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Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
As a psychedelia fan I was lost for words when Asia, my friend Beth Ellen's talented daughter, created this amazing portrait in my honour! It's definitely worthy of a Ta-Dah moment. I found this book...
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The Past Is A Foreign Country, They Do Things Differently There
Don't despair, this isn't me bleating on about the failings of 21st Century, I owe my health and mobility to the modern health service and have made a living (and some fabulous friends) through the...
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Hot (Dolly) Rockin'
What's the chance of coming across someone else owning the same dress as you? If you shop at the big fashion chains there's every possibility, but, if you're talking about a 43 year-old vintage frock,...
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Working Girl
After a near lifetime of uniforms and enforced dress codes it's a joy to do my job in false eyelashes, neon lipstick, six inch platforms, heaps of bling and wild maxi dresses. I work much better when...
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Cool For Cats - Charity Shop Joy
I wasn't feeling much chazza shop joy this morning after leaving the first couple of shops empty-handed. I was freezing cold, an old battle axe was breathing down my neck, trying to wrestle anything I...
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Climbing The Stairway To Heaven
There's a cursory nod to St Valentine's Day in our house but that's all. In my experience its the couples at each other's throats all year round who bankrupt themselves on overblown gestures and padded...
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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall
Having a blog rocks! It's perfect for showing off a tidy room on the odd occasion I shake off my slovenly ways and get domesticated. If I'm not expecting guests I rarely bother and I know I'm not alone...
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My Space
When I was shopping on the market this morning a couple of ladies asked for a closer look at my skirt as they reckoned patchwork was a dying art. They've obviously never visited my blog. We've had a...
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Art, Wardrobe Disarray and A Tutorial
Effortless dressing? I wish! I'm doing a photo shoot tomorrow with the local press to promote the St Patrick's Day vintage fair. I haven't a frickin' clue what to wear (but it must to be green) and the...
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Frock Around The Shop
Isn't it freaky when you find a handmade dress in a charity shop that must have been made for your body double a lifetime ago?I'm not normally a fan of Fifties fashion but once I tried this frock on I...
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Hold On To Your Hat (now with added sound!)
I was so hot in town this morning I was tempted to Google "menopause" when I got home. I swear this hat has its own ecosystem. According to The Guardian "Cossack hats are "too showy" to wear...
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When She Walks Down The Streets, He's Never Far Behind
I was doing some more sorting out at the family home last week and rediscovered this battered old box on top of a wardrobe complete with my maternal Great-Grandfather's best hat.Devilishly handsome...
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A Grand Night Out
When Wolverhampton Grand invited me to attend the Red Carpet Glamour themed opening night of High Society I didn't hesitate, not that I'm a fan of musicals but because, like the rest of my classmates,...
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The Reports Of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
It just goes to show how long it's been since I last went to a jumble sale. One of today's helpers, Tracey, another jumble sale regular, went to one last weekend and was asked if she's seen "that...
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Vintage Overload
What type of job lets you to go to work wearing a 1970s evening dress? Only the best one in the world, selling what you love and meeting like-minded people whilst having the time of your...
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Undressed For Success
I was so busy yesterday I didn't even have time to get dressed and today hasn't been much better, I even went to the bank in my nightie.I'd promised to show you what I'd brought back from the vintage...
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Heaven Knows I'm (Not) Miserable Now
This is me at work and I love it. But before you turn off in disgust at my endless cheer and optimism, if you've ever been trapped in a life you hate you'll understand my enthusiasm.I've mentioned my...
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What's New, Pussycat? Lovely Leggings!
What could possibly have been a more timely arrival on International Women's Day than a parcel from the States with some killer leggings designed and made by one-woman business, Kiss Me Kitty? Kiss Me...
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Blue Monday
I'm not blue as in miserable, I'm blue as in sodding freezing. It's been snowing on and off since yesterday morning and there's a wind chill factor of -8. If I look like my face has frozen in this...
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In Praise Of The Pound Shop
I don't mean Poundland or the other "sell it for a quid shops" that dominate the British high street but one of our local chazzas where everything is priced at £1 or under. Yes, that's right. Whilst...
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