4 September 2014

A SLOW WEEKEND AND GOOD FOOD

Looking back at August, it has been a hectic busy month with long hours of solo parenting, punctuated by weekends away, birthday celebrations, work deadlines, train journeys and more. It seems more and more that there is always a list of things to do by the time saturday rolls around and weekends are rarely spent lounging in pyjamas, slowly sipping coffee while browsing books and magazines, pottering and baking, and mainly being cosy at home.

So the weekend before last we decided to go slow. We woke up with books in bed, sipping hot tea and F bouncing into our room, taking our time to get dressed and ready for the day. We wrapped presents and walked over to our friends son's birthday party where we ate cake a plenty and sat on the floor, watching the youngest child practise her walking skills before heading onto lunch in the village.

We were invited  to Zizzi Bristol to try out their new menu, I love the restaurant in Clifton Village with it's huge mirror tiled walls and huge pizza oven. We got stuck into delicious garlic bread and olives, along with a cheeky vino while F busied himself with the important job of colouring in the menu.

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As soon as F's margarita pizza arrived he got to work with the toppings which came in pots, having fun creating a friendly face before tearing off a slice and digging in. I settled for a super chicken salad all the while eyeing up Paul's Rustica Picannte pizza board which was huge and meant I could steal a slice or two. It was a lovely treat being able to take our time, enjoy great food and let F get creative, not to mention his delight at the popping candy covering his Zizzi Bambini Cones, I mean that's what weekends are for right?


A super happy F left with a full tummy and Zizzi balloon from his new best friend – a.k.a the waiter – and we wandered down to the local garden centre so I could pick up some succulents and cactus soil for my beloved Aloe Vera before making our way back home. Sometimes all you need is to stay local and avoid the rush.



As autumn starts to slowly kick in I can see myself making time to de-clutter the flat and create a cosy bolt hole, so whatever adventures I seek, there is always the comfort of home.


We were invited to try Zizzi's as family and the food was wonderful. All words and opinions are my own.  
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15 comments

  1. Oooh Zizzi's never fails in my eyes - we have only ever had delicious food and friendly staff to boot. Sounds like you had a lovely weekend and beautiful photos as always :)

    Laura x

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  2. Love zizzi's and slow weekends :-)

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  3. i've never been to zizzis! but mm, i do want some pizza now ;)

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  4. I love zizzis but don't think I've ever taken Wilf actually, he would love that pudding for sure! x

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  5. It sounds like a perfect weekend of taking your time, good food and good company.

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  6. I love slow weekends and yours sounds perfect. It's not often I get one and now I must try and make some time to relax next weekend.

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  7. I haven't been to a Zizzi in years. Our nearest one is more than a stroll away. I do remember the lovely pizza oven they had in there.

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  8. We loved Zizzi when we were invited, such great service and food x

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  9. We love slow weekends and we make sire that we plan weekends were we have nothing planned!

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  10. Must try our local Zizzis! Lovely photos, especially love the very top one.

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  11. What a lovely weekend! And I absolutely love your pictures!

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  12. What a lovely weekend it sounds like you had - that pizza looks delicious. x

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  13. We are big fans of Zizzi's too...and we don't get enough slow weekends but they're so nice.

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  14. We went to zizzi's for my daughters 21st - it was great

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  15. Never been to Zizzi's but the pizza does look awesome!

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