Hello The UK has just got through another bout of hot weather and while temperatures were not as hot as last time it was longer – four days of temperatures in the low 30s (high 80s). We are so not
A serious issue and another dress!
A trip to an art gallery
Last Wednesday we went to Dulwich (on the outskirts of London) to the Dulwich Picture Gallery to see, Reframed: The Woman in the Window, which was so interesting and highly original as it aimed to be a window itself, reflecting
The heat is on – stay cool everyone!
Throughout today and tomorrow the UK is experiencing some really hot weather. Some areas will experience over 40C(104F) and that, people, is hot for this little island. Luckily, down south it’s forecast to be around 34C(93.2F). Still hot but not
Another dress for warm weather plus a look at a lovely small garden
Hi everyone and hello again! It continues to be really warm in the UK (for a change) and I have worn several different summer outfits including this dress. My garden area looks a little washed out and is not as
It’s warming up – out come my dresses!
Hi everyone First of all, apologies for the absence of a blog last week. First of all, my summer cold lingered, it’s over now and thank goodness for that. But I wasn’t idle, because what a week we’ve had, oh
I’m house-sitting again!
Hello everyone I’m back house-sitting again in Lewes and have been there for a week now, and how nice it is to do a bit of gardening in that wild garden of my daughter’s and get that sense of satisfaction
My first visit to an exhibition!
Oh wow! This was our first visit to an exhibition since November 2019. I’ve felt so starved of my cultural hits, which I just took for granted, you know, that visiting museums, art galleries and exhibitions was my way of
Two dresses for the beach and a top that came free with a coffee pot!
Hi everyone Apologies for not writing a Frugalfashionshopper post for some time. Life got in the way! I went to see my aunt in Oxfordshire and stayed a couple of nights with my daughter in Lewes again, but I haven’t
Distractions, brain fog and ways to be positive
Hello again If you thought that the last post I put up was a little thin, apologies, I have been quite distracted these past few weeks. First of all, I took a couple of weeks to write a 3000+ word
Suddenly it’s Summer!
Hello everyone It’s almost mid-May and up to a few days ago I was still wearing socks and long-sleeved winter woolies and sleeping under a winter duvet. Last week we had frosts in the morning – it’s been so unseasonably