tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48053231308233913062024-02-20T17:12:36.019-08:00K E E P I T T O Y O U R S E L FUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-18363698817396036242011-02-19T08:23:00.000-08:002011-02-19T09:34:36.855-08:00Stylish Blogger Award!We can proudly say we have been awarded a Stylish Blogger award from <a href="http://izbakinogormara.blogspot.com/">Iz Bakinog Ormara</a>, thank you! We are meant to say seven things about ourselves but since this is a shared blog I will do three and Tom will do three at some point and then one together. So here are my three:<br /><br />My favourite place in the world is my bed:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_ibEIt27kdeReFX5Lm_iwqi7ZIKyfMMWhipuCC5hCvm6BmpGmmpcuoB5RnyhaptxreZ4SevXna8jLCVNx_n_UB9qQCMsdzjGMXIyJB0TSd8JatHyv9tQ9fV9tJb7qxhNQylELtnf0DI/s1600/Bed.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_ibEIt27kdeReFX5Lm_iwqi7ZIKyfMMWhipuCC5hCvm6BmpGmmpcuoB5RnyhaptxreZ4SevXna8jLCVNx_n_UB9qQCMsdzjGMXIyJB0TSd8JatHyv9tQ9fV9tJb7qxhNQylELtnf0DI/s320/Bed.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575444539155906850" border="0" /></a>There is nothing better on a sunny afternoon than lying on the soft patchwork quilt, bathed in sunlight, breeze wafting in through the window and watching the world go by unaware.<br /><br />My favourite artist changes almost daily but at the moment I am obsessed with James Abbot McNeill Whistler:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5s8uU9RwqYcmDo00K3GRXGPYXB7mf3zw40acksYO2U3xqzclsMuZoSwPjAgXhpCdrkvGWo5X1yT2caM-cUkKbx7FlPqW26Tp5etPcqs7nO4_ImL4Ctby7gdlPrG65aQXj12zukmfXBg/s1600/Whistler2.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5s8uU9RwqYcmDo00K3GRXGPYXB7mf3zw40acksYO2U3xqzclsMuZoSwPjAgXhpCdrkvGWo5X1yT2caM-cUkKbx7FlPqW26Tp5etPcqs7nO4_ImL4Ctby7gdlPrG65aQXj12zukmfXBg/s320/Whistler2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575446881623168066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJryJ1fPO9J5vuKB7v8PiucrLqv-CB9E_5hbaun1OH5_dU8Qx787lHYE8dh9WHCAG586fDcffJXNfZgIoZcuJVt2SZujmpui78y7dJ1TZ4o-5ifHMg7sSMq4wHlGRW7eHcR_BNKkpvFiU/s1600/Whistler1.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJryJ1fPO9J5vuKB7v8PiucrLqv-CB9E_5hbaun1OH5_dU8Qx787lHYE8dh9WHCAG586fDcffJXNfZgIoZcuJVt2SZujmpui78y7dJ1TZ4o-5ifHMg7sSMq4wHlGRW7eHcR_BNKkpvFiU/s320/Whistler1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575446886149415586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzkHsq6kRnwKkyqI9PetYmX3B_bnC-8OH_jB6S-C5Z4an4X2fV6pK2kxIHscLxsO2N6evYlhboybLjWWXXA5hpBin1Qaj7y7gz5y-3r0nA5eSEO6T5IZvW9vZcRcO7it1SxZKzf6nwAY/s1600/Whistlercremorne-gardens.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzkHsq6kRnwKkyqI9PetYmX3B_bnC-8OH_jB6S-C5Z4an4X2fV6pK2kxIHscLxsO2N6evYlhboybLjWWXXA5hpBin1Qaj7y7gz5y-3r0nA5eSEO6T5IZvW9vZcRcO7it1SxZKzf6nwAY/s320/Whistlercremorne-gardens.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575448171971301474" border="0" /></a>I think that one of the worst inventions of the twentieth century is UPVC double glazing; many people think I am odd for this hatred in a country obsessed with this disgusting, plastic defacer of houses. On new houses fine but row upon row of pretty Victorian houses have been ruined forever by tasteless, white plastic rims and blankly staring sheets of wobbly looking glass, all supposedly in the name of economy and 'green' living. It saves on average £120 a year on bills, a decent amount, but think how long it takes to start earning back the cost of putting them in when they cost thousands and then you have to replace them every 20-30 years anyway! Why not put a lick of paint on your nice wooden frames once a year and buy a pair of nice thick curtains to keep the heat in? It is proven to be just as affective. For those still convinced, put this in your pipe and smoke it:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OdGT3YMuTivF0WqOPauTQRNe7EtU2LRz9cEjm_J9i0t4zacG7AWUkmnQGs3n1tjh3OHJbsigUd25EQaBKWD-DfcqlzJDMkJntDZcoNFcAdl_cfyMs9A_DjOBLZ9pXp93b9p1yk-MRlk/s1600/windows.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OdGT3YMuTivF0WqOPauTQRNe7EtU2LRz9cEjm_J9i0t4zacG7AWUkmnQGs3n1tjh3OHJbsigUd25EQaBKWD-DfcqlzJDMkJntDZcoNFcAdl_cfyMs9A_DjOBLZ9pXp93b9p1yk-MRlk/s320/windows.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575451778596995522" border="0" /></a>How long is that going to take to bio-degrade? I think people are only just starting to cotton on to recycling this stuff. I know what I'd rather.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSJ5QlzSRSbq1a2_2k6e0Tq7aXZOWXTuTLZJ2dxFSL9NLSsnPpqLY6dgDiWQphmxFFIWVDVN6zMAglXom2lXUBFIKBdrf9r7L_cfVLR0qQLICZs7j27ttqKLRChJwc2tT4WDrS3wR4IM/s1600/sash.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSJ5QlzSRSbq1a2_2k6e0Tq7aXZOWXTuTLZJ2dxFSL9NLSsnPpqLY6dgDiWQphmxFFIWVDVN6zMAglXom2lXUBFIKBdrf9r7L_cfVLR0qQLICZs7j27ttqKLRChJwc2tT4WDrS3wR4IM/s320/sash.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575454139631725714" border="0" /></a>More to come soon!<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-61988529300636868722011-02-14T10:41:00.000-08:002012-08-25T06:55:38.399-07:00Valentine's Weasel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkG1e4GrVnaegzwVrKJ5XXgqpJPE2w77nUQnUtY0FWyAYgsRjcNQacUfFB4pHlmpWMKv149KFl6VFZhDlIfSdARfAXuNZkHPYvKB1MSXcgHydaLEJbgSoFcFzzC3YlWwoFDYsdsfA7Nc/s1600/Weasel.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573617585805685538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkG1e4GrVnaegzwVrKJ5XXgqpJPE2w77nUQnUtY0FWyAYgsRjcNQacUfFB4pHlmpWMKv149KFl6VFZhDlIfSdARfAXuNZkHPYvKB1MSXcgHydaLEJbgSoFcFzzC3YlWwoFDYsdsfA7Nc/s640/Weasel.gif" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 488px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 640px
