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Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Harvesters by Anna Ancher: Favourite Paintings

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Harvesters by Anna Ancher. Copyright Wikipedia Commons, Google Art Project

Dear friends. A different post this week but one that is close to my heart. If you read my monthly round-ups or follow me on Instagram,  you'll know that I try to go to a least one art exhibition a month. I find art very uplifting. My favourite paintings fill me with joy for different reasons. 

I'm fortunate to live in London which has several world class art museums.  

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Saturday, 28 February 2026

Washday Blues and Seurat Hues: February

 

Graphic showing pictures illustrating London blogger Is This Mutton's month of February

Dear friends.

February always feels like a busy and bustling month, thanks to its brevity. The weather was pretty abysmal most of the time, but there were a couple of tempting peaks of Spring. I had a good month except for a falling out with the washing machine!

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Tuesday, 24 February 2026

A Week of Outfits

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Is This Mutton's two favourite outfits from a week of dressing properly each day and not in athleisure.

Dear friends. I set myself a challenge to wear a proper outfit each day for a week. 

Most days I wear athleisure all day.  It's not the trendy sort, either. 

But as I miss my outfit round-ups of yore, when I was working, I decided to smarten up my act to wear more of my clothes. I'm showing you what I wore each day last week. 

What to expect:  an ordinary 65 year old woman wearing colourful outfits and accessories to hopefully give you a bit of inspiration. 

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Friday, 20 February 2026

Fabulous February Books

  

Is This Mutton reviews some stellar books in February 2026 including new titles from Cathy Kelly, Amanda Prowse and Andie Newton, and non-fiction

Dear friends.  February is remarkable for some of the best books I've read for a while.

You'll encounter: a wise woman mistaken for a witch; a forbidden relationship between a priest and a woman campaigning for Catholic reform;  twins whose lives are changed forever by a childhood act of kindness, and female spies in the war sent to comfort German soldiers. 

I'm also on a roll with my non-fiction reading and have two very different books for you.

All books were provided free of charge as advance digital copies by NetGalley and the publishers. 

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