Hello everyone The charity shop just around the corner from me has reopened, but have I gone in it? No, and I won’t until the number of UK cases and deaths per day go significantly down, as in, far, far further down than our government trumpets at its daily nonsensical
Hello everyone I haven’t bought any clothes these last couple of weeks and, what with the drop in temperatures here in the UK, haven’t worn much other than my two new pairs of jeans with a variety of tops, so I thought that this post might look at what this blog
Hi everyone As most of you know I wore jeans for several years after I retired and then slowly, over time, gathered together a sense of style that wasn’t work orientated (mainly suits) nor w/e relaxation and leisure (a variety of jeans). When I’m out and about I see a
Winter used to be my favourite season, but not so much now, however, I do like cold weather clothes. And as the UK it’s getting just a bit cooler, I’ve begun to get out my winter clothes. I love wearing winter woollies! But before you say I couldn’t wear wool
Hi everyone Someone asked me for more outfits to inspire them, so I thought I’d show you a couple of recent buys, along with a jacket and top that I’ve had for ages. Remember, my ethos is that you don’t have to spend money to have a certain style. On
Invisible Woman wrote about jeans quite recently and the challenge of buying them for herself as she’s quite short and a UK size 12/14. But even so she found some that fitted well and looked good on her. (Her article has some great pics of her trying on various jeans and
We all know how to shop, don’t we, and heaven forefend that I be seen as teaching grandmothers to … you know, but as you walk into a charity shop what do you see – a mix of colours and a mass (or mess) of styles, and you just don’t
For years I hardly possessed one frock. For ten years it was a nurses uniform (of the white starched apron & frilly lace cap variety) and then, later, skirts and jackets for work. And, always, jeans for home/off-duty/casual wear. And for ages (OK, mainly when I was younger!) I even