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Weekend Adventures: Warwick Castle & A Pub Crawl
For his birthday, our friend Tony & my brother had booked a couple of nights away in Warwick. On Sunday morning we drove over to meet them at Warwick Castle which, despite it being only an hour's...
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Keep On Movin'
I can't quite get my head around the fact that I'll be 60 by the end of next year! I've not got a problem with getting older but I do want to be as fit as I possibly can be so I can continue living my...
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Tales of the City - The Pen Museum
The pen is mightier than the sword! Nikki & I hadn't had a day out in Birmingham since before Xmas and were beyond excited to meet up on Friday. We'd made plans to visit another cultural attraction...
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Hell For Leather!
Walsall has been known for its leather since the Middle Ages but following the Industrial Revolution, the industry entered a golden age of prosperity, exports boomed and Walsall firms sent their...
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Travelling Light & How I Do it
Carry-on travel has loads of advantages. You can head straight to security bypassing the scrum at the baggage drop at the airport; its easier on you physically, allowing you to be more flexible in...
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Hey Ho, Let's Sew!
 One of my Xmas presents from Liz was a "cowgirl chic" McCall's Historic Costume pattern which came with the offer of some free sewing lessons. Whilst eating our Xmas dinner a few hours later I...
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Culture Club
Yesterday the two Lizzes, Liz's sister, Ruth (not pictured) and I went to The Rep in Birmingham to see Coming To England, the stage play based on Floella Benjamin's early life. In 1960, at the age of...
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What's New, Pussycat?
With my recent Vinted earnings burning a hole in my pocket and a pile of empty coat hangers in danger of taking over the bottom of the wardrobe I decided to treat myself to a couple of new (!)...
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Winter Sun in Paphos, Cyprus
Yassos! Have you missed me? We've just spent a week visiting Aphrodite's birthplace, the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, where we've explored ancient sites & fascinating museums, taken a thousand...
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Paphos Old Town
Kalispera! Ready for more of our Cypriot travelogue?On Friday morning we headed to Paphos's Old Quarter, a thirty-five minute walk across town. Despite the weather forecast being for a day of rain, it...
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The Tombs of the Kings
Aside from the bargain price & the handy location, I think the deciding factor for choosing our Paphos apartment was that it was on the Tombs of the Kings road, which sounded like something from an...
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Winter Sunshine in Paphos, The Grand Finale
It was Clean Monday, the beginning of Lent for Orthodox Christians and a public holiday in Cyprus (and Greece). What better way to spend a brilliantly sunny March morning than a stroll along the...
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Mad Cat Lady
William, our gorgeous boy, adopted us a couple of years ago when the old windmill, where he lived as part of a colony, was sold to developers. We've since learnt that William was one of a litter of...
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When We Were Young
I found this old school photo this morning, taken when I was 18 and just about to sit my A Levels....40 years ago! Same hairstyle, same Barry M lipstick and, if you look closely, you'll see the sleeve...
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Wearing, Watching, Spying & Dyeing
Hooray! Thursday saw some freakishly warm temperatures for March so I was able to wear the vintage Indian dress I'd found in the £2.99 charity shop last week. I also gave this Mexican cowboy hat its...
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Wild West Chic - So Far Sew Good
Back in February I'd shared a blouse (HERE) I'd made out of a vintage Indian block printed bedcover using the Wild West dressmaking pattern Liz bought me for Xmas (which also came with the offer of...
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Tudor Times at Coughton Court
With another glorious Spring day forecast we decided to dust off our National Trust cards and head to Coughton Court, a hour's drive away from home. Although we'd visited the estate before, it was...
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New Old Clothes & Some Cat Chat
 Welcome to my ever-evolving wardrobe! I love how it changes on a near-weekly basis. I've sold a huge amount of my clothes over the last few months so there's plenty of room for everything to fit into...
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Time Travel Is Dangerous!
Here's to us! I could say that we'd treated ourselves to a night out to celebrate our 33rd Never Had A Wedding Anniversary but that'd be a lie, we don't need an excuse to go out and enjoy ourselves, we...
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Nailed It!
We've been enjoying some glorious Spring weather with dazzlingly bright sunshine and cloudless, almost Mediterranean blue skies, although the temperatures are hardly tropical (it was 2°C when we walked...
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The Return & Birmingham Botanical Gardens
 On Wednesday I caught the train to Birmingham to meet up with my friend Nikki. She'd messaged me to tell me that her train had been delayed so I popped into Accessorize and got my ears pierced for a...
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Outta Sight
Hello! I'm currently trying to stay out of the way of the grabber dropping off the building supplies needed to lay the foundations for our new shed. Keep everything crossed that the weather plays nice...
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Good Friday!
It's Good Friday and therefore a public holiday in the UK which, if you're not religious or someone who gets holiday pay, is little other than an annoyance. As they're council-run, the swimming baths...
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Houseplants!
 On checking my fitness app this morning I discovered that I'd walked almost 9 miles since Saturday. I've not been anywhere noteworthy or done any running, that's just me constantly walking to the...
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Urban Camo
I've worn this All About Audrey crushed velvet dress, bought second-hand via Vinted, to the pub but yesterday was the first time I'd worn it charity shopping where it not only got lots of love but...
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