I was heartened to come across an article about a street dance celebrating the 65th birthday of Kate Bush. Fans wore red in homage to the dress from the famous Wuthering Heights video. This is the song that catapulted Kate to instant fame. She was only 18 years old when the self-penned song caught the Read More
As June ends, the midpoint of the year concludes with no return. We enter the sign of the crab, Cancer, and July begins. It is fitting that this water sign rules what could be major turbulence with the election on American Independence Day, as well as my late mother’s birthday! (She said she was always Read More
I’ve been looking to move, and I mean move. Despite intense searching, I haven’t found anywhere; there seems to be a ‘but’ with everything. My present home needs work, and then there are my belongings. I’ve even started looking into auction properties because I want to move back to London, which certainly isn’t the most Read More
That is the question…and…the answer is…to tag! Based on my recent rounds of the shops, traditionally it was the luxury retailers with high value items that were tagged; now even budget retailers like Peacocks, tag their products to prevent theft. Although it won’t stop all thieves with a variety of tools that can be purchased Read More
With a lot of personal matters and deadlines to deal with in January the new year has started slowly for me. Despite that, I have been actively adding to my ‘portfolio’. Before Christmas I went out with the aim of documenting the decline of ‘real’ retail using my new 68-megapixel camera. It was low cost Read More
Unfortunately, I’ve been ill over the whole festive period. A very disappointing time, including missing out on a trip back home. Alas, it was not meant to be, and I was just stuck in bed with more than sniffles so not much fun at all. Tired from reading, I decided to work through some DVDs Read More
Well, I got them both for free, so I can’t really argue. One I found on a bus, which was the Wallpaper magazine R.R.P. £10 and Stylist, which I’ve not seen for absolutely ages. I used to get this free once a week at the tube station, now I found it dumped on a newspaper Read More
Over the summer many places I went, either through a train station, in a shop, or just walking down the street. A beautiful scent captured my thoughts. It was all-powerful, intoxicating, mesmerising, and unforgettable. I just had to find out what it was? I was in olfactory suspense…it wasn’t an obsession per se, but more Read More
On a bus journey in London, passing Chinatown, I spotted groups of young people queuing outside a café. There was nothing unusual in that, except the sign on the café declared it sold bubble tea. Intrigued, I wondered what bubble tea was? I then decided to look into this further. I’m a big fan of Read More
Well not really as not a kid anymore…Easter Eggs unfortunately just mean weight gain to me now (struggling with ‘middle age spread’ and a muffin top? LOL). I could get involved in an active Easter Egg hunt perhaps? Yep…I’d be the oldest ‘kid’ on the block! Though this has not stopped me indulging in one Read More
From banks, insurance, utilities, communication companies to GP surgeries = NHS especially. What do they all have in common? An absolute obsession with asking, requesting and recording your date of birth and I hate it. I object to being subjugated to a number. I mean how many times do you need your age rubbed in Read More
And I resent the insinuation, the accusation, the inconvenience, the test, the tracking, the “you must comply”, the assumption, the infuriating challenge & the total insult! I could go on & on…I flaming hate I’m not a robot! And all the tests, challenges, pop-ups, agreements, privacy notices, cookies, security questions, codes, passwords etc. I find Read More
I have to admit and maybe because being a ‘certain’ age now I’m having major dramas with my feet…a bunion in one foot and in the other arthritis in the ankle (I’ve been told no there are no ankle replacements unlike hips…so what do I do?). Basically I’ve been struggling on now for over a Read More
Why? Because I didn’t really have anything to report, I’ve also been very busy with a practical matter that’s been taking up most of my time. So the only item of interest I found was a pair of shoes (pictured above) with the potential to be ‘Cinderella’s slipper’…that’s it. No wait sorry there was also Read More
For someone like myself who really likes to make money last and squeeze the value out of every penny even I’m not at all (I repeat not at all) tempted by some rather dubious magazine ‘offers’. I can’t imagine ever wanting a ‘Carry the magic’ shoulder tote unless my fashion radar has been severely impaired Read More
Need I say more? I’m always looking now for reduced items due to this cost of living crisis, which doesn’t seem like it’s ever going to improve. The amount of reduced items is not exactly abundant at least not for me. Popping in my local Tesco to pick up a parcel I came across a Read More
