Finally this week, summer arrived and it has been a beautiful week. There is no better soundtrack to the summer days than Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life which has been on repeat in my car this week. It is my ultimate summer album.

With summer comes summer fruits and our fruit bowls have been frequently refilled over the week, as who can pass a bowl of cherries or berries without dipping in? There is something special about the taste of juicy summer fruits, I try to only buy seasonally as the taste of strawberries in winter just isn’t the same.

Another sign of summer were the bees in our garden, I took a few minutes to simply watch them darting in and out of the flowers. Nature is wonderful when you take the time to pause and look.

Its been a monumental week for our daughter, she finished her GCSEs and therefore school and celebrated her 16th birthday. As her birthday fell on a weekday there was little we could do en famille. However, she and a friend spent the day on the beach and I picked her up on my way home from work. We stopped at the fish and chip shop for a chip supper enjoying it and a platter of mini cakes, macarons, chocolate covered strawberries before all settling down to watch the football as England played Denmark. Today, I have taken her shopping to spend her birthday money. It was a very successful trip and she has some lovely clothes for our holiday. I also picked up a couple of things and I am loving my new lemon dress, I think its perfect for our on shore visits around the Mediterranean. The countdown is really on now, my reports are written and I have more time to focus on our holiday.