As I’ve mentioned a few times lately, I recently moved into a new place in Bow. I decided to try and take advantage of the good weather we’ve been having as well as the shared garden we have out the back of our flats. I decided to have a few friends over for a BBQ/Housewarming/Gin party. I stocked up on Meat from Turner & George (I got a voucher after their event lately and you can read about that here) and my friend Erica (I’m Being Erica) came round a couple of hours beforehand so she could make some poached chicken and summer rolls (or at least the bits she could do one handed since she broke her pinky and they stuck it in a cast). I also made a pretty good Summer Berry Pie but I got a bit drunk and forgot to photograph it, what you gonna do aye?

It was a great success and good to show off the new place to all my friends. I’m hoping to be able to host a few things here and look forward to getting properly settled in. I’m just about there after a trip to IKEA last week. I just need a few more frames and to get the prints I’ve got up on the walls and I’ll be pretty much there.

Any tips for settling in to somewhere new?