;" /></a>Definitely the best <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Valentine's</span> day present yet- a taxidermy stoat. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">mustelid</span> family have long fascinated me so to finally own one is something my nine year old, weasel obsessed self would have had hardly believe would happen! I haven't thought of a name yet, any ideas?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-8372152699952964132011-02-05T10:53:00.000-08:002011-02-05T11:00:26.529-08:00A Few Drawings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdzUvTsQlVTEHhkd3MCqaEHu6IiVitk_ZBL-VZ8diywdiVXLHZyGQ1rAbQB1LhjWSyEBDeY9RHxkbitgWHJSp9KICt-a0-pPLMJOasDf7Z5JjSTTXsqa79QiXZm86A1E-Z7vBXUXpCNY/s1600/drawing2.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdzUvTsQlVTEHhkd3MCqaEHu6IiVitk_ZBL-VZ8diywdiVXLHZyGQ1rAbQB1LhjWSyEBDeY9RHxkbitgWHJSp9KICt-a0-pPLMJOasDf7Z5JjSTTXsqa79QiXZm86A1E-Z7vBXUXpCNY/s320/drawing2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570280748792568066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-Siek7Ci6UwS4ifyqyL0dSqgtmFtkWoKM7vJJ6SlF_9c2Ilj1HaBZoCISeUlO3jXDBrNTy5G7wAlEEgQvdF0P95EBSiSNvXth9CVI5hfhmTCnzsDOBhyphenhyphenedv-Ga9VMdjY8t6piduIfsk/s1600/drawing1.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-Siek7Ci6UwS4ifyqyL0dSqgtmFtkWoKM7vJJ6SlF_9c2Ilj1HaBZoCISeUlO3jXDBrNTy5G7wAlEEgQvdF0P95EBSiSNvXth9CVI5hfhmTCnzsDOBhyphenhyphenedv-Ga9VMdjY8t6piduIfsk/s320/drawing1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570280747594660002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYD5XeJIuc-QcTNZRX4qpY5Xm9yPIVwleHHjBMaBZweFvqbzj4MAxFoHe1EwGEq2iLoWMkhHBLJ7fFMagjTy_Wz6zfu18HdRhghk2nM3u_6v1BT1pJwQwiZjuCiRDziw5IFgU3BNk7Zc/s1600/drawing3.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYD5XeJIuc-QcTNZRX4qpY5Xm9yPIVwleHHjBMaBZweFvqbzj4MAxFoHe1EwGEq2iLoWMkhHBLJ7fFMagjTy_Wz6zfu18HdRhghk2nM3u_6v1BT1pJwQwiZjuCiRDziw5IFgU3BNk7Zc/s320/drawing3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570280741923386882" border="0" /></a><a id="publishButton" class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" target="" onclick="if (this.className.indexOf("ubtn-disabled") == -1) {var e = document['stuffform'].publish;(e.length) ? e[0].click() : e.click(); if (window.event) window.event.cancelBubble = true; return false;}"><div class="cssButtonOuter"><div class="cssButtonMiddle"><div class="cssButtonInner"><br /></div></div></div></a>Since Tom has delved into realm of artistic <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">endeavours</span> recently, here too are few of drawings of mine that I like, the first two being drawn from found photographs and the last is a sketch after <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Vuillard's</span> 'The Visitor. Annette in the rue <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">de</span> Calais Salon. c. 1920.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-14519405013571083582011-02-01T10:34:00.000-08:002011-02-01T10:46:50.637-08:00Clothes Complex- Topshop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNZ7Whl0D5s8nfvBtq_9wNojZwi1QabcPMX4UyDDfquAy3ccjTu3Irse39lwMtayd7zBddt-mBMMaPVzwnpwOn95uLUqh0mBGCm5ozPY-Umjr7p3zHWRxi4sS0OqeVSy7f4ZJCtanWYk/s1600/Clothes-complex-topshop.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNZ7Whl0D5s8nfvBtq_9wNojZwi1QabcPMX4UyDDfquAy3ccjTu3Irse39lwMtayd7zBddt-mBMMaPVzwnpwOn95uLUqh0mBGCm5ozPY-Umjr7p3zHWRxi4sS0OqeVSy7f4ZJCtanWYk/s320/Clothes-complex-topshop.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568793478529154546" border="0" /></a>Topshop, though I am delighted you are finally designing really nice clothes again, this is frustrating as my bank balance does not permit me to indulge. How can I choose just one lovely thing?!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-27255524100930085572011-02-01T10:05:00.001-08:002011-02-01T10:14:31.332-08:00La Vie Parisienne<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWwgzy2aluRlbLQngw_4Rn1FB5IE9626-d0BbWrpaWtyl0rmbW1bthfp_ky6dYPaAAouBnb9qJwE6QWTmFIl_Lz8-cSLaqGLnNv_UNyoArIo7XtpX0MQuOn2O9IhzPSg2sGF_-cN_6_8/s1600/Vie-Parisienne4.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWwgzy2aluRlbLQngw_4Rn1FB5IE9626-d0BbWrpaWtyl0rmbW1bthfp_ky6dYPaAAouBnb9qJwE6QWTmFIl_Lz8-cSLaqGLnNv_UNyoArIo7XtpX0MQuOn2O9IhzPSg2sGF_-cN_6_8/s320/Vie-Parisienne4.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568784168642089698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HsZYPkDPCeAQ_oOZpqQe3vjVrBJTORfqtnGv_hWvCEGu6Y-vhno6O-WrSYkcKb3GGgxuzuD8yWjj-9zDLrlg0rBjAg61TLnUeBpxoqjY8l_hV1qbHtmXHnaBdlDcOP3AxGUjudBOvzE/s1600/Vie-Parisienne3.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HsZYPkDPCeAQ_oOZpqQe3vjVrBJTORfqtnGv_hWvCEGu6Y-vhno6O-WrSYkcKb3GGgxuzuD8yWjj-9zDLrlg0rBjAg61TLnUeBpxoqjY8l_hV1qbHtmXHnaBdlDcOP3AxGUjudBOvzE/s320/Vie-Parisienne3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568784155429990290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsBlqC_bPnl8cqlybVrP6nbYFw3LeKUu7X6MGWSCzGMBwWOK46aGCKprnEyiI3VQCVpEXbTxUZgbkZuP_Gi1-bRjbvj-vuNe3lHnTdAXFZYh6BpOSGZ3GIBgqDmSg1PbinidWqbjK6HI/s1600/Vie-Parisienne2.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsBlqC_bPnl8cqlybVrP6nbYFw3LeKUu7X6MGWSCzGMBwWOK46aGCKprnEyiI3VQCVpEXbTxUZgbkZuP_Gi1-bRjbvj-vuNe3lHnTdAXFZYh6BpOSGZ3GIBgqDmSg1PbinidWqbjK6HI/s320/Vie-Parisienne2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568784147814596914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvLLjkyeCbutjnK_rb1Kadv_ALOocP5RVunHYDISImbNT8IFRr4vJAp0c_8IP1yzPQ15YzqAQHIQVKTG0Sj6xEHggcsFH4BMVVAx9-9lh0oiVG0nRMuNlmyMvd5J2NEqH2znUrruVg2g/s1600/Vie-Parisienne1.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvLLjkyeCbutjnK_rb1Kadv_ALOocP5RVunHYDISImbNT8IFRr4vJAp0c_8IP1yzPQ15YzqAQHIQVKTG0Sj6xEHggcsFH4BMVVAx9-9lh0oiVG0nRMuNlmyMvd5J2NEqH2znUrruVg2g/s320/Vie-Parisienne1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568784139387521842" border="0" /></a>A few images from a couple of copies of saucy French magazine La Vie Parisienne I bought from <a href="http://www.ottoretro.co.uk/">Otto</a>, one issue from 1926 and one from 1930. I hope to scan a few more in soon. My (and Tom's funnily enough) favourite is the pretty red head clutching mistletoe, her being in Santa's beard is a little odd and Santa does look like a bit gin-soaked!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-59870649601618467312011-01-31T13:38:00.001-08:002011-01-31T13:47:18.497-08:00Portrait in the Evening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsn_bpYXSgTUM2aebU4-6_on0xo2Fptc6wrkxXmIOREbz41cSvREov2UrcyJfjXeaqiBtL-IE0idWNghufZS0eYFLsvUTuKBlbqwhQP-vE_UublpzOwSd3dBJVtq0NdEQEeY-jRx9fJM/s1600/Painting-ofMaria.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsn_bpYXSgTUM2aebU4-6_on0xo2Fptc6wrkxXmIOREbz41cSvREov2UrcyJfjXeaqiBtL-IE0idWNghufZS0eYFLsvUTuKBlbqwhQP-vE_UublpzOwSd3dBJVtq0NdEQEeY-jRx9fJM/s320/Painting-ofMaria.