This year I'm joining A Buyer's Archive with Elise, to keep track of my spending on clothes and accessories. I'm posting this a little early as I've vowed to stop spending this month. Umm, I seem to remember doing a similar thing last October, which didn't quite have the outcome I'd hoped for... That said, I'm not issuing a spending ban, I'm just...
With so many hedgerows around our home I decided that this year I'd make more of the fruits they have to offer. Rose hips were in plentiful supply, so I spent a rather soggy afternoon gathering enough to make a good quantity of rose hip syrup. I used the River Cottage recipe. I collected 1kg of rosehips which produced almost 500ml of syrup....
A friend said to me recently that she was so used to her feet hurting [from wearing heels] she hardly noticed the pain any more. I didn't know how to answer her. I wanted to say 'that's bloody ridiculous'. And then the ridiculousness of wearing heels knowing that they'll be uncomfortable made me feel a little foolish. I've done it so many times....
I thought it would be fun to post a week of outfits from my autumn capsule wardrobe. I wanted to make the most of the remaining warmer weather, before all hope of going coatless was gone until spring returned once again. Early October saw some pretty good weather, allowing me to wear items in my capsule that in all probability, I won't wear...
I loved my summer capsule and have to admit to feeling a little sad that I've put away some of the items until next year. I think it's been my favourite capsule so far. An autumn capsule feels a lot like spring in that the weather could see warm days and cold, wet days. I need to cover all bases. Many items from...
Summer was wonderful. I know we had some hefty amounts of rain at times but mostly I think we had a great summer weather-wise. I actually got a teeny bit of a tan, which is almost unheard of. It also meant that I got to wear my favourite summer clothes a lot more than usual. I really enjoyed my summer capsule, and even...
It was a six months ago now, but for our first anniversary we headed back to the scene of the crime - spending the night in the hotel where we were married. Apparently it's not socially acceptable to wear your wedding dress in public the after the wedding day itself, so I had to make do with my 'day after' dress instead. No...
This year I'm joining A Buyer's Archive with Elise, to keep track of my spending on clothes and accessories. Since 2012 I've been keeping a tally of my spending, but this is the first year I've been adding it up as I go along. Before I'd wait until the end of the year and then add it all up, which is probably how...
