From vintage fairs, flea markets and antique hunts to interior design, sewing, baking and visits to historic houses, it’s all part of the vintage lifestyle!
A little while back I was approached by photographer and editor Mathew Keller to see if I would do a review of the magazine In Retrospect. As a subscriber already I, of course, jumped at the chance but it’s taken… Continue Reading
Here we are, another month gone. Is it me or does this year seem to be racing by? Anyway, it’s been a busy sewing month and I’ve been buying loads of new-to-me vintage patterns and beautiful lengths of fabric, including… Continue Reading
I apologise for the lateness of this post. I had planned to do it over the bank holiday but as I was struck down with a cold just before it started I decided sitting in front of a computer was… Continue Reading
Every year my mum and I have a small holiday together, just us girls. We’ve been to places like Edinburgh, Dublin, Hamburg and even New York. But this year we just couldn’t make our minds up where to go, so instead… Continue Reading
I’ve had a lot of hairstyles over the years, as you can see from a very small selection above, and I’ve never been afraid to experiment with my hair. When I was born my hair was really dark, extremely curly… Continue Reading
Warning: This blog post contains a lot of photos of planes! Okay, I’m no aeroplane geek but when I agreed to go to The Royal International Air Tattoo I was a little bit excited about seeing at least one Spitfire… Continue Reading
I am so excited to tell you about the fabulous day I spent at The Dig for Victory Show on Sunday, a 1940s festival held at the the North Somerset Showground but, before I start, I must apologise. This is probably going to… Continue Reading
This weekend I was really looking forward to going to Judy’s Affordable Vintage Furniture Flea in Oxford. However, once we’d done a turn of the room, we left empty handed and I was left a little bit disappointed. I was… Continue Reading
Well, May has been a bit of hectic month, the day job has been insanely busy, I’ve got full into sewing my own clothes again, which means I can create all those vintage style garments I’ve been fruitlessly searching for,… Continue Reading
I hadn’t intended on writing a post about my trip to the Vintage Bazaar Giant Jumble Sale in Frome yesterday, mainly because I didn’t take any photos whilst I was there as I was too engrossed in everyone’s wares. However,… Continue Reading
