Today was the first time I have seen Mirai-chan in a while because we have both been busy with work, so we decided to have a little picnic to celebrate! There is a tiny park near where we live, it has a gazebo and some beautiful old trees, we set up our picnic blanket (which has teddy bears on it, so cute!) and had our lunch of fresh salad, finger sandwiches and iced chai tea.

The autumn leaves were so pretty to watch, every time the wind blew they would float down in a rain of gold, we tried to capture this effect on camera but it just didn’t show. Nonetheless, after we were pleasantly full we took some cute snapshots around the gardens. In particular there was a tree we both took turns climbing up, it made a comfortable seat too! We picked flowers and blew dandelion heads and just enjoyed the superb weather. I think it is nice to have little impromptu outings when the days are as fine as they are now. Soon it will be raining and cold all the time and we shan’t be able to go outside nearly as much.

I have decided to redecorate my Palace as a winter project. This means I have to stop buying clothes for a little bit and spend my pin money on new furnishings instead, it will be nice though to have some new curtains, a mirror and maybe a dress form. I want to get some framed paintings too, I think walls look very empty without pictures. A Princess’s sanctuary should be as beautiful and comfortable as possible.