Hello everyone The weather here is beginning to warm up a little and this week is getting to the heights of 23-25C, that’s 73-77F, which is hot for us here in the UK. So I thought it time to show
Mid-season wear for cool days
Hello everyone Well, yesterday in the south of England it was a cold, cold day, brrr, and it’s May! Hmm! Fortunately I hadn’t put away all my cold weather clothes so I wore leggings plus a mid-length charity shop skirt
I’m warmly wrapped up in my favourite place!
Hi everyone How are you all? Weather good where you are? I read of bloggers across the pond who currently have weather in the 90s! That’s, of course Fahrenheit, which would be 32C in our part of the world. I
Two skirts and another update on the move!

Hi everyone I hope you all had a good Easter. Actually is it me or has it become a tad commercialised these days with all the exhortations to buy Easter eggs and other goodies? Who remembers when the bakeries opened
Two new raincoats and more news of the move!
Hello everyone We continue to unpack and things look a little better. It’s getting there as Mr F often likes to say. And that’s the view from our bedroom window, which is quite a contrast to the urban view we
More about last month’s no-buy effort and a reveal!
Hi everyone How are you all? I hope the events in Europe are not impacting on your mental health too much. I say that from the privilege of not being in Ukraine or any country embroiled in war. I find
The (as usual) late end-of-the-month review. February 2022
Hi everyone I apologise, late again, but life got in the way! More about that in another post, I think. Anyway, what a month! It began with me at the tail end of having a series of viruses (not Covid)
My new skirt!
Hello everyone I hope you’re all keeping well and not too anxious considering the circumstances in the east of Europe. I have written a further post on My Other Blog on the situation, which as you know you access via
This and that and a question – should I get this skirt?

Hi everyone Hope you’re all well and safe and if you’re in the UK I hope you battened down the hatches on Friday, and enjoyed (if that’s the right word) Storm Eunice and the wind from indoors. We had an
The late (as usual) end-of-month review – January 2022
Hi everyone Many apologies I’m late as usual but this time I’ve got a very good excuse as I’ve posted not one but two blogs on My Other Blog and replied to the commenters. The first is all about those
