so apparently i don't need my camera cable to upload photos...

main stage

friendly fires

best headphones going

florence

doves

cup return point : exchange old cups for 20p. we returned enough cups for a pint of cider which we felt pretty good about drinking after having done our bit to tidy the site

pet shop boys

blur

she should be blogging more

but I leant my camera and cable to my lovely friend Duncan who has returned the camera but not the cable. which is frustrating as i'd love to share photos of what i've been up to recently... namely enjoying the sunshine and musical delights at Scotland's biggest festival, T in the Park.

believe it or not the weather was beautiful (it only rained once in the middle of the night) and, as always, there was a great atmosphere the whole weekend as revellers enjoyed performances from over 170 acts including Kings of Leon, Lady GaGa and The Killers.

i promise to post photos just as soon as i can but for now, i thought i'd share with you my personal highlights...

Blur - they were an hour late as Graham Coxon had to be rushed to hospital with food poisoning. but they were well worth the wait and the perfect finish to a wonderful weekend.

Florence - this was the first time i've seen Florence live and she certainly didn't disappoint... headlining the Futures Tent at the same time as The Killers, Florence's voice was beautiful and i couldn't help but love her - especially when she asked the crowd for vodka and proceeded to swig from a fan's bottle of pre-mixed vodka coke!

Hospitality Toilets - clean, quiet and fully flushing, access to hospitality toilets was one little luxury which made all the difference

Pet Shop Boys 'Go West' - so i have to admit, seeing the Pet Shop Boys wasn't particularly high on our agenda, but we popped in just in time for this delightful performance which featured lycra-clad dancers, tetris graphics and enormous cubes being flung around the stage - talk about guilty pleasures.

Falafel & Humous Pitta - from the Healthy T section of the campsite. accompanied by a hot cup of tea, this delicious treat perked us up no end on Sunday morning when we woke up feeling dirty, tired and a little downbeat about the Saturday night showers

leap anywhere

here's just a little snapshot of the leap anywhere launch, which happened last night. leap anywhere is all about having a good time, while doing good.

the event can only be described as the most eccentric house party you can imagine, with outfits ranging from the fabulously extreme (there was one particularly snappy vintage leapord print catsuit on display) to the downright absurd (ladies dressed in lettuce bikinis). i'm so sad i didn't have my camera with me as i would have loved to photograph all of the outfits!

guests were invited to shop in the oxfam shop and be styled by an oxfam stylist (i fell in love with a supersize black bow hat, but was informed by my good friend matthew that it was a little too 'dynasty' for daywear. killjoy). there was also a table tennis tournament (apparently zoe salmon is a dab hand at the fast-paced game), a hot tub and a crepe stand, no less.

live music kept the crowd dancing all night - i left around 11pm but apparently the party went on until 3am with jade jagger, tamsin egerton, louise roe and co. all having an amazing time.

find out more about leap anywhere here... http://www.leapanywhere.com/home/homepage

last night

had lots and lots of fun at the TreeHouse Ambition gig at koko last night, with a performance from the fabulous Ladyhawke, DJ set from Mr Mark Ronson and a guest appearance from one of my favourite writers - Nick Hornby!

Ladyhawke's set was great and had everybody dancing. i especially liked her oversized denim waistcoat which was just the right side of hillbilly.

personal highlight was Ronson's opener - a customised version of Duran Duran's 'Rio' which went a little like this...

his name is ronson and he mixes with both hands

overall we had an amazing evening for a great cause
http://www.treehouse.org.uk/

every park should have it's own llama

this little beauty was grazing in regent's park, where his owner was charging unsuspecting sun-worshippers £2 for a photo. ror that price, he did offer customers a loan of his hat, so i guess it was worth it.

all clubs should have statement walls

for photo opps, of course

music, drinking, sequinned waistcoats, dancing, pinâtas... it seems it all got a little too much for one stylish stag & dagger goer. note that the poor little poppet removed her geek-chic glasses for a time-out amidst all of the commotion at the shoreditch festival organised by vice magazine. at least she kept her brogues on...