Did you know that the West Midlands, where we live, was the inspiration for Middle Earth? Tolkien grew up locally, and many of his characters and locations were inspired by local people and places &#...
On Saturday we went for another morning hike, and this time I took carrier bags with me for foraging fun. I brought back a couple of bags of ingredients, one bag full of apple mint found on the verge...
One of the nicest things about living in the countryside is the fact that so many people say hello to you as you pass. Like Walton-on-the-Hill, where I grew up, people here have a village mentality a...
Ahh, the 1990s – my teenage years! At work yesterday I updated my Apple ID security questions, and a flashback to my first ever gig – Shed Seven – sent me hurtling down a black hole...
The latter part of mine looked like this: Forget-me-nots – one corner of our meadow is a cloud of blue just now… Vintage 70s dress (+belt, worn as hairband) & parasol: via ebay; vinta...
Mine started on Friday looking like this: Dress: gift from Kelsey; cardi: charity shop; head scarf: ebay; hold-ups; Charnos; boots: Dotty P’s My brother Ben came over for dinner on Friday night...
Dress: ASOS; cardigan: charity shop; belt: Peacocks; hold-ups: Charnos; shoes: Primark Last Monday I took a trip to the beautiful Bournville to run a table at the Rowheath Pavillion Bank Holiday Mark...
Dress, shoes and velvet jacket: via ebay; hold-ups: Charnos; petticoat: handmade; fun fur stole: Primark; brooch: antique shop in Edinburgh On Saturday we followed a top tip from Princess Pru and hit...
I know. I’m terrible. I’ve no excuse. Just apologies… So, here’s what I wore two Wednesdays back for work: I can’t actually recall anything about that particular week, s...
Dress: Lady V London; cardi: Next via charity shop; alpaca wool hose: Ludlow Medieval Market; wellies: ancient! When I spotted Gemma in a Lady V London dress over on Big Girls Browse I was immediatel...
It was really cold, wet and windy last Wednesday: So I wore ankle boots and beret to keep my feet and head dry… And a non-flippy skirt to insure against accidental flashing! Dress: M&S via ...
Jumper (Lands End) & wellies (Dunlop) via charity shop; shirt (Wrangler) & welly socks (totes) via Dapper’s wardrobe; jeans: Dorothy Perkins On Sunday we had a big spring clean, cleared...
I’ve genuinely not been up to much over the last couple of weeks, hence the lack of posting. We spent the last weekend of our holidays visting friends in the Welsh Marches, complete with a walk...
Dress: M&S via charity shop; cardi: Dorothy Perkins; hold-ups: Charnos; headband: Claire’s Accesories; belt: charity shop; shoes: M&S This last week has mostly been about entertaining f...
Dress: Dorothy Perkins; cardi, belt & tights: Topshop; cami & shoes: M&S Last Thursday – a week ago today – we decided to celebrate being on holiday by visiting a National Tru...
Dress: ASOS; belt: Peacocks; cardi: Matalan; opaques: Charnos; shoes: M&S This post title is a comment on the application of black opaque hold-ups and a black cardi to a previously bare-legged ou...
…I always hit the inevitable stumbling block caused by a positive plethora of pretty dresses. Years of practice have left me with an arsenal of shootdowns at my disposal: it’s too short, ...
Mine looked like this: Dress & belt: vintage via ebay; shoes: M&S; hold-ups: Primark; shrug: George @ Asda Saturday night Scottish Country Dance Social: Sunday “strolling”… ...
Dress: Primark via charity shop; cardi: Monsoon; shoes: M&S; belt: ASOS I missed an entire What I Wore Wednesday last week, I was so busy! But this photo clearly shows two things: that it is spri...
It’s Spring. At last. Which means… PRETTY DRESSES!! (You may notice that almost all of these dresses hit below the knee. This is beacuse I deliberately chose the “midi dress” ...
Sunglasses: vintage via charity shop; top: Dotty P’s; belt: Topshop; skirt & shoes: Primark Last weekend I went to see my friend Elena in Cheshire. Since my speedy escape out of the North E...
Skirt & blouse: charity shop; cardi: Dorothy Perkins; shoes: M&S Sorry folks, another quiet week. I have got so much going on at work that my head is spinning, my to-do list is in a constant ...
At the Vintage and Handmade fair last week I was amazed to find that my sock toys once again sold out. This has inspired me to concentrate on making Toesles for the next fair, and I duly went shoppin...
Dress: vintage Laura Ashley via eBay; cardi: George at Asda; belt: from a skirt, gifted; shoes: M&S; tights: Primark In a fit of what can only be considered unprecedented optimism, I decided it m...
What I wore for the vintage and handmade fair on Sunday. Dress: ASOS sale; shoes: Topshop; petticoat: RSC costume sale, altered by me. I don’t often buy from ASOS, as I can never be certain of ...
Mine looked like this: Dress: vintage via ebay; shoes & belt: Topshop; cardi: George Friday night, and Dapper rushed home early so that we could nip into Knowle to do the weekly food shop. It was...
Dress, belt and boots: Dorothy Perkins sale items; tights: M&S; cardi: George at Asda; gold dove necklace: a confirmation gift. Another of those days when slobby sweaters and jeggings just wouldn...
Dress: Oasis; skirt: Reiss; cardigan: Matalan; tights: no idea! Shoes: M&S. I used to wear this outfit a lot but haven’t considered it since I put on my happy fat – largely as the bia...
Over the weekend I was, as indicated yesterday, at home. On Saturday morning, Ben and I took the opportunity to have a wee adventure in Cannock Chase’s Sherbrook Valley, soaking up the early Sp...
I’ve fallen off the blog wagon again, hey? I’ve just had rather a hectic week or so, and not much that would actually interest you… This weekend, for example, I went home because my...
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