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A new coat of paint
Look, look, look what I found when with my mum in a charity shop on Saturday!!!!I spotted it instantly and made a bee-line for it. Monsoon but size 12- eeek, I am most definitely Monsoon size 8. But...
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Valentines for others, for outfits, for us
Ah, Valentines day! The day that divides opinion- just commercial, lost the original meaning, overrated, celebration of the acts of a long-ago saint or just a nice opportunity to remind someone that...
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Magpie Saturday: Two for joy
So, I really alluded to having found a few items when charity-shopping including my lovely Monsoon black swing coat with red piping. Several people said they'd like to see what I got. SO I finally...
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All creatures great and small
Are you missing the joys of beauty and nature and sun? Come and take rest in this brief halcyon day we encountered this Sunday.It has been one of our new year missions to take some walks and enjoy the...
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It's my party and I'l cry if I want to
On Saturday, CBC and I headed out to a 40th birthday party in Southend. It was at a very funky bar which was a bit like a yard with cobbles, funky retro decor and fairy lights. I didn't really know...
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I met my lover on a train.
Have you ever struck up a long and intimate conversation with a stranger on a train? No really, I am asking. I have met people who have ended up going out with people they have met on the train and I...
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Tartan tank
Boo hiss to rubbish light during the winter months!!! You can't see a bloomin thing in the light of myself despite putting all the lamps one! You'll notice that hats are creeping into all the posts...
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Rainbows in Suffolk
This half-term, with great forward planning and thinking time (er- half a day?), CBC and I decided to head to Suffolk and the borders of Norfolk for 2 days. This was thought-up and executed on...
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Suffolk day 2- Southwold and beyond
The next morning, breakfast at the Swan was epic! Juice and tea/coffee to begin with homemade fruit slice buttered. Then an enormous slate was brought over containing three types of cheese,...
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Of lurid outfits, of manor houses, of charity shop bags and of crumble
Sometimes, I just want to bung everything into one blog post and be done with it! I have a little to say about something, but it seems a little insubstantial to merit an entire blogpost! Yes, I could...
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These boots were made for walking
It's Inspiration Monday with the two birds and it's Ashley Tisdale in a very short dress and funky boots! Obviously, I look nothing like her. Firstly, that is a large amount of flesh on show and...
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Scrabblicious!
One of the first reasons I really started making cards in earnest, some 10 years ago now, was my wish to be creative with packaging and items that would otherwise end up in the bin. This was before my...
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10 things to be thankful for: 26-2-14
1. For a week of rest from school. For the resources and opportunity to be able to get up and go away for a few days. I am thankful that I don't have ties that prevent that spontaneity.2. For a...
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Indigo then
I know, I know, it's not indigo but as I pondered a post title, I remembered a terrible, terrible joke that my friend Steve told me at university. It involved a long and protracted tale of the purple...
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Birthday suit
Hello there!!!I had a lovely day today, despite its busyness! The day began with CBC greeting me with a kiss, a birthday card, a large chocolate cake (in its box, I hasten to add- I'm not mad enough to...
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Star boots upcycle
Hello there!I wanted to share this fun and easy craft project I recently completed which would be ideal for kids and adults.Several of you admired my Star boots in my Birthday outfit post. Well, I was...
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You're the one that I don't want
What's your opinion on when people say they are looking for "The one" or that their partner/husband/other is "The one". Do you believe in destiny? Do you believe that there is only one special and...
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A day out in the smoke
For my birthday outing to London on Saturday, I decided I wanted to wear a really fun, bright outfit! Wearing a big hat was a must as I have had a hat-free week, thus needed to get double the hat fun...
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Photo Scavenging in February
Hello there!It was a bit of a last minute scramble to assemble scavenger hunt photos (organised by the fabulous Greenthumb!), so I am a bit behind but hope you find something of interest...
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I find travelling on the Tube in London to be a really rivetting experience if you can subtly people-watch. I always wonder about people, where they are going, where they have been, how they feel or...
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