Keeping it casual

As my daughter is home I took an afternoon off yesterday and we went out for a walk in the sunshine. We visited the Abbey Garden (for full details see here) where Sasha did the honours and took some snaps for the blog. I'm keeping it casual wearing jeans for a change which I thought might make a good feature as I'm always in work clothes that veer more towards the smart than casual.












We spent a couple of hours wandering through the acres of garden, admiring all of the beautiful flowers in bloom accompanied by the constant buzzing of honey bees. This beautiful patch of paradise is only a 20 minute walk from home, yet I am guilty of hardly every making time to visit it (last time was I was here was in January). As we strolled along the paths Sasha and I talked about how this is a real photographers dream, and I agreed that I really need to make more of an effort to pop up for a blog shoot regularly. There are so many wonderful little colourful corners here, I'm sure I could come once a week for an entire year without even repeating the location. Let's see if I can get here once a month just to start eh? My challenge is to juggle working full time with my hobbies of sea swimming, yoga and book club and that's before I even take into account all of the domestic chores that beckon every day besides my passion of fashion blogging. As I say, let's see if I can manage to get here once a month then!

Today's outfit comprises of a cardigan by Tu and jeans by New Look. Shoes are Vans, belt has no brand, but was from TK Maxx. Necklace is old, rings are from a charity shop, sunglasses are by Quay Australia and my beautiful watch is by Michael Kors.  

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Anna x

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  1. Anna in jeans! How wonderful! I hadn't actually owned jeans in a few years until I got my high-waisted jeans last year. It felt so weird.

    You look lovely, and what a gorgeous setting! And you only live 20 minutes away? Once a month, definitely!

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    1. Yes, me in jeans, Sheila, very casual indeed hahaha! This garden is right on my doorstep and yet I've overlooked the photograhpic potential of it for almost an entire year. I need to put that right x
      Anna

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  2. I adore orange and blue together.

    How lucky you are to have a garden like this so close.

    bisous
    Suzanne

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    1. Orange and blue just sing don't they? And yes, I'm so lucky and just need to make a bit more effort to get there!
      Anna x

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  3. So funny! My daughter is also my photographer and we went to a university garden last week for photos and said the same thing! Why don't we photograph everytime here? We'll never run out of places! We can be 1/2 way round the world and still having the same conversations! Sasha did a great job with interesting perspectives.

    Julia
    www.whenthegirlsrule.com

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    1. Julia that is indeed really funny! It's great to have a daughter's input and I did love all of her suggestions. Am slightly worried though - does that mean none of us are having anything original to say? Hahaha x
      Anna

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  4. I love this casual look...especially the shoes and the belt! The shots are so pretty and what a great place to do your photos. I'm like you though, even though there are a number of spots pretty close by to take photos I'm often too lazy to do it...lol!
    Debbie
    www.fashionfairydust.com

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    1. Thanks for the comments Debbie. I like to say too busy rather than too lazy. Maybe school vacation will give you a bit more time and inspiration? Have a great week!
      Anna x

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  5. I love your photo's for this post.
    A great job!
    As for blue and orange....well you know how I feel about that combinations... and jeans too, good stuff.
    XXX
    Samantha
    FakeFabulous.com
    P.S. Those vans are fab!

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    1. Thanks! Wearing blue jeans with a pop of orange made a lovely change Samantha. And it was great to get my Vans out too. Catch up soon x
      Anna

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  6. You look great in jeans Anna and I love your accessories with this outfit. What a fab cardigan from Tu - they do do some really nice things sometimes.

    Have a lovely week

    Veronica
    vronni60s.blogspot.com

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    1. So kind of you Veronica. The cardi was in the sale too, so was a great bargain at £5. Have a great week too x
      Anna

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  7. It's nice to have variety Anna!! I love this look (especially the shoes)!
    As for domestic chores---what are those? Ha ha...I keep thinking if I just ignore them, all the dirt & grime will go away!
    jodie
    www.jtouchofstyle.com

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    1. Yes, it's good to keep mixing things up isn't it? I know you guys are very healthy that way always coming up with novel ideas and styles. I have a friend who employs a cleaner - now that sounds like a bit of luxury to me!
      Anna x

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  8. I adore that cardie- it is so cool!!! Yay, it's a lovely backdrop! Do you live on this island?
    By the way, I will be on the Isles on 12th August, we are due to arrive at 8am and leave at 6pm.x

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    1. Thanks Kezzie. Yes, this is the island where I live and these are the gardens I expect you'll be visiting. I've made a note on the calendar so that I can take the day off to meet up with you - very exciting to have our very own bloggers meetup here on the islands!
      Anna x

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