Are we costing the earth with our love of clothes? Because 235 million items of unwanted items of clothing will, apparently, end up in a UK landfill this Spring (says a study commissioned by Sainsbury’s). Wow! That seems an awful lot. Ever the researcher I wonder how they extrapolated those
Another month, another film night. We showed The Good Lie, and I hesitate to say, starring Reese Witherspoon, as that’ll give you entirely the wrong impression as the film tells the story of four young Sudanese refugees and their life during and just after the Sudanese war (which started in
Here in the UK, it’s Easter Monday and another work-free day added to the Easter weekend, so I thought I’d have some fun! OK, there’s been a wee bit of a controversy lately in the British press with one of our revered actors (David Tennant & a once venerated Dr
Hi everyone And here’s hoping all of you are enjoying a great Easter weekend. Personally, I need the time for a bit of a rest as we went up to London on Wednesday. Wow! Did we make up for not visiting London for six months?! Oh, we did. We
I’ve talked about de-cluttering a lot lately. Most of you know I’ll be moving soon to a small 2-bedroomed flat (or apartment as you might call it). I’ve been really good at sifting through so many things and not just clothes, but vases, plates, cutlery, books, yes, even books! Because,
Hi everyone As you know, I’m moving to a much smaller place and, therefore, de-cluttering and downsizing big-time. I’ve been so good. Loads of clothes, ornaments and kitchen crockery, plus other things, have gone to charity shops to be recycled and loved by someone else. However, some stuff (coughs nervously
Hello again For me, this post is a distraction from events in the UK (not saying anything about it here!) and a follow-up to the post about ‘looks’, and that photo of me looking a bit dishevelled. Yes, that one, where I didn’t wear a hat, wore my scruffy and
This month’s film night was a great success. We showed the documentary, The Salt of the Earth to the largest audience this season. Eighty people turned up to watch what was in effect a portrait of the renowned and visionary Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado. You might wonder whether a documentary
The look. OK, my very good friend Catherine of AtypicaI60 is so honest. On her blog she often shows her face and hair how it is. We see her spots, wrinkles and blotches and hear about the travails and trials of her thinning hair. So, I’m going to attempt to
Gosh, I’ve been feeling a bit stressed. I’ve been sleeping badly and my IBS has returned. It’s the move, which is going a bit wobbly. It could get resolved fairly soon, but at the moment I don’t know where we’ll be living, and we could cancel the whole thing.