Hmm, just read an article on going beyond Black Friday and caring for your clothes to prevent waste and the excessive buying that is the pattern for the next few weeks. And for those over the pond, did you realise Black Friday wasn’t a thing for us in the UK
Hello again I won’t be posting more than once a week as there is still so much to do in my new abode. However, despite a forecast of heavy rain, we’ve decided to stop the unpacking and sorting today and go out to a film. We need to start behaving
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
Well not exactly, I went up to London to see the exhibition, Fashioning a Reign: 90 years of style from the Queen’s wardrobe. The exhibition ticket gave you access to the Buckingham Palace State Rooms and while I consider these very fine examples of a slightly over-the-top decor that we
I’d make the worst travel writer ever. I always start a holiday saying ‘this time I will keep a diary’ But, as on every holiday I take, I write up all of 3 days then stop, and now the cruise is disappearing into a blur of (lovely) memories. If you’ve
Hi everyone Normal service is resumed (although there will be a post on, you know, on my other blog by the end of the week). Soooo, how was my cruise? Actually it was fabulous, not totally perfect, but hey that’s life. Did you read my last post? Because one excellent
Hello everyone! I’ve been back for a week now, and that’s a week spent mainly doing endless washing and recovering from a migraine after a very delayed flight. I don’t believe in an afterlife but if I did then being stuck in an airport waiting for a delayed flight (happened
Hello everyone And a big thank you to the people who’ve subscribed to my blog since the mention on Tricia Cusden’s blog two Sundays ago. Hi there and welcome! Anyway, from time to time people have commented that they admire me for buying clothes in a charity shop, but can
Greetings to everyone in the hat loving community. Here’s a hat with attitude to join Judith Boyd’s monthly Hat Attack! And while it’s not exactly an Easter bonnet – the colour is near enough to that daffodil yellow that signifies the coming of Spring. I bought the hat in Brighton
Although you might think I’m always buying clothes in reality I haven’t bought anything from a charity shop for weeks now (apart from the sparkly Next skirt in February). But I do admit to a bit of spending spree in January. If you remember I was feeling a bit down