Hot Stuff....

So, People magazine have named Ryan Reynolds as their Sexiest Man Alive 2010.....clearly my votes for Jon Hamm and the lovely Patrick went astray....altho Mr Reynolds is clearly not too shabby himself....

....and in the same week Mrs Ryan Reynolds, the gorgeous Scarlett Johansson, was named by GQ as their Babe of the Year....

....something tells me though that the news would probably have been greeted with a smile and a shrug in the Reynolds household and then it would have been business as usual....I do like this couple.

Friday Fabulousness - Around the Blogosphere....

....from Vila , Denmark via the beautiful Haute Design

via my guest-post over at She's Getting Married ....

....found this week on FGR....

via Beach Vintage (for details of how to make this gorgeous creation too!)

Amanda Wakeley via Splenderosa 

via Miss Sew and So

I'm a pretty traditional girl who had a pretty traditional wedding but I just love this invitation - and the story it tells....

via the fabulous Lou, Boos and Shoes

....my cousin got married last year and the wedding took place outdoors, it was beautiful....this wedding is just lovely....

via 100layercake

Scarlett Johansson for Mango via Fashion Foie Gras

via Everyday Adventures of a Curious Gal

....Olivia P, radiant as ever....via The Vogue Diaries

via The Remedi -

this beautiful Shipla necklace is going to be one of my giveaways next week....

Halle Berry looking fabulous at an event in LA this week....

....from Marie Claire US via Fashion Gone Rogue ....

....Autumn Chic via Dress Design Decor

....Bronte Beach via Space For Inspiration ....

.....taken from the most beautiful photo shoot from Elle Italia....see it here at Dustjacket Attic....

via French Blue

It's been a lovely week in spite of lots of rain and the return of coughs and colds :)

We have 10 days school hols here and, amongst other things have....

been to the movies ("Despicable Me" - 7/10)

spent the day with my oldest friends and our 8 children 

went to a Halloween party and ate a lot of orange food

had our favourite uncle over to stay and shrieked a lot (their uncle/my brother!)

made our most successful banana cake ever (we are easily pleased!)

bought new shoes

bought new books & discovered "Swallows and Amazons" by Arthur Ransome

(it is a lovely thing when your child reads and loves something that you loved as a child too)

finally got a Buzz Lightyear costume

brushed up on our French for our trip to Paris this week-end!!!!

Yes, I am off to Paris again!

This time with my husband and our children, leaving London on the early Eurostar train on Saturday morning and arriving back late Monday night....very exciting!!

The journey door-to-door takes a little under 4 hours which is quite amazing - my son cannot wait to get on the high-speed train and go in the tunnel under the English Channel.

My husband is looking forward to the restaurants.

And my daughter is looking forward to the Eiffel Tower, seeing the pretty shops, her morning pain au raisin and a trip to Laduree. Or is that me?! She is her mother's daughter that's for sure :)

Next week it is Giveaway Week and I will have a wonderful giveaway for one lucky follower each day!!

Happy Week-end!!

Happy Halloween!!

Face of the Day : Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson by Peter Lindbergh

Vogue China

Friday Fabulousness

via Hey Gorgeous

Emporio Armani Spring 2011 campaign, photographed by Mario Sorrenti

Scarlett Johansson for Moet & Chandon

Just the week-end that I need....a comfy chair, a good book, a stack of magazines...and maybe a "do not disturb" sign :)

I wish you a very happy week-end!!

PS Saw a very good film this week....."Barney's Version"...starring Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver and Rosamund Pike....funny and moving, my ideal movie.

Update!!!!

The winner of the Shopbop.com $100 shopping voucher is Melanie.

Congratulations - please email me via my blog :)