Today was a beautiful sunny autumnal day so we made our way to one of my favourite places in London - the oasis of flowers and foliage that is Columbia Road market. For those that have never been Columbia Road is a beautiful street in East London filled with independent shops and on a Sunday the street is transformed into a flower market - if you get there early afternoon just as everything is closing down you can here the barrow boys shouting 'three bunches for a fiver' and fill your home with some brilliant bargain flowers. Here are just a few of the autumnal blooms we saw today.
There are some great shops on Columbia Road as well. Today I visited one of my favourite fabric shops - beyondfabrics. It sells patchwork and quilting fabrics as well as running workshops. Going in is a little bit like finding treasure for me.
Columbia Road is open late on Wednesday evenings throughout December for late night shopping so I dare say we'll head there for a glass of mulled wine or two. Where are your favourite London markets? Does anyone have any recommendations for craft or fabric shops?
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