I’m not in the slightest bit religious, I suppose if I had to be pigeon-holed into something I would say I’m a humanist. Therefore, Christmas for me is all about the celebration, spending time with family and friends and generally… Continue Reading
Well, here we are again, another month’s over, but never mind, Christmas will be here in less than a month! Usually by this time I’m really, really excited and would’ve bought most of my presents, however, this year I’m still… 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
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
After missing several vintage events due to a minor operation I finally managed to get out yesterday for Ruby’s Vintage Fair. It’s the second one I’ve been to and, what with it being fairly close to where I live, I knew… Continue Reading
I have to admit the only things I knew about Edith Piaf before watching this stunning film was that she was French and that she sang La Vie en rose and Non, je ne regrette rien. I also admit I’m… Continue Reading
My parents turned up at my house on Saturday with a dusty old record case that my cousin decided he no longer wanted. I was the first person he thought of who might like it due to my own ever-increasing… Continue Reading
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I love discovering new music to listen to, so when a singer-songwriter I hadn’t heard of before started following me on Twitter I wanted to find out more about her. According… Continue Reading
If you didn’t see the live final of The Voice UK on Saturday night then you missed a real treat. The delectable Paloma Faith performed her new single ‘Can’t Rely on You’ live on the show. Now, I’m a big… Continue Reading
I’m a big lover of old music, anything from 1920s jazz up to 1980s New Romantics. I have a His Master’s Voice gramophone and a 1960s Grenadier record player which allow me to play my multitude of 78s and 45s,… Continue Reading