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568467812904264610" border="0" /></a><br />I am rather proud of this quick portrait of Maria. Somehow, painting of an evening by the light of a 40 watt bulb always produces interesting colours, on this occasion my efforts were (I think) rewarded. I am sure that Maria would want me to say that she is wearing a red knitted cardigan with bobbles on it and a very 1930's-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ish</span> naval silk scarf.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-61719136694249625072011-01-27T11:40:00.001-08:002011-01-27T11:49:29.381-08:00Tom Cooks Every Bloody Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflTXCoYedMI-b6SnmIXMbX7V6vzD34Tvw38qIMOPL2fnRNMfzPFezPaVTVypU4V-w7V_1SBUkFpH9sALLoFzORjIFTt7xpMLeJZAhJiQz7hXplZWhs5Vz_CdXfYWcA7mzhqOnlgNUeLo/s1600/Tomcooking.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflTXCoYedMI-b6SnmIXMbX7V6vzD34Tvw38qIMOPL2fnRNMfzPFezPaVTVypU4V-w7V_1SBUkFpH9sALLoFzORjIFTt7xpMLeJZAhJiQz7hXplZWhs5Vz_CdXfYWcA7mzhqOnlgNUeLo/s320/Tomcooking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566953028240133506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIGcgIdNDKFmLPi9cFKRarwyQjjKgGL9qViilVy1YbcCnDhFFJ3iCpVPy-VpWIW1HLVd3waB8JgfwKPPcJ3EBJOT7gZ3T2PeN2aR3SR5evl1MZPz807O5NG2IJ-zdYCyT1cLDrwFl1X8/s1600/ebayskirt.gif"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIGcgIdNDKFmLPi9cFKRarwyQjjKgGL9qViilVy1YbcCnDhFFJ3iCpVPy-VpWIW1HLVd3waB8JgfwKPPcJ3EBJOT7gZ3T2PeN2aR3SR5evl1MZPz807O5NG2IJ-zdYCyT1cLDrwFl1X8/s1600/ebayskirt.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIGcgIdNDKFmLPi9cFKRarwyQjjKgGL9qViilVy1YbcCnDhFFJ3iCpVPy-VpWIW1HLVd3waB8JgfwKPPcJ3EBJOT7gZ3T2PeN2aR3SR5evl1MZPz807O5NG2IJ-zdYCyT1cLDrwFl1X8/s320/ebayskirt.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566953034299180642" border="0" /></a>That was Tom's idea for the name of this post; I was going to call it adventures in a kitchen and he said <span style="font-style: italic;">would</span> be an adventure for me to be in the kitchen. While Tom so merrily cooks a nice risotto, I drink wine and try on my newest skirt, fresh from eBay today. It is a Marks and Spencer skirt in a grey/brown tweed pattern with buttons down the front, the kind I hope to go with just about everything. Tom is taking refuge from the cold in a vintage virgin wool fishing jumper that is like wearing a radiator!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-17168289671387450022011-01-25T14:22:00.001-08:002011-01-25T14:29:25.020-08:00Leather Satchel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5rW34oCAE09UD5zd3bj3TXobL_2Rsj-f5RzArRsEqzmjodPs3VPMQS4hcWc5VWibCHf3LQ4BQlw6eYuLBnDf6ixdyBEwR2cLZ9bGggQF6HqlDyI16OKeA575Mn0N3Fd2x9VW8asSWwk/s1600/satchel2.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5rW34oCAE09UD5zd3bj3TXobL_2Rsj-f5RzArRsEqzmjodPs3VPMQS4hcWc5VWibCHf3LQ4BQlw6eYuLBnDf6ixdyBEwR2cLZ9bGggQF6HqlDyI16OKeA575Mn0N3Fd2x9VW8asSWwk/s320/satchel2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566252892038538322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiios4nuHCOe2FfXh9Fgc9IeUbsuPqeO1H8C665OIniF1Nx9A3hRVgfiFiLt2jCilpqxI6eVsWk-wmzEIKSQCpX58joUhk64XHbh_4mR48j6Up3BJEgZWouKaBssC0wx08J_KGPKKeLxPY/s1600/satchel.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiios4nuHCOe2FfXh9Fgc9IeUbsuPqeO1H8C665OIniF1Nx9A3hRVgfiFiLt2jCilpqxI6eVsWk-wmzEIKSQCpX58joUhk64XHbh_4mR48j6Up3BJEgZWouKaBssC0wx08J_KGPKKeLxPY/s320/satchel.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566252889348983202" border="0" /></a>This is what I got Tom for Christmas, a brand new but classically styled satchel from <a href="http://www.grafea.co.uk/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Grafea</span></a>. Tom likes it because he can wear it while he is cycling and because you can fit two bottles of wine in it, I like it because it looks so very smart and I really actually want one myself!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-69405624899010750012011-01-23T08:03:00.000-08:002011-01-23T09:35:37.281-08:00Electric Gypsy Dress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjWgRa_6_eNAUTKPgGU_9lnSlGmevSJatJmEspB1qjOfeYsTc6-hHtA5ev8UYhX6lCIvE_sdm3bU9hpWYMFZJT7AfLOC2Tw-6DX8gaqHhwiP2WlN3oVuC7T2SV12peY2ATFKz5ALhKx8/s1600/Gypsydress.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjWgRa_6_eNAUTKPgGU_9lnSlGmevSJatJmEspB1qjOfeYsTc6-hHtA5ev8UYhX6lCIvE_sdm3bU9hpWYMFZJT7AfLOC2Tw-6DX8gaqHhwiP2WlN3oVuC7T2SV12peY2ATFKz5ALhKx8/s320/Gypsydress.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565413336515965970" border="0" /></a>My Christmas present this year is something I must share, a Reproduction vintage 1940's style dress that is made to look like a two-piece suit from our friend's vintage and hand-made label <a href="http://www.theelectricgypsy.com/1940s_working_girl_dress-p-558.html">Electric Gypsy.</a> It fits like a dream and will be perfect for any important interviews I might hopefully have at some point. I also have my eye on the <a href="http://www.theelectricgypsy.com/1930s_cape_collar_day_dress-p-563.html">floral 1930's style dress</a> for summer. Thank you Tom!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-41682663559863606372011-01-23T06:13:00.000-08:002011-01-23T06:26:20.711-08:00Clothes Complex - Spring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3m2UCyHAJs5ljGW8J5sf4yKwt5RDdooQ2ABqAUjrrNRYwlz3I3JeKc9UH6ivuU0Z__oeQJ5TTN0ftFi997x5eKnhEre_-0jQq262-2LjbSay4h53pyWeIiyjDZZ-nxLXhi7Hrr1ZI38/s1600/Clothes-complex-spring.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 406px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3m2UCyHAJs5ljGW8J5sf4yKwt5RDdooQ2ABqAUjrrNRYwlz3I3JeKc9UH6ivuU0Z__oeQJ5TTN0ftFi997x5eKnhEre_-0jQq262-2LjbSay4h53pyWeIiyjDZZ-nxLXhi7Hrr1ZI38/s320/Clothes-complex-spring.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565386431104082034" border="0" /></a>If money were no object this would be my Spring wardrobe.<br /><br />Top row: Blouses- Topshop, Dress- Whistles.<br />Middle row: Jacket- Cabbages and Rose, Skirts- Topshop.<br />Bottom row: Dress- Laura Ashley, Coat and shoes- Hobbs, Bag- Grafea, Cardigan- Brora.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-71273717059356241362010-12-21T08:03:00.000-08:002010-12-21T08:22:12.859-08:00Christmas preparations...