frock fix

One of the things I like to do, now and again, is meet my partner for lunch when he’s working in town. Usually these occasional trysts are just for the two of us. But as it was half term last week, on … Continue reading

no sew seaside

Sometimes things don’t quite go as planned. In fact, I would go so far as to say that, in my experience, most of the time things don’t go as planned. I have just returned from a long weekend in Suffolk, staying … Continue reading

all things brighton beautiful

Time really does fly, doesn’t it? On November 19th my partner and I will have been together for twenty-five years. That’s more than half our lives. We are not married. We have never felt the need. November 19th is the anniversary … Continue reading

heat, pants & shifty thrifting

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

flowers, frocks, fishes & faults

Today saw a bit of a disaster on the technology front. Although I love my laptop, it is getting a bit elderly now and has been misbehaving a bit recently. Today, it and my camera seem to have had a falling out. At any … Continue reading

sucker for a print

It’s funny, the things you notice. For instance, yesterday I noticed that the clothes-buying rules I apply to lad, I no longer apply to myself. Lad has had a growth spurt. He came downstairs dressed for a birthday do at … Continue reading