted} and then dinner in Berkhamsted on Sunday before my brother goes back to uni next week, sobs! Have a lovely weekend, back blogging after our Cornish trip!

R <3 xx
My favourite photos from this week after the jump...

One of the things that I get asked a lot on Instagram is how to dry hydrangeas. I love the colours as they start to dry at this time of year, deep dusky pinks as their petals lose their moisture and turn all papery. If you dry them successfully, they can last for years and make an everlasting floral display.