/ Georgina Does

Terrarium masterclass at The Botanical Boys

Monday, 24 October 2022

I like to keep my Sundays for wholesome activities. Usually it'll be a gym day, or a roast but the past couple of weeks have been filled with fun new activities.

My most recent Sunday involved a rainy train ride to King's Cross to do a terrarium workshop with the Botanical Boys and I just had to mention it, what an awesome way to spend the morning.

Initially, I thought I'd walked into some kind of dinner party set up. The very aesthetic shop had a big table in the back, complete with placemats, a couple bottles of prosecco and a center piece of dishes filled with different things.

Upon closer inspections, I realised these bowls were filled with soil, stones and sopping wet moss which was surprisingly reassuring.

We took our seats and with help from Michael, we built our terrariums from the bottom up whilst he told us some very interesting bits and pieces about how terrariums came about and how they changed the way the world grew tea.

After a messy couple of hours, they were complete - with an extra plant I'd won from the pop quiz and a plastic dinosaur that now lives there.

Extremely enjoyable from start to finish and the whole time flew by so I'd recommend it to anyone interested!

Afterwards, we packed up our creations and headed out for a late lunch - there are so many places to eat and drink nearby. We settled down in German gymnasium and ended up spending another few hours there after lunch, waiting out the storm upstairs with a few cocktails. A very satisfying day.

Wednesday, 7 September 2022

My birthday celebrations lasted almost the whole month this year and I had the best time ever.

Birthday week, however, was absolutely jam packed. In between family, work and other bits and pieces I had three big days out with the girls.

The first came on the weekend before the big day. We started at Neverland, which is nicknamed 'Fulham Beach' making it the perfect location for a 33° day in London.

There was lots of prosecco and sparklers - the girls even bought me a cake which was very cute. My little unicorn just about survived the heat and made it out to the table with his horn still in tact.

After a few hours on the north side of the river, we crossed Wandsworth bridge to SW London's favourite pub - The Ship - for tequila and sunsets.

I always leave early and go looking for food so the night ended for me at Mcdonalds whilst the rest of them continued to some other bars in Balham.

Our next big outing was my actual birthday - the 18th and also the day that the new Simmons in Clapham launched. And if you know anything about the Simmons takeover currently happening in London, then you know that their launch nights involve two hours of free alcohol.

Since a couple of us finish work pretty early, we headed straight there and ended up being right at the start of the queue. After making friends and eating doughnuts, we were the first in an stayed to watch it fill out. After that, we hopped around Clapham between Venn Street Records, just across the road and then some free birthday cocktails at the London cocktail club. We finished up back in Simmons because the music was just too good!

and in case you were wondering, this time it was KFC. A birthday treat if you will.

Birthday week ended at Gunnersbury Park a few days later. Electric City was my first festival and I had an awesome time. EDM, wine and glitter in the sun with my friends? sign me up! Not a bad way to spend my first Sunday as a 29 year old.

Did I leave early? Absolutely - with a plate of special fried rice no less!

Thursday, 21 July 2022

In an attempt to get out of London for the day, the girls and I jumped on a train headed to Cambridge.

It was extremely hot so we didn't manage a whole lot but it was such a fun day, I wanted to share the photos.

We hired a student to punt us around for an hour and share all his Cambridge knowledge. We quite liked little Henry by the time it'd finished, he was very entertaining!

After that, we grabbed some take away drinks and found a shady spot by the river to drink them.

There was just enough time for a little bit of shopping and rather a large ice cream before the heat got the better of us and we decided it was time to head home!

A wonderfully wholesome day.

Wednesday, 6 July 2022

In June, I went on a very last minute trip to somewhere completely new - Lagos (In Portugal, not Nigeria!)

With not a clue what to expect I can now confirm there's a cute little old town, lots of great beaches and some v good restaurants.

As per usual when it comes to travel, I ate and drank rather a lot. I planned my days around it in fact - beaches, walks and pool time slotted in between food and cocktails very few hours!

Here were my favourite stops.

Campimar Beach Restaurant

This place was just a little beach side restaurant but was probably my favourite in terms of food and drink - plus its always nice to walk, off of the beach straight into a restaurant still in your bikini.

We went for lunch and I had the sea bass. I love a whole fish when I'm in holiday so I ate quite a lot of sea bass on this trip but this was my favourite one. Super fresh and prepared particularly well - it had the most delicious, crunchy skin.

They also had a great selection of frozen cocktails which we bought multiple of and took down to the beach!

ORTA by Casa Mae

We headed here on the first night, practically as we got off the plane. In hindsight, we shouldn't have rushed straight there because we were exhausted and couldn't enjoy it to its full potential because it was very nice. Located in the hotel, the set up and atmosphere here is really lovely, somewhere a little bit more romantic and dressed up.

In a sleepy haze, I started with the ceviche and avocado puree, followed by an octopus dish. Both very well presented and both delicious!

The Garden

The Garden is really quite unique and very unexpected, I was caught totally off guard as we arrived. Its located on a normal road, right in the centre of town, and then all of a sudden, you turn a corner and see a little garden entrance.

The restaurant is an amazing South African braai style, open air dining venue. Perfect for the warm evenings in The Algarve.

I went for the mixed plate because I wanted to try as much as possible. This included their 'customer favourite ribs,' - very good - as well as a sausage and some pork. The plate came with coleslaw, new potatoes and a drink. All for €12 .

Highly recommend ordering dessert if you visit as well, the banoffee was unexpectedly awesome!

Bahia Beach Bar & Restaurant

This was our last meal before heading to the airport and what an enjoyable one it was. Lunch was another round of sea bass, paired for a fair few cocktails (Hugos - one of my favourites) and a homemade chocolate mousse for dessert.

It was kind of hidden away for everything, not just somewhere you'd wander past by accident so a very cool vibe.

Restaurante Rei das Praias

This was another beach front restaurant but on another beach, this one was much more upmarket.

Table clothes set the scene whilst lots of white wood and rustic rope kept the vibe, beachy.

A little more expensive that the rest but that came through in the quality of the food - which was great. Of course I went sea bass again here, we both did this time! Filleted and served with chips and a glass of wine and a view.

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Last week, Havaiana's put on the party of the summer.

It was one of the hottest, and longest days of the year so the perfect evening to head to The nest at The Treehouse Hotel - am awesome rooftop bar - for some panoramic views of London and cocktails in the sun!

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