This post is written to encourage all of you who’ve been thinking about taking up some exercise but are still at that thinking stage – I’ve been there and done that! It’s also written to show you that we’re all human and that often we dither and are unsure about what’s
I’ve had another purge of my wardrobe. I decluttered a great many things before I moved in to this little flat, and not just clothes, but kitchen equipment, books, ornaments and pictures. Why is this item here, I asked? Do I truly want to keep this? In a shiny modern
Hello again Sorry, been very busy with this and that, so there wasn’t a post last week. Well, there wasn’t here, but I did put a post on My Other Blog. The thing is, I hold strong views on Brexit (nope), refugees (we, as in the worldwide community, are not
Had another birthday recently – 72 now. I asked myself how did that happen! Well, it’s just something you cannot escape. The years roll by and there you are – you’re over 70! I do think turning 70 is crunch time. Listen, when I reached my 60s I felt absolutely
Hello everyone Yes, London again! To the Tate Modern and the Picasso exhibition and lunch there with a friend I’ve known for over 50 years! For those of you who haven’t yet visited this is the view from the 5th floor. It’s free to enter, btw, and plenty to see
This blog has always been more than just the charity shop shopping and the clothes I wear. It’s also about women and ageing, and how we can age well and all the positive things we can do to be healthy and (yes, I like this word) comfortable as we age.
Have you read anything by the author Barbara Ehrenreich? I hadn’t, but apparently she’s a radical sceptic and free-thinker and she’s just about to publish a book here in the UK called Natural Causes: Life, Death and the Illusion of Control. And I’m about to do the very worst thing
It’s some time since I called a post ‘Hatwalk’. To those of you who are new to this blog, my Hatwalk posts are written because on the first of the month, Judith Boyd of Style Crone has a sharing session called Hat Attack, which I usually join (here’s the link)
Hello again! I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t live a quiet life in the country. I tried it once. No, it’s not where I like living! More than anything else what bothered me was the getting into a car for everything. I like the proximity of the city
Hello dear friends and thank you so much for your good wishes and thoughts about the anxiety I had (which I think a lot of us suffer from) before travelling. Because, of course, on the actual day I was fine, and I had a great time in London. And where