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWRkPJxHm8fsEUXo5GnbBdOC_Z0RzKwIZ3uAaI9404PxX93vvXt3KFYtgeFsKoIBpGRltjbSo6otAsnZQNbR_D06aOXxGdQUwrsuGoL1sC3g5QNKD0UO_4drc3S3WMIxJktHJYgHyH60/s1600/xmasdecs8.gif"><img style="display: block; 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Spray pine cones gold, dry orange slices in the oven, gather festive looking foliage and mix with flowers and holly, make pomanders with cloves and pretty ribbon and make paper chains.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-1879780436828006562010-12-21T07:44:00.000-08:002010-12-21T08:24:42.655-08:00It's been a while...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwy6b-bBxAlHM4lVSTZfuqBcTqGQtrSQJt8XI1aYhg0o0XTTRmMK7CwAd7V75puMFx3vjWQAvgbvYqmm8DTWHbfkf0U6fSTEs0kc3UGHZbwpFL6INKXSp4-p1ledaZ-j5WFSHOKwV-YAQ/s1600/snow8.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwy6b-bBxAlHM4lVSTZfuqBcTqGQtrSQJt8XI1aYhg0o0XTTRmMK7CwAd7V75puMFx3vjWQAvgbvYqmm8DTWHbfkf0U6fSTEs0kc3UGHZbwpFL6INKXSp4-p1ledaZ-j5WFSHOKwV-YAQ/s320/snow8.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553165918258573458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QlMdY2zhoKyJ3YgKr-45CHJjcunhwdUGoxAWgW2GUa6GQm7eu0IulzRha989eNaMzfXcXyXLawhuelF0LAQgBGIEKWhBIRkPBGKtVU00mQXUxsFcp17krUq7l16LKoLM7BysvMdyH-E/s1600/snow-007.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QlMdY2zhoKyJ3YgKr-45CHJjcunhwdUGoxAWgW2GUa6GQm7eu0IulzRha989eNaMzfXcXyXLawhuelF0LAQgBGIEKWhBIRkPBGKtVU00mQXUxsFcp17krUq7l16LKoLM7BysvMdyH-E/s320/snow-007.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553165908307934690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFS9WPfuHxj32XOj1VgNLZ1dljF6PmZjgTt8_hyphenhyphendVkK0b73JCGzlB324cOYbQsJiJDVUcV2E5wTZZJNrLUVb28lfXY_bQS_I7lYOj9QowsoPdTSCfJQO1yPrR9ej-tkH4y9uh4n5oLT2M/s1600/snow-001.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFS9WPfuHxj32XOj1VgNLZ1dljF6PmZjgTt8_hyphenhyphendVkK0b73JCGzlB324cOYbQsJiJDVUcV2E5wTZZJNrLUVb28lfXY_bQS_I7lYOj9QowsoPdTSCfJQO1yPrR9ej-tkH4y9uh4n5oLT2M/s320/snow-001.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553165894596118626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunf3vUHzqX9YftYz1Oe8k81X8dCDDVpBFUtkWfxtpfUSnrz8dGFYeNH6BNP7Gh3sNHJ7nqyZ_qvuumRc_B80sRHX4hVcIGP9u34wQEd3emOViJMU3eQueedubNphooJ_3naf2AkNhYOI/s1600/snow-006.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunf3vUHzqX9YftYz1Oe8k81X8dCDDVpBFUtkWfxtpfUSnrz8dGFYeNH6BNP7Gh3sNHJ7nqyZ_qvuumRc_B80sRHX4hVcIGP9u34wQEd3emOViJMU3eQueedubNphooJ_3naf2AkNhYOI/s320/snow-006.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553165886369085490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJJcPJzXvW0n2C3LDonx5HBFzPS3eZCkk0TXkZfnOLiHWRyUF7As_CKUn5bZDeLOpJSSAdx0XQa3w431X1LghAI9aoLU3JbGiypJVHqJDKRF2pwyRqR0SWwx3L4J-_TfTrccfTtWT5Z8/s1600/snow-004.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJJcPJzXvW0n2C3LDonx5HBFzPS3eZCkk0TXkZfnOLiHWRyUF7As_CKUn5bZDeLOpJSSAdx0XQa3w431X1LghAI9aoLU3JbGiypJVHqJDKRF2pwyRqR0SWwx3L4J-_TfTrccfTtWT5Z8/s320/snow-004.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553165882316934642" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbD0WGNFskuCMB2aByW1kMkW-_HoDFjEAYdyptZcVFQMr7y5hDs1zw2vdX6m6rTCr6N6LneGpYrvHlTuPD406q7_CFQzp9Nk5nAhiCjd5BHO14Z4w1XDq7pSN_JyhrjrbSY0Glvh6dn4/s1600/snow-003.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbD0WGNFskuCMB2aByW1kMkW-_HoDFjEAYdyptZcVFQMr7y5hDs1zw2vdX6m6rTCr6N6LneGpYrvHlTuPD406q7_CFQzp9Nk5nAhiCjd5BHO14Z4w1XDq7pSN_JyhrjrbSY0Glvh6dn4/s320/snow-003.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553164371105136738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It has been a very long time since I last posted but I just have to celebrate the best December I have ever had! Being brought up in the South West of England has meant I am used to relatively warm, wet and rather boring winters, the last couple of years have been different though and this year has just kept getting better! </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;">We have had more snow than I have ever seen and beautiful cold, crisp days.</span><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-60688233699985366512009-10-17T02:39:00.001-07:002009-10-17T02:47:19.213-07:00The Hourglass Inn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-4ca-xMkefsFtm3RB5SqlKR1fvtbLptP6tqq4krao62wA-omQqUtGrEucHqTHBW5QGMLDKNzAWl9D9HrGhDLLq9qTkeY9wQAC6S4a4GRMmkTspITyko48eXdoaX5jeFzIcXkqlDzELE/s1600-h/hourglass.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-4ca-xMkefsFtm3RB5SqlKR1fvtbLptP6tqq4krao62wA-omQqUtGrEucHqTHBW5QGMLDKNzAWl9D9HrGhDLLq9qTkeY9wQAC6S4a4GRMmkTspITyko48eXdoaX5jeFzIcXkqlDzELE/s320/hourglass.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393501623590576818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoAu1NHiIErJvA_NggzhlSEKihvTcSpyFnxX0D2f2hnhYSWa9Y4sC837bJytE_Byxh0aYEsRmr9IyrD2667yRaUJGSKh1NEwz5mtgzvK8CMejeIC08tAfEnBLD0_wMkIQpvOcB-OAts8/s1600-h/hourglass2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoAu1NHiIErJvA_NggzhlSEKihvTcSpyFnxX0D2f2hnhYSWa9Y4sC837bJytE_Byxh0aYEsRmr9IyrD2667yRaUJGSKh1NEwz5mtgzvK8CMejeIC08tAfEnBLD0_wMkIQpvOcB-OAts8/s320/hourglass2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393501613400174850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-YZ1UGEZHyHwNzD_ymUFCgD-hrQ74UZADEqrZCKS0L0x1WDBQ3yTq-wFLz6wXkqppOjtMvYhm2lVZcqAUPTFuO_FOKSyS5exGJ8PACI042cBlnbYrjzAXSviHyh_CFyn8Lr7dHeH1YY/s1600-h/hourglass3.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-YZ1UGEZHyHwNzD_ymUFCgD-hrQ74UZADEqrZCKS0L0x1WDBQ3yTq-wFLz6wXkqppOjtMvYhm2lVZcqAUPTFuO_FOKSyS5exGJ8PACI042cBlnbYrjzAXSviHyh_CFyn8Lr7dHeH1YY/s320/hourglass3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393501611320452114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUFqz-E2tI6uj4XfjW_zIQOUISkLvLyyX0ZC2gV948URpD_bkynAxRblhXJSQz3ul14_bsa42vDzApN1ZD26sGkPTvANeQXyhGY7YblSPYSKCKtYYHP6i4w4lohiMRD-5TrZ0ztYmPzg/s1600-h/hourglass5.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUFqz-E2tI6uj4XfjW_zIQOUISkLvLyyX0ZC2gV948URpD_bkynAxRblhXJSQz3ul14_bsa42vDzApN1ZD26sGkPTvANeQXyhGY7YblSPYSKCKtYYHP6i4w4lohiMRD-5TrZ0ztYmPzg/s320/hourglass5.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393501601149797634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU38E9iKjepGKZR1JVTUv4h9YFqrtbsrfASux8of_pSZhvTs587lk1YxRiRDZ1uQPH_Zb7tqX_LX9s4hYaQy8BfoUsrnr8RWeH1l-VhbTxQXFu2rIEr_oIcc04DHja1pH5jomk7Ylamg0/s1600-h/hourglass4.