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My latest addition to the vintage clothing collection is this gorgeous 1960s velvet dress with organza ruffling and a plunging neckline. It is really long and goes right to the floor on me. I'm quite tall too. The velvet is thick and heavy, very different to the fabric you'd get in modern clothes. The organza… Continue reading Vintage 1960s dress
As my readers of my blog will know I'm a big fan of vintage clothes. I've been visiting charity shops for decades; long before it became fashionable. Old and second-hand things have a mystery that appeals to me. Who owned them before? What were they like? How did they use them? Second-hand things have a… Continue reading Vintage clothing
When we visited Falkland in 2019 I found the loveliest vintage clothing store. In it was a 1930s silk velvet dress that I intantly fell in love with; however, it was quite expensive and when I tried it on I couldn't quite zip it up. It seemed like an irrational decision to pay a lot… Continue reading The velvet dress and a tummy bug
They've back-tracked on the Christmas relaxation of restrictions and instead of allowing three households to mix from the 23rd to the 27th December they can meet on the 25th December only. Not only that but from the 26th December all of Scotland will be in Tier 4 lockdown which is back to what we had… Continue reading Still not testing enough and vintage clothes
I'm 45 today. If I'm lucky enough to live to 90 then I have lived half my life. I hope I'm still riding my bike at 90. You're only as old as you feel or, as Groucho Marx once said, "You're only as old as the woman you feel". I heard another quote recently that… Continue reading Half my life
I got some great stuff at the charity shop on the weekend. One treasure is this turtleneck top made by Geiger of Austria which I bought for £7. I've not heard of this brand before, probably because it's out of my price range, but I love wearing turtlenecks in winter and this one is very thick… Continue reading A clothing library
I've started wearing my Fitbit again and yesterday, without doing any exercise at all, I managed to clock up 15,427 steps and 87 minutes of moderate activity in one day. Now before you get all excited about the possibility of getting exercise while Netflix cruising on the sofa, let me explain what I mean. Yesterday… Continue reading How to get exercise without doing any exercise
I haven't been op-shopping for ages but had the chance to duck into a charity shop on our way home from the vegan festival today. I got this lovely dress.
I'm taking some much-needed time off this week and today I went op-shopping (to non-Antipodeans op-shopping = charity chopping). I haven't been op-shopping for ages and ages and I got some fantastic bargains including this gorgeous tartan skirt. I could tell from the tag and the zip that it was very old but I wasn't… Continue reading A vintage tartan skirt
I took this photo outside the front entrance to the 25Hours hotel in Vienna. I love that they've got old galvanised bathtubs filled with plants! They've also done a good job with the plants where the mix of colours, textures, and heights is pleasing to look at. Most hotel entrances are sterile places devoid of plant… Continue reading Bathtubs for the garden
The place we've rented in York is unfurnished so we've had to find things to sit on, lie on and eat from. Most of this stuff has come from second-hand furniture shops. In one place, I found a cool old trunk which I immediately decided should be our coffee table/toy box. Here it is: I… Continue reading Possible practical applications in pure mathematics?
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