Number 6: See a new West End show

A few weeks ago, I had a lovely weekend away in London.  With plans in place for the Sunday, we were left with a completely free Saturday - bliss.  So, we headed to the Leicester Square ticket office and asked for 5 tickets to something cheap, nearby, that we hadn't seen before.

Which is how we ended up watching "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" at the Savoy Theatre, a beautiful silver glitter-ball of a building.

The show was hilarious - actually laugh out loud funny (not just LOL), with fantastic dance routines and beautiful costumes.  In conclusion, I'm moving to the French Riviera - see you later!

Number 23: Make a dress myself

A little later than expected (I hadn't planned on moving house, or job!), I took on the challenge of making my own dress.  Apart from making fancy dress costumes, I'd never made any clothing for myself.  It's something that I've wanted to do for a long time, but never had the confidence that I'd be able to follow the pattern on my own.  Luckily for me, Lisa Comfort from Sew Over It had just put her first sewalong on her blog so I wasn't by myself at all!

The pattern and blog posts made the steps really easy to follow and, although it isn't perfect, my dress is wearable which I think is an achievement for a first attempt! 

Commandeering the kitchen table... 

And the finished article...

Number 94: Go punting

Last Friday I spent a wonderful evening punting on the river (so Cambridge!) for my friend's birthday.  This was no ordinary punting though - this was a bat safari!

From here...

I've actually not yet experienced "normal" punting - the only other time I've been we went on a punting ghost tour (where I discovered that my Dad has an unhealthy knowledge of hanging techniques...)!  Both tours have been with Scudamores who I can't recommend enough, as both tours were fantastic!  If you fancy something a little out of the ordinary, you should definitely try them out.

Back to the bat punting though... I wasn't expecting that we'd see any actual real life bats, but I was proved completely wrong.  Armed with detectors, some information sheets about the various bats we might spot and a very informative volunteer guide from the Wildlife Trust, we managed to spot some Pipistrelles and some Daubentons (which feed by swooping down to catch insects from the surface of the water).  They were completely captivating to watch and tracking and spotting them pretty exciting (so much so that I didn't take any photos...).

So that's punting more than ticked off!