November: Colourful with an 80s Twist

 

Dear friends. Here are my jolly japes in November. These included another colourful gathering of friends; a trip to Plymouth; a vintage fair, a new ballet and an exhibition at Tate Britain. 

Summer Dresses in Cold Weather

 And Wow on Wednesday

Dear friends.  2024 has definitely been The Year of the Dress for me.  I hardly had any dresses, this year I've bought seven, mostly pre-loved.

They're all summer dresses, but lend themselves well to being "winterised."

Let me share my latest acquisition, a retro look dress from Madcap England, and how I'll be wearing it for the next few months.

Full Skirts

 #StyleNotAgeChallenge

Dear friends.  Four blogger friends and I am back with the latest Style Not Age challenge.  This month it was the turn of Jacqui from Mummabstylish to set the prompt, and she chose Full Skirts.

Regular readers will know I often wear skirts, but I don't have a full skirt.  In fact I was a little flummoxed as to what this was.  Google tells me it's a skirt with fullness gathered into the waistband which fits through the waistline and flares at the hem.

New Reads in November

 

Dear friends. As I mentioned last month, the months leading up to Christmas are lean for new fiction. Not many new books are published at this time.  Fortunately I do have a handful of good new books for you,

I've mentioned before that I mostly read books that I get via NetGalley. I thought I'd explain what this is, and why it exists.