summer — Blog — Gwennan Rees

An ode to the end of summer.

August bank holiday - the start of the end of summer if I ever saw one.

British weather means it’s normally pouring, kids are picking out their pencil cases for school next week and you can practically feel the chill of autumn in the air.

And then, then August bank holiday 2019 came along, the rain that has plagued us throughout the month broke and the sun blazed through. And oh man what an end to summer it has been.

A Love Letter To Summer.

For those of you readers who aren't from round these parts, the United Kingdom is, amongst other things (world cup fever, government falling apart etc, Brexit etc)....a heatwave. It's been going on a solid 3/4 weeks. Longer if you take it back to the beginning of June and ignore the sporadic rain we had after that. I don't know at what point we stop calling it a heatwave and start considering this might just be our summer but I for one am living for it.

A Sunny Bank Holiday Weekend In Wales.

Last weekend marked 8 years since me and Joss got together and we always try and mark it with something fun. Being skint, working hard and not having the time for a fortnight's holiday in the sun we booked a last minute hotel room in a Premier Inn on the outskirts of Llanelli and headed West for a few days.

#ourtwentysomethingsummer Results | 2017

Summer is officially over - I have already worn my fluffy coat that makes me look like a sheep and I have used the tumble drier on my laundry not once, but twice. That means my friends that my Summer Instagram challenge is definitely done so I thought today I'd share my results.

What To Wear For A Summer Wedding If You Hate Dresses & Skirts.

Ah it's wedding season again. It's that time of the year where your relatives and friends are all tying the knot and suddenly you find yourself at a different wedding every weekend of the Summer. Whether you're invited to the ceremony or just the evening do, chances are you've found yourself needing a new outfit.

A Summer Photo Challenge

This Summer I've devised less of a photo challenge more of a photo bucket list. It's a checklist of photo prompts to use this Summer, to print out and tick off when it's complete and a lil project we can all take part in.