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU38E9iKjepGKZR1JVTUv4h9YFqrtbsrfASux8of_pSZhvTs587lk1YxRiRDZ1uQPH_Zb7tqX_LX9s4hYaQy8BfoUsrnr8RWeH1l-VhbTxQXFu2rIEr_oIcc04DHja1pH5jomk7Ylamg0/s320/hourglass4.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393501597101897938" border="0" /></a>The dreaded flu has kept me away from our usual Friday night date with the best pub in England- it has however been redolent of childhood illnesses; being tucked up in bed, smelling my Mum's Chanel perfume (now mine) through a blocked nose, eating my favourite dinners for strength and finding enough energy to indulge in my all time favourite computer game, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Simcity</span>. Tom never knew he was seeing a computer geek in disguise! Sorry to have missed you Hourglass Inn, there is always next week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-89649055718062286722009-10-11T10:00:00.000-07:002009-10-11T12:44:31.926-07:00Each Autumn begins like this, with stunning horoscopes reching beyond the expectations of a single season.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fQyEcEOgcBWj3sw2feTDChTLdrLYPXlTXGCLuON8WCJ91Cebha_ptgy9Go1n9BmbQIwMVTQvMA6VbeR_zPyNCPTD5BaiOvL-itw9iaYwKbBFWbWU2wIHxqwfIfr3odv31Rn7X_EQVSE/s1600-h/outsidekitchen.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fQyEcEOgcBWj3sw2feTDChTLdrLYPXlTXGCLuON8WCJ91Cebha_ptgy9Go1n9BmbQIwMVTQvMA6VbeR_zPyNCPTD5BaiOvL-itw9iaYwKbBFWbWU2wIHxqwfIfr3odv31Rn7X_EQVSE/s320/outsidekitchen.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391388603715981794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3EvePjTZ5mtDAAyf7F05YP_eqYafT2W6X1jtUN9g4oJQGX7Mh-PekgB3vY4XMlpxUee-c3-xyR7qsP4CS-30kpdxyaWy8L1HRaoWqJeKZjPARdtcJLiXRyefkTvfVyxRGSaYUH7lzBc/s1600-h/kitchentable1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3EvePjTZ5mtDAAyf7F05YP_eqYafT2W6X1jtUN9g4oJQGX7Mh-PekgB3vY4XMlpxUee-c3-xyR7qsP4CS-30kpdxyaWy8L1HRaoWqJeKZjPARdtcJLiXRyefkTvfVyxRGSaYUH7lzBc/s320/kitchentable1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391388594053143506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn1_q6G9MnsOI_bw-zpYsJbaTuGXLaSO5oRulHEiX7liU7iPbgG8Q0VcMZg1lqFdGtQcjxJ-9UKa1FiNHGQZvA0mlQw8qlEh1WftBb5M6oBfdkngnZYxYYMnkHNl7S81N07ZmTfmRc40/s1600-h/expansive.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn1_q6G9MnsOI_bw-zpYsJbaTuGXLaSO5oRulHEiX7liU7iPbgG8Q0VcMZg1lqFdGtQcjxJ-9UKa1FiNHGQZvA0mlQw8qlEh1WftBb5M6oBfdkngnZYxYYMnkHNl7S81N07ZmTfmRc40/s320/expansive.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391426359022732082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsfViJuPQ9zGuqT0LWTTuhVMj2_RSkjxZziehxstLkbf9dCTMAw1v7tLGvFJHeBvtIaiVQZXwGNq9OQHIRWXgrRQwjIUe64Mk1gdyHNbxuIjZ7PyyuZtBcoz3QYc_gBpqVzcbI-1MOrs/s1600-h/squash.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsfViJuPQ9zGuqT0LWTTuhVMj2_RSkjxZziehxstLkbf9dCTMAw1v7tLGvFJHeBvtIaiVQZXwGNq9OQHIRWXgrRQwjIUe64Mk1gdyHNbxuIjZ7PyyuZtBcoz3QYc_gBpqVzcbI-1MOrs/s320/squash.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391426351843030882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTefHlVgNrpIoM82TSUTF7bfcIJNGykVPdmhjGiinAv2rfh82rJ0nTjMiCGT3TyDPb4P_bjc84i739PqIDuL4AJwr5FmeRkwnX9PiYuqNLj5aDLpHaLbpPRCjXeSuK-UthznHCYMRwoE/s1600-h/screenpainting.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTefHlVgNrpIoM82TSUTF7bfcIJNGykVPdmhjGiinAv2rfh82rJ0nTjMiCGT3TyDPb4P_bjc84i739PqIDuL4AJwr5FmeRkwnX9PiYuqNLj5aDLpHaLbpPRCjXeSuK-UthznHCYMRwoE/s320/screenpainting.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391426343845471938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMeuMIlBtFFR1CNVPZzIH4olrKKgiKwuGKa2FdTjRI3HNrl89pn_3v_tK63skmIXFX5ms-EPeWItUJ6BEwiHSeu7ZQGPj5_l8GiveMRz70FvrIAeyJdpYF2ELTLihrVJucWlYIlpusow/s1600-h/firescreen.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMeuMIlBtFFR1CNVPZzIH4olrKKgiKwuGKa2FdTjRI3HNrl89pn_3v_tK63skmIXFX5ms-EPeWItUJ6BEwiHSeu7ZQGPj5_l8GiveMRz70FvrIAeyJdpYF2ELTLihrVJucWlYIlpusow/s320/firescreen.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391428552163599794" border="0" /></a><br />The beginning of autumn calls for a squash supper and inspires a wintry landscape to finally be painted onto the screen we have been meaning to decorate for an age. An annoying space in the kitchen has been given a new lease of life with a perfect fold out table onto which we have a selection of our favourite recent finds.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-71127649910809977752009-10-07T11:34:00.000-07:002009-10-07T12:11:35.760-07:00Bicycle Luggage SpecialLately all the things I seem to find or ideas I have had have seemed to point in the same direction, that direction is towards bicycle luggage. It might seem like a slightly odd axiom to the threads of my spare time but that is how it is.<br /><br />To begin with some of the ways in which the theme has been seeping into my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">consciousness</span> I will post the below pictures from a couple of magazines I won on e-bay. They are from 1913 and have wonderful cover images (the chap on a punt is an example of this). Note the stylish luggage featured in the bike <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">snippits</span>...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7y6gFF4F-vTPFVkpHoCNfIhP28qjqO0TNrbr6dL5PnFUKtL9GCRVXGv25dGuy5WQEBguqhoJqk49eF5g8uZ9kJSTp86O8PbTGUWYNsfKY2e3-b_xH8-4VzIfmVx0q0Eh75o5eF7NOW0/s1600-h/bicycleluggage6.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7y6gFF4F-vTPFVkpHoCNfIhP28qjqO0TNrbr6dL5PnFUKtL9GCRVXGv25dGuy5WQEBguqhoJqk49eF5g8uZ9kJSTp86O8PbTGUWYNsfKY2e3-b_xH8-4VzIfmVx0q0Eh75o5eF7NOW0/s320/bicycleluggage6.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389930038237332882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAIRPQb9jCFKz_cTbzB4KG_MCf5K64vyaag24oicSXS5VR9liYg68t3-nBFDwC3QcenOS2CP7KsOVR7bUXlT4f-PyzQDd_FlND1kSKTY3fvMA1SLOCVlUUpCT9JoIrdNTS8EaWSObMCw/s1600-h/bicycleluggage7.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAIRPQb9jCFKz_cTbzB4KG_MCf5K64vyaag24oicSXS5VR9liYg68t3-nBFDwC3QcenOS2CP7KsOVR7bUXlT4f-PyzQDd_FlND1kSKTY3fvMA1SLOCVlUUpCT9JoIrdNTS8EaWSObMCw/s320/bicycleluggage7.