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Lerose Amongst The Thorns
Okay, you can blame me. On Saturday, after sweltering in knee high boots and socks all day, I decided enough was enough and come rain or shine on 1st June it was sandals & Summer dresses all the...
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What Happens When The Vintage Runs Out?
We get asked this a lot but I don't think there's much danger of that happening just yet.What you see on the washing line is the result of just one car boot sale.Although they aren't always this good,...
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What I'm Wearing & What We Wore
There's more to life than clothes, at least that's what Polly Piglet thinks.She's worn the same coat every day for 9 years and we still love her.But clothes are pretty special. A great dress is a...
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Peaky Blinder - Charity Shop Tourism
 I'm always banging on about how fabulous the Midlands are, friendly people, superb art galleries & museums, excellent Indian food, fantastic charity shops, weekday car boot sales, town centre...
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The Slovenly Seamstress
Take a vintage maxi dress.  Unpick the centre seam from the hem, stopping when you get to around 4 inches below your crotch line.Turn the dress inside out and pin the open front seam to the open back...
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Specs Appeal
"Here's another of those Dear Blogger emails",I said to Jon the other day, "This is from Firmoo, who claim to be the world's most popular on-line eyeglass company, they're offering me some free glasses...
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Patchwork & Polka Dots
Remember this patchwork maxi I bought on our charity shop adventure in Buxton last week? I thought I'd give it a whirl when we popped into town this morning for the rest of our Glastonbury supplies....
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Carry On Camping - Glastonbury Under Canvas
Having Gilbert has spoilt us. A fridge, a two ring burner and a grill, a double bed, thermal window blinds, a killer sound system and loads of space for multiple changes of clothes. Drive up to the...
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I'm Sexy And I Know it
So sang the inebriated bloke as he danced up and down the aisles, stumbling over the empty cans of Red Stripe and the Malibu mixers, falling on to the laps of my fellow passengers on the train back to...
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Glasto 2015 - The Highlights
Glastonbury, the biggest festival on the planet. Was it good?You bet it was. Here's my A-Z of highlights.A is for Art - 'cos it ain't all about the music.B is for Blazing Sunshine. Saturday was the...
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Dub Be Good To Me
We haven't missed Camperjam since it started back in 2008. Over the years it's grown from an small event dominated by men dressed in camo print shorts and hoodies barbecuing sausages and haggling over...
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Cornbury - Tales From England's Poshest Musical Festival
After hours of research and much of the first fortnight of 2015 firing off emails & filling in on-line application forms to fifty of the most interesting British festivals I could find, almost...
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Vix In Print
  How much do I love the Vixcard my fabulous friend Suzanne designed for me? A day without dressing up really is a day wasted. My wardrobe is stuffed with crazy vintage clothes and it would be a...
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To The Manor Born
If Glastonbury is too big and Cornbury too posh, how about the National Trust's annual Speke Hall Vintage Festival? A quintessentially English weekender with classic cars, vintage & handmade...
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The Fab Four(teen) - The Liverpool Legacy
We're often approached by people wanting to sell us their old clothes. A lot of the time its moth-eaten fur, repro or just not good enough to adorn our rails (not all vintage is good vintage) and we...
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Up The Junction - Indietracks 2015
Its not often I can claim to be appropriately dressed but when I spotted a pair of Thomas The Tank Engine curtains in a charity shop the other day I knew I had to make them into a dress for...
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Dubtoberfest - Not So Ace On The Base
We've traded at fifteen festivals and, just like with vintage fairs & markets, you expect the occasional duff event. Three years in and sadly last weekend's Dubtoberfest (held on the site of an old...
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Kaya 2015 - One Love.....One Amazing Festival
That's incredible, I gasped, nodding at the Neo-Gothic splendour of Margam Castle, whilst simultaneously jumping down from Gilbert and hugging Corrie, Kaya Festival organiser who, after months of...
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Retail Therapy - Midweek Car Booting & Charity Shopping Fun
Just lately it feels that we only exist for festivals, by the time we've unloaded the van, washed the beer and glitter from the stock, caught up with our sleep, tidied the house, made amends with the...
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Tales from The Riverbank
After eight years of being self-employed I still have to pinch myself to convince myself that I'm not dreaming, that I won't suddenly wake up, pull on my morning suit and take the 6am express bus to...
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