One of the things I like to do, now and again, is meet my partner for lunch when he’s working in town. Usually these occasional trysts are just for the two of us. But as it was half term last week, on … Continue reading
Tag Archives: vintage shopping
no sew seaside
Sometimes things don’t quite go as planned. In fact, I would go so far as to say that, in my experience, most of the time things don’t go as planned. I have just returned from a long weekend in Suffolk, staying … Continue reading
all things brighton beautiful
Time really does fly, doesn’t it? On November 19th my partner and I will have been together for twenty-five years. That’s more than half our lives. We are not married. We have never felt the need. November 19th is the anniversary … Continue reading
heat, pants & shifty thrifting
Gosh, it is hot here at the moment. I, being of pale, Northern parentage, am not good in the summer heat. In fact, I have actually fainted from heatstroke on more than one occasion in the past. To prevent the worst … Continue reading
flowers, frocks, fishes & faults
Today saw a bit of a disaster on the technology front. Although I love my laptop, it is getting a bit elderly now and has been misbehaving a bit recently. Today, it and my camera seem to have had a falling out. At any … Continue reading
sucker for a print
It’s funny, the things you notice. For instance, yesterday I noticed that the clothes-buying rules I apply to lad, I no longer apply to myself. Lad has had a growth spurt. He came downstairs dressed for a birthday do at … Continue reading