It’s two years now since I had my hair dyed. It was October 2016 when I last had my roots coloured, and I look at past photos (here’s one taken a few years ago) and I think, gosh, that was a bit yellow and artificial. Not that I thought that at
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
This is all about the weather we’ve had in the UK, which apparently is going to change for the better the latter part of this week and the next, which is why I’m posting this now as the clothes here will seem all wrong if posted next week. Gosh, to
Hello again I thought I’d have some fun and answer some questions that are going round the blogosphere (started with the Blended Blog, I believe). Look, I read this stuff so you don’t have to! But rather like another blogger (Anna from Mutton Style and I) I quite enjoyed thinking
This is just a quick last post for the year 2017, and quite a visual one at that with a look at my favourite outfits and bargains, which include: The hat of the year It’s a ridiculously over-the-top hat, but I cannot get rid of it, so it’s a keeper
Hello again Gosh what a shock. Got home Friday evening after a very normal on-time flight (Toulouse to Gatwick) but I’m just not a good traveller. I know it’s a short flight as opposed to trans-atlantic flights but, although I don’t dislike flying I don’t like it either. And feeling
People are beginning to visit our new abode and (with some of them) there’s a hint of surprise in their voices when they say, ‘oh, it’s really nice’. And one visitor, who was really negative about the whole idea of us moving into a ‘retirement’ flat, said, ‘it’s not what
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
Hi everyone I need your help. I’m meeting a journalist quite soon who will interview me for a book about older women and the wisdom they’ve gained, possibly called ‘Older and Wiser’ (the title could change, of course, as it’s early days). Now this is very exciting and I’m humbled
Hi everyone and here’s my take on this grey hair business. Just recently there’s been a fair amount in the media about the glories of going or being grey. It’s always coming up: for instance, on Sunday the veteran journalist Katherine Whitehorn in The Observor wrote about being rung up and