Le Freak, C'est Chic

Other than What the hell are you wearing? and Looking for business, love? The most common question I get from strangers is You're a psychic, aren't you? Yesterday the medical professional I was consulting asked me, so its not just your average, every day loon on the street befuddled by my black hair, sweeping skirts and bastard massive jewellery.

I'm a total sceptic when it comes to tarot cards, seances & horoscopes and don't hold with any of that malarkey but since childhood I've freaked people out with my weirdness. I'd predict events before they'd happened, known people's names before being introduced and take things round to friends' houses before they'd even asked to borrow them.

Old colleagues at my last job used to look on in amazement when, with a database of over seven thousand patients, I could tell them who was on the other end of the phone before they'd even answered it.

I wish I could use my powers to predict what I need to pack for the two vintage fairs we're doing this weekend. I can almost guarantee someone will ask me for something I haven't thought to pack.

I thought I'd take things easy this week and conserve some energy for a hectic two days of work but on reflection it's been pretty full on - a dinner party and a coffee date, two car boot sales, accountant & medical appointments, the never ending washing & mending pile, blitzing the house in readiness for an imminent photo shoot,

Stripping and painting this mid-century cabinet we bought from last month's jumble for £2 (still not finished, I need to line the back and I've run out of PVA).

And sewing this ruffle-tastic top from the fabulous Flamenco fabric Em gave me last weekend (worn with a curtain couture skirt originally seen HERE, the Frida pendant Tamera made me and a leotard from a jumble sale).

I'm linking to Bella's Shop Secondhand First as everything you see in my room belonged to someone else before me!

If you're in Greater Manchester or Shropshire over the weekend do come and say hello, I'm not really that freaky, honest!

See you soon.