Summer BBQ

It has been a busy week this week but thankfully the weekend will start once again in a couple of hours. Yay!

Whilst not doing anything overly touristy or exciting last weekend, it proved to be a truly great couple of days to end a busy and hectic week which was filled with work, gym and runs home to show the flat around to prospective new flatmates.

With some flat viewings taking place over the weekend too, my days away from work were slightly dictated by that but I was determined to have at a relaxing, quiet Friday, at the very least so after a quick session at the gym, I headed to Clapham Junction to meet Richard, following which we headed to Battersea for an evening picnic in the park (given my new found love of Battersea Park). We had the best picnic treats including cheese, a fresh baguette, some Italian meats and even some fruit slices, along with some wine. We managed to pick a quiet spot in the park and enjoyed the fresh, just-warm-enough air, not doing much people watching since it felt like we were the only ones in the park. Once the park got dark and the foxes came out (one having temporarily stolen my shoe, before dropping it to the ground) we headed back to Clapham Junction and not wanting to go home just yet, went to The Plough up the road. The Plough strikes the perfect balance between a pub and bar - the entire place has a rustic feel with comfy sofas but is slightly too nice and proper to be a pub, especially with the rather loud music played by the DJ later in the evening. We grabbed some ciders and just chatted and people watched, before heading back to the flat. It was the perfect evening to start the weekend.

After numerous viewings on Saturday morning, me and Richard made our way to Beckton (that's right, Beckton, East London - not my sort of place at all) to go to the Lithuanian supermarket, Lituanica. Since my mum mentioned it to Richard a couple of weeks ago, he's been insisting on going there to see what it's like (apparently it's his introduction to Lithuania before our trip there in September). There's nothing exciting to say about Lituanica; I managed to buy a couple of foods that I've missed, bought a Tiramisu cake and met mum (and Edita) who took us back to hers, where we spent a lovely late afternoon and evening, eating far too much, having delicious BBQ chicken (Lithuanian style' i.e. marinated for days and with rice) and the perfect amount of alcohol. We spent the whole time in the garden chatting and eating and talking far too much about me as a child.

Sunday brought yet more viewings and the day was mostly spent at the flat, not doing much at all. It was absolute bliss. My perfectly lazy Sunday morning was complete by Richard making pancakes for breakfast (South African style) which were yummy! We even managed to go and play some tennis at Wimbledon Park which was great, considering I haven't done that in a while. After an exceptionally long flat viewing in the evening, there was only time for dinner and an episode of Suits to end the weekend.

Only one thing left to say now and that is, Happy Friday guys!

Muah,

Roo xx