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389930371296743746" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04sLBx51R54MtEZS_o5Vz58_5yHmuJchFrV6AEklTUDvkJhUvacCFTB5IMI842KM44rNs1f6r0xG1GZmBSHgwUwBeTNHY6M0vfiQW4WlX4OA2AYtfpBbMCyk-3cMv5YdS8Q7LmGokUFg/s1600-h/bicycleluggage4.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04sLBx51R54MtEZS_o5Vz58_5yHmuJchFrV6AEklTUDvkJhUvacCFTB5IMI842KM44rNs1f6r0xG1GZmBSHgwUwBeTNHY6M0vfiQW4WlX4OA2AYtfpBbMCyk-3cMv5YdS8Q7LmGokUFg/s320/bicycleluggage4.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389930022348252130" border="0" /></a><br />Some of you reading may have spotted the early <a href="http://www.brookssaddles.com/">Brooks</a> advert on the corner of the page above, so did I. I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">reminded</span> of my lovely brooks <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Glenbrook</span> saddle bag which I love terribly but don't use very often because in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Exeter</span> it would probably be stolen and my Mother bought it for me Christmas just gone. I needed something less precious.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHGQLbIca0Jq7YFTPhCAvye8LvAODgT-l-Xz1vHKiCL1us-k5dIVkjh8n-Fb7gmRv2-A4MfcXq1mI6xnmiFjqCt3mD2ZwVPs_vaox9TQdAm2KSMgvS6bjitHOqWkZ0DeZL0f9WR3sBPM/s1600-h/bicycleluggage5.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHHGQLbIca0Jq7YFTPhCAvye8LvAODgT-l-Xz1vHKiCL1us-k5dIVkjh8n-Fb7gmRv2-A4MfcXq1mI6xnmiFjqCt3mD2ZwVPs_vaox9TQdAm2KSMgvS6bjitHOqWkZ0DeZL0f9WR3sBPM/s320/bicycleluggage5.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389931364648089410" border="0" /></a>This book has some great passages about luggage. This was a present from a local junk dealer and was very well received. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">remembered</span> having seen it somewhere before but couldn't think where, then I remembered it was on the <a href="http://www.tweed.cc/">Tweed Cycling club's</a> website. Found it? Somehow, although I can't quite see why now looking back at their <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">pictures</span>, I thought that perhaps a good satchel would be a possible solution. So the next weekend I happened to be looking through a couple of barn's belonging to an antique dealer and found this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwN3kD-c9E3ANUEQBpCjikKj8kE6ryM0UeSmxfX9Ky_U_dvOoRLARhaO28t7u6Rwl3jHB7cJS3JWb57fk-JRIHIiykWBJKFs9onB49dXvxVraMTCPt4MortIhsn5kGXLF104u0J6PT4Ew/s1600-h/bicycleluggage1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwN3kD-c9E3ANUEQBpCjikKj8kE6ryM0UeSmxfX9Ky_U_dvOoRLARhaO28t7u6Rwl3jHB7cJS3JWb57fk-JRIHIiykWBJKFs9onB49dXvxVraMTCPt4MortIhsn5kGXLF104u0J6PT4Ew/s320/bicycleluggage1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389932972921736578" border="0" /></a><br />A good, heavy canvas fishing bag with a nice wide strap and lots of pockets. It really does the job nicely and it stays with me when I lock the bike up making it much harder to steal.<br /><br />That said though I have started working on a leather bag made from some old folios I have cut up. The sewing machine just <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">about</span> goes through the leather if turned by hand. I am just waiting for the buckles to arrive in to-morrows post and then it can be finished. If I remember I will put a picture of it on here. It doesn't look as scruffy in real life.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrsQpUN-h3FjbwLdkUifCkWA2Xm9VObEpLQjXqU1WmvvR0U6D49PRmPCrUM-UybxJglQoCE_-0AkKTsJDs1__F1crn-HsYRt85qVBD98UXs_1BfheHCdsAN7z4YJIOcXuW_8NXVHDmls/s1600-h/bicycleluggage2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrsQpUN-h3FjbwLdkUifCkWA2Xm9VObEpLQjXqU1WmvvR0U6D49PRmPCrUM-UybxJglQoCE_-0AkKTsJDs1__F1crn-HsYRt85qVBD98UXs_1BfheHCdsAN7z4YJIOcXuW_8NXVHDmls/s320/bicycleluggage2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389933832826158434" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-33771481250901433572009-09-29T11:38:00.000-07:002009-09-29T11:43:31.355-07:00Autumn Boots.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXUO6M0dPOoStQ81XOwyJxM4fqfs50LFnLtVbMOxG8iq75sU-1sWXppYA_2jhJCyfsXWiu3VAzyh7KDG3wtGJNPStZc6zYGph-LfTrC2VBbhoJ8EL3vpdvWnw56XqP6XOHAgbX_IvDKY/s1600-h/boots.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXUO6M0dPOoStQ81XOwyJxM4fqfs50LFnLtVbMOxG8iq75sU-1sWXppYA_2jhJCyfsXWiu3VAzyh7KDG3wtGJNPStZc6zYGph-LfTrC2VBbhoJ8EL3vpdvWnw56XqP6XOHAgbX_IvDKY/s320/boots.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386960944841940178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiO_kMJFnxNoJrZV6rwHndw1aMsV6aJ88Ahk73YKvWFV2DVGk9irrqbAECiM_MXSlw0GJ76RpI4jcAKfKAGDUls22ireoyH-9TVih5VXjstCeBbBWvvJ-OkgDXRf0POtPWbnmsPJ6-U4/s1600-h/boots2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiO_kMJFnxNoJrZV6rwHndw1aMsV6aJ88Ahk73YKvWFV2DVGk9irrqbAECiM_MXSlw0GJ76RpI4jcAKfKAGDUls22ireoyH-9TVih5VXjstCeBbBWvvJ-OkgDXRf0POtPWbnmsPJ6-U4/s320/boots2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386960939735225650" border="0" /></a>Every girl needs a new pair of boots for autumn; I have already written about my lust for riding boots, and am yet to find any in my financial realm, but these Kurt Geiger beauties, a steal off of eBay have that horsey look to them and are officially my autumn boots. They will be pounding the pavements of New York city in November- too exciting! Until then, the conkers are starting to fall and leaves are gathering in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">kickable</span> quantities.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-3140365724943552822009-09-27T12:22:00.001-07:002009-09-27T12:32:30.278-07:00Goodwood Revival.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazmnD2t6_g9B80O08535ciwG4sif6Tir_mRbZQrd4-1AQh_BYmhy8689FxPsfJ6uTMukOMETr5UMgAaiZ6a08ssI4bGfIOHXLtss29c2fWftCGuFmSYH9cFRG8qh8lm4qD2db2Y0GqGc/s1600-h/goodwood1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazmnD2t6_g9B80O08535ciwG4sif6Tir_mRbZQrd4-1AQh_BYmhy8689FxPsfJ6uTMukOMETr5UMgAaiZ6a08ssI4bGfIOHXLtss29c2fWftCGuFmSYH9cFRG8qh8lm4qD2db2Y0GqGc/s320/goodwood1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386230141880326738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofemCg4nF5AkUUBlB682aSmLhNX4g6XlcrNoX-DAvznIs-pFfg9GQgbySIYPCu-fp6vK4zfIBus9pQic3Vn4jBkMVXe0W4XtpFrmSLhXEnxeVLtVV80uVQvGTFJmRd6Sx6QDVoR64p2g/s1600-h/goodwood2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofemCg4nF5AkUUBlB682aSmLhNX4g6XlcrNoX-DAvznIs-pFfg9GQgbySIYPCu-fp6vK4zfIBus9pQic3Vn4jBkMVXe0W4XtpFrmSLhXEnxeVLtVV80uVQvGTFJmRd6Sx6QDVoR64p2g/s320/goodwood2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386230130119253874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_6k6gFbIkKZRyGpaoKGzW53xpNFHbntitaGVIqqrGT_M2u9xyGBfqNjHnHOP-RdCyA7TqVylhkj7QsnnqPZytVj0gAe_jR3y7xO6Znu7A8JtRfQLf0mfhftQpBqA06AQrI4dddhJOrs/s1600-h/goodowood3.