Gosh, it is hot here at the moment. I, being of pale, Northern parentage, am not good in the summer heat. In fact, I have actually fainted from heatstroke on more than one occasion in the past. To prevent the worst … Continue reading
Category Archives: out & about
summer sale
So the summer is properly here. The school holidays have begun and lad and I have been gallivanting, making the most of the lovely weather. Today we went to the river with friends to lark about and picnic. It was … Continue reading
elbows out!
I don’t consider myself a pushy person generally. I perhaps sometimes come across as more confident than I feel, actually. But the other day my inner pushy-person came to the fore. I was pottering around the charity shops after my … Continue reading
shop of dreams
Behind this tasteful frontage in Nottingham’s Lace Market lies something wonderful. I had heard about Debbie Bryan’s studio and shop ages ago. I had even wandered about, lacking the address, trying to find it a couple of times. But I … Continue reading
blog hopping
I’ve never been in, or on, a blog hop before. In fact, I wasn’t even sure what one was before Bee invited me to take part. You may remember Bee, she guest-posted for me when I was in Australia, visiting … Continue reading
guilty, but inspired
This post is by way of apology. I said I would restock my shop this week. But I haven’t started yet. In fact, I haven’t even unpacked my stock from it’s bags and boxes after the fair on Saturday. But … Continue reading