Supersonic Rocket Ship - A Trip To Bath and The Herschel Museum

A little while ago Lord Dicely and I took a day trip to Bath, somewhere which had been on my list to visit for a very long time. There were plenty of things which I wanted to see including the Roman Baths and Fashion Museum, but the astronomy nerd in my could not wait to see The Herschel Museum.

This was my best "watching the skies" face. 

The Herschel Museum of Astronomy is a wonderful historical capsule set in the Georgian house lived in by William and Caroline Herschel. William discovered Uranus whilst living in the Bath home, whilst his sister Caroline dedicated her life to "hunting" comets. We were lucky enough to catch a mini-exhibition on Caroline's life whilst there which had lots of great snippets including this panel from Wonder Woman's "Wonder Women of History",

My favourite part of the visit was sitting in the Herschel garden where they had spent their nights charting the skies using William's home made telescope. The garden and home was both incredibly ordinary, and it really made you feel that you could do anything you put your mind to if you're worked at it hard enough. I came away feeling so inspired.

Dress: ASOS Curve

Shrug: George

Shoes: H&M

Roses: Pearls & Swine

Ring: Tatty Devine

As we had the whole day to enjoy, we also managed to squeeze in a visit to the Roman Baths and the Fashion Museum.

The Baths were fascinating to walk around, and with the humidity being high that day, you could get a real sense for what a visit there would have been like when they were in use. They had a few people in costume blending into the background, and a brilliant exhibition which explained the history behind the baths in a captivating way.

One of the other must-see attractions on my Bath list was their Fashion Museum. Famed for it's spectacular collection of period costumes, it was very much the smaller sister to London's V&A. We were lucky enough to see a temporary exhibit about war time clothing which really allowed you to get close enough to see the detailing.

After falling in love with the city a million times over, we travelled back to Lambourn armed with Bath buns from Sally Lunn's, and already cannot wait to go back and visit again!

Until next time,

Diana xx

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Smooth Operator - King of Skin by Lush Cosmetics.

When someone tells me "Oh my god, you have to try this product, it will change your life!" I tend to nod politely and forget all about it. However a few months ago, someone at Lush said that very thing to me and I walked off with King of Skin in my bag and a slightly dubious look upon my face. Turns out the Lush employee was correct - this product was a complete game changer for me!

Down By The Water

On a dull, rainy day in London where we waved goodbye to the last rays of Summer, I took a drive with one of my favourite people to work on a series of images which will become the "Behind Room 8" series. Luna DeLovely is one of my favourite people in the world, as well as being a fun person to shoot with. Whilst the series is very much a work in progress, here's a sneak peak of what we were getting up to.

You can see some of the behind the scenes images from my previous post here.

Until next time,

Diana x