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_6k6gFbIkKZRyGpaoKGzW53xpNFHbntitaGVIqqrGT_M2u9xyGBfqNjHnHOP-RdCyA7TqVylhkj7QsnnqPZytVj0gAe_jR3y7xO6Znu7A8JtRfQLf0mfhftQpBqA06AQrI4dddhJOrs/s320/goodowood3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386230122908717474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U-5BmGyhhaYaHneMrLgV2FazWSzu6TTfJrptynGGGJthOuUySpIr0R4lfKYfrvRkCrMP70rQxU-emQ9AEYM9T6kfd0Q3nvSEdnZaamAUtZYjsjqvb57hEy4P9uUWSFXhCnX5UMMPU_M/s1600-h/goodwoodcar.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U-5BmGyhhaYaHneMrLgV2FazWSzu6TTfJrptynGGGJthOuUySpIr0R4lfKYfrvRkCrMP70rQxU-emQ9AEYM9T6kfd0Q3nvSEdnZaamAUtZYjsjqvb57hEy4P9uUWSFXhCnX5UMMPU_M/s320/goodwoodcar.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386230113901267490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGmIOohJ9YjRcgHdljW-MjaSrHNcYmZ9s5ZfAcrz4YLLI5Wrq2ABhJBkztudce5aCOXbCc_xJe70B1R7dA9M6_I6xPgHKaV1dnEY_83brc2_VbHmX4eAZXO0_xNbQVQrmq7O3MLi6fBI/s1600-h/goodwoodplanes.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGmIOohJ9YjRcgHdljW-MjaSrHNcYmZ9s5ZfAcrz4YLLI5Wrq2ABhJBkztudce5aCOXbCc_xJe70B1R7dA9M6_I6xPgHKaV1dnEY_83brc2_VbHmX4eAZXO0_xNbQVQrmq7O3MLi6fBI/s320/goodwoodplanes.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386230105215398450" border="0" /></a>There is not a lot I need to say about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Goodwood</span> Revival apart <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">from that</span> it is a perfect day out! Cars, planes and sharp suits for Tom, and vintage clothes stalls and the chance to spend a day as dressed up as I would like to be every day (though I am certainly not disinterested in the beautiful machines on show). Thanks to the wonderful <a href="http://aforestofapples.blogspot.com/">April</a> whom I bought my perfect plaid skirt off of, I had so many compliments!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-44823911500234399622009-09-23T13:29:00.001-07:002009-09-23T13:38:17.710-07:00Christian Union Tablecloth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vCF1Qrdtb8ll8k8XDVsh5j8nD3HTqF-dFBa__68euF1_HJ3h-xBz0U62u_RQznh3mCDc6YDTDrdH5PdpFjaULFgkPZgMZC8okRlMbFFAF3o4ynIsULJdUXnRBU9Wwz_WlTeLvDhoqIg/s1600-h/CUtabelclohe.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vCF1Qrdtb8ll8k8XDVsh5j8nD3HTqF-dFBa__68euF1_HJ3h-xBz0U62u_RQznh3mCDc6YDTDrdH5PdpFjaULFgkPZgMZC8okRlMbFFAF3o4ynIsULJdUXnRBU9Wwz_WlTeLvDhoqIg/s320/CUtabelclohe.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384762898796126434" border="0" /></a><br />I got a present today, I usually do when Tom has been working in Otto. Today it was a large Christian Union table cloth. It is perfect for the top of my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">wooden</span> chest; for some time now I have worried about my plants wreaking all sorts of water damage to it, now I don't!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Goodwood</span> revival happened last weekend, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">unfortunately</span> I have to wait until my Dad sends me some pictures to be able to share the experience. It was a wonderful weekend, I am quite sure we were the best dressed there.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-44898298061095099872009-09-07T12:38:00.000-07:002009-09-07T12:47:08.719-07:00Pin Curls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiTBZCWYknv1akNoAzmDbyk90MpPqY4BwmkcQ5ejGQ2zKbi6HF-2olRVOzpB0K0130xUjXMlGP7JQGepWaWCUDc9FCWyEYCY_AS0jBW9IEdvANIALxd5MH7lfK02mYx-YfQmO2cMcU6E/s1600-h/pincurls2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiTBZCWYknv1akNoAzmDbyk90MpPqY4BwmkcQ5ejGQ2zKbi6HF-2olRVOzpB0K0130xUjXMlGP7JQGepWaWCUDc9FCWyEYCY_AS0jBW9IEdvANIALxd5MH7lfK02mYx-YfQmO2cMcU6E/s320/pincurls2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378812519189730626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-GP5FYHViUi66w1QqRUHDkQAnLiOCPw0WY2GkqKUgZi4UwnHvlggRus3IbTXYF6KbCiKCSP98ew4Cv_CPw8MXbuLUXuJJoDR28BfJLqC03r5yPIcZ88FlYE5Yk2yPry7YZytZxi9Dcc/s1600-h/pincurls.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-GP5FYHViUi66w1QqRUHDkQAnLiOCPw0WY2GkqKUgZi4UwnHvlggRus3IbTXYF6KbCiKCSP98ew4Cv_CPw8MXbuLUXuJJoDR28BfJLqC03r5yPIcZ88FlYE5Yk2yPry7YZytZxi9Dcc/s320/pincurls.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378812512150860338" border="0" /></a>Me and Tom are going to <a href="http://www.goodwood.co.uk/site/content/revival/Welcome.aspx">Goodwood Revival</a> in a couple of weeks and I thought I better get some hair-do practice in. I want to attend the event in a 1930's style, I haven't decided what to wear exactly, I think that will have to be a future blog post, but I tried pin curling my hair. I am lucky enough to have hair that more or less falls into waves anyway, I would imagine trying to pin curl straight hair is quite an art! I basically followed the lines of my natural curls and whilst holding them down with my fingers, pinned them with long bobby pins to keep them in place, then dried my hair and sprayed a lot of hairspray and then took out the pins and this was the result. Not bad, but I am going t have to learn how to do it at the back of my head, which is really difficult!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-91056972008069867402009-08-30T14:02:00.001-07:002009-08-30T14:20:14.049-07:00Sunday Finds.A day out in Sarah 'Otto's' van round recycling centres in Devon helped us <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">acquire</span> these lovely new (old) things:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFa-9i9IIh_1XgqTH9rcfs9CXoRHre9Ib4rwPk4lrlheGtFdEzCNGwkqecRJQSxInz6CcF_L4Toz-PiTDI-gIAgUYfIqM5_XIy9xXQiKYuPjz4LJJeo4mFGHUNZ1ljzoW3bAZaJTQ-bs/s1600-h/jars.