Duvet or Doona?

The weather has crisped and the duvet (doona if your Australian) coat has made it's first outing. I always said that I would never ever wear one of these puffy, parachute material belted coats. But when the cold came its feather down goodness enticed me.
One thing I have overcome since moving here is the fact that I don't care what I look like as long as I'm warm!

Hmmm maybe I can sleep in this duvet, sorry doona coat also??

The duvet coat!

Trying to style it up...

Michelin man chic

polka dots and fur

After a week of amazing sunny and hot weather, London turned cold and when I say cold, I mean cold! Days were a top of 13 degrees. Now, I know that is not cold to someone who has lived in London their whole life, but for an amateur like me that is freezing.

So on Saturday my attention turned to keeping warm and thinking of coats. After having a fabulous morning of breakfast with my man we wondered towards Notting Hill and stumbled across a vintage store. Upon entering I fell in love with a vintage fake fur! After taking quite a bit of time trying it on (yes, my man was getting very annoyed) I finally purchased my coat and felt instantly satisfied.

So, on that Saturday night to keep warm I layered up my fur, teamed it with my polka dots and felt very A/W 2011....
The best 25 quid spent in a while!

I am sure this coat will be making a lot of appearances

Oxford v Cambridge

Today was the annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. The tradition of the race traces back to 1829 and has been held annually since 1856. The first race started due to healthy rivalry between two mates from both universities and has continued ever since.

The boat race brings out thousands of people who sprawl out in surrounding parks, roam the streets along the embankment and drink around the wharfs.

So to get into the spirit we decided to walk to Putney and view the race. To give you a bit of background about the weather this week - yesterday was the first day I didn't wear a coat since I've been in London - today was definitely a day you needed to wear a coat! - so walking to Putney might not have been the best idea but the exercise was a must!

After we got into the swing of it and ignored that it was cold, it was quite enjoyable. We walked from the boat race starting point, Putney bridge all the way to Hammersmith bridge, which is like only a quarter of the race....we tried ok.

When we decided we had walked enough we made the journey back home and decided to watch the race on tv!

Go Oxford!

The starting point - Putney Bridge

Putney wharf

Hammersmith Bridge

how an Aussie keeps warm in London

Ok, so last night was freezing! Icy and cold and just bone chilling freezing. To any Brit this weather is quite nice, but for me I have to work out ways to keep warm. Turning my scarf into a face mask was one.