A year ago I did a post called “My High Street is closing down” where I detailed how quite a few shops on my local High Street had closed..Now with the recent news of Toys ‘R’ Us and Maplin going into administration the question is still very relevant. Over the year a small number of Read More
I can tell you I’m so over this snow situation, that it’s becoming tedious. Being trapped indoors and not able to travel or walk anywhere without great difficulty…and…why oh why? Didn’t I buy those snowshoe grips I saw in the Charity Shop the other day? The ones I comfortably thought “I’ll never use those” and Read More
It’s clunky, chunky and may be a bit ‘funky’ it’s Junky Jewellery! And…there is no end of this stuff in the Charity Shops. So you’re in for a treat if you’re looking for junky jewellery as there’s piles and piles of it..in fact it might be more accurate to describe that there is mountains of Read More
It’s that tacky time of year again…red roses, chocolates and ‘disturbing’ teddies all in aid of Valentine’s Day. When no one it seems can give a fig who or what that was anymore and singletons the nation over feel evermore single with no Valentine. Why does this day have to have such negative insinuations to Read More
It may be boring, it may be safe but I was heartily glad that my local Charity Shops are offering an array of items in my favourite ‘go to’ colour beige. I don’t know if it’s ‘in’ or ‘out’, I really don’t care as long as I can get ‘comfy’ in my ‘natural armour’. It’s Read More
Two bags, two different stories, one is cheap and one is well…a whopping £5000! (and this was for the mini size!). One is pictured in a high fashion magazine, the other I photographed in a local shop that also fixes phones (‘interesting’ combination..!) so I thought I’d have a little ‘fun’ and place the cheap Read More
The weather over the last week as we’ve entered the New Year has been awful…and on my phone today’s forecast it’s ‘dreary’ oh dear…after the sparkle ‘n’ glitz of New Year comes a more sombre tone of grim reality. Terrible weather, a return to work, being skint after Christmas and the dreaded price hikes in Read More
Apparently it’s all ‘about the sparkle’ at the moment with sequins (as many as you can find…) glitter and metallic’s been the very thing to provide you with all the ‘glitz n glam’ you need to ‘rock it’ for that ‘on pointe’ New Year’s Eve look. It’s time to sparkle’ise’ or if you’re going to Read More
There..I’ve said it…! Or maybe ‘baubles’ is more appropriate…(as there are plenty of those..). So a couple weeks ago in the ‘build up’ to Christmas I thought ‘sod it’, I’m really not going to bother this year and get in a ‘sweat over it’. I’m just so over this Christmas ‘crush’, as that’s what it Read More
From ‘Bags of Inspiration’ the other week to the trend of ‘uplifting’ quotes and obvious statements for the home with the words wait for it…such as ‘home’, ‘love’, ‘bath’, ‘relax’ etc have made a worrying presence in interior decoration of recent times. Along with ‘basket weave’ hearts (you must of seen those?) and canvas prints Read More
Apart from scouring Charity shops and Bootsales another place I love to browse are Vintage shops. There are not a huge amount near me, but what there is generally very good. I don’t buy the clothes as they are not ‘my style’ per se, but I will indulge in trinket or two, and I Read More
It’s ‘all about’ the red, yep it’s a full ‘fashion alert’ though it won’t be the ‘new black’ it’s a colour that definitely stands out and makes a statement. It’s bold, courageous passionate and powerful. It it’s not easy to ignore (ask a bull…but that apparently is the movement not the colour…) anyway ‘reds the Read More
A fashion that ‘began’ in home wares with items such as, ‘Live, Love, Laugh,’ and ‘Home’ (which I’ve seen everywhere unfortunately…) has spread to bags in a ‘big way’, but instead of a bag of just saying ‘bag’, uplifting and rather ‘strange sayings’ have appeared on your humble functional every day shopper. So I didn’t Read More
Is it a question of more ‘trash than fash’ this Halloween? With whole aisles in the shops dedicated Halloween products, you really have to ‘sift through’ to find the ‘fashion’ aspect. Though Halloween is not about fashion as such, it is strongly about attire. So what will you be wearing this Halloween? A white sheet Read More
Looks like I’m ‘trending again’ with hipsters getting on board with my favourite tipple Sherry. Yes I used to ‘LOL’ (aren’t I up to date??) at my mum when I was younger when she insisted on her glass of Emva Cream (now very hard to get…) not realizing that come several years later I would Read More
Walking past a local hotel I noticed that the Wedding Fair was on again and as I was going past anyway, I thought why not? I went last year for the first time, though I can’t say it was extensive…it was ‘Bridal’ and only down the road. It was in a rather grand Hotel on the Read More
