I Want Never Gets: Summer Cocktails
Now that the sun is shining, it’s time for barbecues and cocktails. Now, barbies are straight forward – heat and meat usually does the trick. But cocktails? Cocktails I’m not so good at. I wish I could make a good cocktail.
So here are some important ingredients for making cocktails -
A set of ultra pretty cocktail glasses – I love these sophisticated ones from John Lewis, priced at £50 for a set of four.
A cocktail shaker set, obviously. And this one from Heal’s is pretty swish, and comes with everything you need. Nice price at £36, too.
A cocktail recipe book! 500 Cocktails (available from Amazon) by Wendy Sweetser is fairly comprehensive (I mean…. 500!), and it helps with shaking techniques, and the fundamentals of mixing.
Argh, I want mojitos.
I Want Never Gets: Amber Cube Necklace
Since going out with Ben, I’ve developed a love of amber. He has family in Suffolk, and in Suffolk they have a lot of amber.
Amber is like little chunks of solidified sunshine. Well, that’s not entirely true – amber comes in a lot of different colours, including the familiar Jurassic Park orangey yellow, but also green, gold, red…
The Natural History Museum has had this necklace for sale for quite a while now, and every time I visit their museum shop, I covet it. The little cubes are beautiful, and they different colours show off amber to their full effect. Shame about the £100 price tag, but really, it deserves it -
I Want Never Gets: Magpie Necklace
I love magpies. In fact, I love most corvids – they’re pretty, in a not-so-obvious way. But magpies are best, because, like me, they like shinies.
I took my mum to the Tatty Divine shop at the very end of Brick Lane. She loved it. And why wouldn’t she? Tatty Divine is… Well, divine.
I want this. £57. Arrrrrrgh.
And they do custom-designed name necklaces. I want and Astrid with a star dangling off it. In hot pink. Gimme.
I Want Never Gets: Reebok Monopoly Trainers
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I saw someone wearing the above in a bus this morning.
The question is: where are my monopoly shoes??
I Want Never Gets: Peacock tea cosy
I have a new teapot. So clearly, I need this. I’m sure you all understand.
From the V&A shop, £45
I Want Never Gets: Kissing Bunnies
On Thursday, I met with my friend Vin to go to the Natural History Museum‘s new Sexual Nature exhibition. More about that in a future post.
BUT. In their gift shop, they had some beautiful jewellery relating to the exhibit. Including this gorgeous silver pendant, at £125. Sigh.
TV: Firefly
I’ve got Ben watching Firefly.
Rather than tell you about the show, I’m going to share some merchandise that I waaaant. All from ThinkGeek, so off you go.
I Want Never Gets: Black Fayence Bookcase
I really want some proper bookcases.
Nuff said.
£1250. Whaaa 
I Want Never Gets: Hi-Tec St. Moritz Boots
I’m definitely a boots-girl. They just make your feet feel cosier: especially important in this cold, wet British January limbo.
I have several pairs of boots – some made for walking, some really, really not. But despite my boot collection, I have a straying eye, and always lust after more boots. Like these gorgeous beauties from Very.co.uk:
Practical and pretty – fuzzy loveliness. And only £59! They come in black, too, but this brown and cream combo really plays to my slight outdoorsy tendencies.
But yes. I don’t need any more boots. So I won’t be getting them. Sigh!
