Old, New and a Bit of Blue

 With Wow on Wednesday

Dear friends. I've got a couple of new items to share today: a show-stopping pair of flat tartan shoes, and a pair of jeans in the unusual shade of duck egg blue.

The shoes caught my eye as soon as I spotted them at Boden and I paid full price (£110).  There's currently 15%  off on the Boden site, plus the shoes come in Dalmation spots and two other shades as well  (be still my beating heart!). I knew the tartan shoes would go perfectly with my pre-loved Kettlewell skirt, which made its debut outing for my #7DaySkirtChallenge on Instagram.

Books in October

Dear friends.  Did you know that very few new books are published between now and January?  Publishers like to focus on their best selling books, plus recipe and other books suitable for gifting, as we approach the holiday season.

Fortunately all the books I'm reviewing today were read by me several weeks ago, as a NetGalley reviewer. They're all out this month - October - except where indicated.

Tell Us About - Schooldays

Dear friends.  It's time for another Tell Us About challenge, where 10 bloggers from around the world respond to a prompt each month.

I'm thrilled that we're back to full strength with the addition of US blogger Anne M Bray.

This month we're ruminating over Schooldays,  a prompt set by Penny from Frugal Fashion Shopper.

We can approach the topic from any angle we choose.  I imagined there would be several reminiscences about schooldays so I decided instead to pick just a few comedic moments from school - and Sunday school  (which counts as a school), including one from my mum. 

Essential Striped Knitted Dress

 And Wow on Wednesday

Gifted Fashion 

Dear friends.  A striped knitted dress is your best friend, when you find the right one.  That's an important caveat, because they're often a fine, clingy knit that highlights the lumps and bumps.  I don't know about you, but I've got to an age now where I refuse to wear "control pants."

I'm glad to say I've found the perfect striped knitted dress, and it's from Damart.