Maison de Moggy

Last weekend I was lucky enough to visit the Maison de Moggy cat cafe in Stockbridge, Edimburgh. The wonderful staff are all so knowledgeable, happy to help with anything and their love and passion for cats is so clear!

The cakes were yummy and the decor bright and Paris-themed, but the highlight was definitely meeting the stars of the show, the cafe's resident moggies!

So cute that they all have Frenchie names. There's a real mix of characters and ages, but all the cats are super-friendly and love attention.

Pauline was my favourite - she's a young maine coon with a playful, little bit crazy side!

If you're in Edinburgh and you get the chance to visit Maison de Moggy, you definitely should. You have to book in advance though - make sure to visit the website for more details.

Stockbridge in the sun was lovely too - I had lunch at The Stockbridge Tap and wandered round the little market selling crafts and local produce. I had the BEST hot chocolate I've ever tasted!

Cats, sunshine, good food and vintage shops... Can't all my weekends be like this?

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Vegan hot chocolates and lampshades

My weekend began as every weekend should: with too many after work cocktails! We went to one of my favourite bars in Glasgow, Citation.

My Saturday morning was spent recovering, and my afternoon was spent having a fun time in IKEA!

I love love LOVE their new stationery section - I wanted to buy it all!

Pick n Mix and vodka with pink lemonade was how I spent my Saturday night!

OOTD: IKEA chic

Sunday was spent in Edinburgh with friends. This AMAZING vegan hot chocolate tasted incredible

Out-of-this-world cakes at The Caffeine Drip

My favourite Saturday purchase was my new lampshade! What do you think? :)

Rather a good little weekend - I loved the winter sunshine and the fact that the frost is starting to thaw. Is this the beginning of Spring?

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival!

I do love a wee trip to Edinburgh recently! And since this year's Fringe festival has just started, it seemed like a perfect excuse for another wee jaunt through there on Wednesday. Since I've never been to the festival before I was curious to see what would be going on! When we arrived it was a tad rainy, but that is to be expected! We decided to take shelter in Mamma's Pizza in the Grassmarket, since we were also starving!

Cute teapots in a Grassmarket shop window

Chefs hard at work in Mamma's Pizza

We filled up on pizza and sweet potato fries, then ventured outdoors to see what was happening. Just outside the restaurant, there were street artists painting a massive mural, and a street performer who we watched escape from a straitjacket whilst riding a unicycle. This is no mean feat! We headed up the Royal Mile, watching more street performers including an acapella group and a man who was juggling knives inches away from an audience member's head! The rain had started again, so we took shelter in a cute little coffee shop, shared a pot of tea and a gigantic chocolate muffin! 

The cutest cafe on Cockburn St

It was so cosy. We used the opportunity to look at all of the leaflets and flyers we'd been given, and decide where to go next. We opted for Whistle Binkies pub, which was showing free comedy shows all day. We were lucky enough to see a hilarious comic called Andrew O'Neil doing his act "Mindspiders": very weird but if you like random comedy, you'll love it! Kind of like Noel Fielding/Bill Bailey. I thought he was brilliant. You can check out Andrew's website for more of his upcoming gigs.

After our dose of free comedy, we headed down to St Andrew's Square where there's all sorts of cool stuff happening! They have stalls, a stage with live performances, music and bars with deckchairs! They've even created a cute little pond. It was all very summery and lovely. 

St. Andrew's Square

Princes St. Gardens selfie!

By this point in the evening the sun had come out and it was perfect timing! We decided to enjoy a drink sitting outside a bar in Rose Street. We were going to go and watch more comedy but we were both pretty tired and working the next day so we went for the train home. On the way I stopped in at Primark and randomly purchased this gorgeous backpack! I can't wait to wear it on more adventures! :D

I had a great day in Edinburgh and I would recommend anyone to go and check out the Festival while it's on, because there is sooo much happening! I hope I might get a chance to go back and see more shows in the next few weeks.

Lastly, I've been nominated for a Liebster Award by the lovely Nicole over at Coco Made Her Do It! Thank you Nicole! :D Look out for a post on that featuring my nominations.

Goodnight everyone

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