Lola's Cupcakes, Summer Blooms and Angel Wings

During a jaunt to Oxford Circus, I stopped by the Topshop flagship store for another helping of the delectable cupcakes from Lola's.

Alongside my usual favourites of Red Velvet, Oreo and Rocky Road, there was a new flavour of the month for July: salted caramel. It was savoury goodness with the flavours perfectly balanced.

As pretty as they looked, these bite-sized confections were polished off in a jiffy.



Despite the chilly weather and incessant rain in London, I'm still enjoying the bright summer flowers on the streets.


Spot the little bumblebee doing his thing.




A verdant street corner outside a restaurant near Covent Garden with leafy arches and gargoyles.




A soaring angel wings sculpture by Wolfgang and Heron at the N1 shopping plaza in Islington near Angel station.

Somewhat undercutting its magnificence is the fact that under it sits an innocuous milkshake stand.