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFa-9i9IIh_1XgqTH9rcfs9CXoRHre9Ib4rwPk4lrlheGtFdEzCNGwkqecRJQSxInz6CcF_L4Toz-PiTDI-gIAgUYfIqM5_XIy9xXQiKYuPjz4LJJeo4mFGHUNZ1ljzoW3bAZaJTQ-bs/s320/jars.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375865545828535922" border="0" /></a><br />Our latest obsession is finding nice old jars to store our dry foods and spices in, we had a couple more but they met a sad end before we even got them home thanks to a clumsy van exit by Tom; oh well, easy come easy go... They are sat on a sweet little deco wooden tray also found today.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhsu3p65s-gW8kpYtdz9pYsCzUK7PQvhvJpx19JWFe9t2ts-IK-Mbik5vo49RaRnAFyor-ZjjY2DfxjiN-iVTin5hd2XEklTmz67GGxnKt1eMMLXkgx1wgYciml4wMzZo3oJpvCJTP0w/s1600-h/plane.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhsu3p65s-gW8kpYtdz9pYsCzUK7PQvhvJpx19JWFe9t2ts-IK-Mbik5vo49RaRnAFyor-ZjjY2DfxjiN-iVTin5hd2XEklTmz67GGxnKt1eMMLXkgx1wgYciml4wMzZo3oJpvCJTP0w/s320/plane.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375865539419544946" border="0" /></a>Tom found himself a sturdy little wooden aeroplane.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VG7jVgC8A8ZJX1mlqZVigfT39nad95O8BrxNLYLSXQ8U6RFHE5PNYXLRGz07OuIxyxjhpdoHgygcI1JHNkRS_9FiHfypmy9TsVxGFua1LQN-niYYeQUr9zO7vD2PS5AbxLuG9fVEgm0/s1600-h/budbike.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VG7jVgC8A8ZJX1mlqZVigfT39nad95O8BrxNLYLSXQ8U6RFHE5PNYXLRGz07OuIxyxjhpdoHgygcI1JHNkRS_9FiHfypmy9TsVxGFua1LQN-niYYeQUr9zO7vD2PS5AbxLuG9fVEgm0/s320/budbike.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375865528877281858" border="0" /></a>Tom got this for it's amazing leather saddle, but upon closer inspection is actually a really quality late 60's East German racing style bike and will be done up and sold at some point. It will keep Tom out of trouble for a while anyway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIv7KyoKTfrk-jG0ss_S5Bp0SE8VQlhhRzQgA1r_SD55FRxM0S2MYjcsvxfACCnH2y8BavxT-5oxLYYwWgdIzoO3UZPLtGFvfA_A47AcqtIGpGtaaaJ2AjQW_3IesCQspPcyspqHUEZRQ/s1600-h/Budleigh.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIv7KyoKTfrk-jG0ss_S5Bp0SE8VQlhhRzQgA1r_SD55FRxM0S2MYjcsvxfACCnH2y8BavxT-5oxLYYwWgdIzoO3UZPLtGFvfA_A47AcqtIGpGtaaaJ2AjQW_3IesCQspPcyspqHUEZRQ/s320/Budleigh.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375865522865768178" border="0" /></a>This little chap was one of a few sad looking toys in a damp and dark shed; I am a sucker for sorry looking toys and so he is now safe and warm and will now be making friends with all my other waifs and strays this evening. His name is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Budleigh</span> bear, after the little seaside town tip he was residing in until today.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2mE4hwIrQ23c7qKVRmidTnQzUCFzSfiFGtvp58II48gDiAenIGVtHHFXxWQ9QAF8YqBHInoKP0cI0PWAPCyuCP0rbvcwSaBeZunxiPtOTTc7ihyoF7UePeGbgtTShZThVyZK0417swg/s1600-h/fireguard.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2mE4hwIrQ23c7qKVRmidTnQzUCFzSfiFGtvp58II48gDiAenIGVtHHFXxWQ9QAF8YqBHInoKP0cI0PWAPCyuCP0rbvcwSaBeZunxiPtOTTc7ihyoF7UePeGbgtTShZThVyZK0417swg/s320/fireguard.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375865515918478146" border="0" /></a>A fetching deco looking fire-screen, the wood came up lovely after a linseed oiling and is ripe for a bit of a creative make-over. I am not quite sure what to do with the panel; decoupage perhaps? Any suggestions wel<a id="publishButton" class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" target="" onclick="if (this.className.indexOf("ubtn-disabled") == -1) {var e = document['stuffform'].publish;(e.length) ? e[0].click() : e.click(); if (window.event) window.event.cancelBubble = true; return false;}"></a>come. We ended the day with chips by a slightly drizzly seaside, what a great Sunday!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-32615930741911697122009-08-24T10:28:00.001-07:002009-08-24T10:34:36.223-07:00Practising for Autumn.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-CLhe87IZSEvngryctNB5vzjqEdN4jhhLbBfxnzCvLFlya9WDIdJSmh3Z9vCQtQQ5zdnM2I8s-8Y0YJOzJ1KlOhBz6bDr18AaZWInt1ZtxuXkK2O9VruFokN7vVw1EfucTQogZpmV_8/s1600-h/whistles.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-CLhe87IZSEvngryctNB5vzjqEdN4jhhLbBfxnzCvLFlya9WDIdJSmh3Z9vCQtQQ5zdnM2I8s-8Y0YJOzJ1KlOhBz6bDr18AaZWInt1ZtxuXkK2O9VruFokN7vVw1EfucTQogZpmV_8/s320/whistles.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373583805845889650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieE0lDeq948bUE72gUgUyr2C_rFT0MChkxVAtXXCUBYTj9lO5BV-XhluRlYSpa6lu5u-8BPZvWEXkSLyD48VrlPZ3-7__vwc5pFN5RyJnF4kwWw6iaQhrCciHicdOo0c0y1eS0XJKyUl4/s1600-h/whistles02.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieE0lDeq948bUE72gUgUyr2C_rFT0MChkxVAtXXCUBYTj9lO5BV-XhluRlYSpa6lu5u-8BPZvWEXkSLyD48VrlPZ3-7__vwc5pFN5RyJnF4kwWw6iaQhrCciHicdOo0c0y1eS0XJKyUl4/s320/whistles02.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373583802314230354" border="0" /></a>I put myself on a clothes buying ban this week; it lasted four days. Oh dear, I lost my bet. I walked into Whistles confident that I had seen all the latest Autumn clothes online and didn't want to buy any of them, I didn't bank on the silk blouse I had been coveting all Summer being reduced to a nearly affordable price. I now owe Tom a dinner out in penance for losing the bet. At least I have a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">lovely</span> new blouse, and doesn't it look nice with this camel skirt I won off of eBay for when the weather starts to chill.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-11675667457807151892009-08-18T12:22:00.000-07:002009-08-18T12:32:14.080-07:00Linen Suit Revival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvJGdFOkJC3x2T32SGTEuQb7PTspnmkYxJwuTXo5LoBm_jXthtChCZpQzI0Vn9mNim4YTdvyGEzUPfloyWZvDVX_qwhlQzXfDJlejoK_QTt9QMtxp_7-uzQeDgkzj21EmTvZo3E-yIlc/s1600-h/Linen1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvJGdFOkJC3x2T32SGTEuQb7PTspnmkYxJwuTXo5LoBm_jXthtChCZpQzI0Vn9mNim4YTdvyGEzUPfloyWZvDVX_qwhlQzXfDJlejoK_QTt9QMtxp_7-uzQeDgkzj21EmTvZo3E-yIlc/s320/Linen1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371388684846782722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6p_MjIxQy9PNZ2E1qDPSXgE8nLz9tlac8S-Cs6alEUaMgQWfGZAZ4lq1nhtgrM7Obrm_WRuB6dYqxc1cxZ0iIhAUq0Ph98-XIez4gH6H6QbR-PptFBXUHPN_9QNI_8z-hcc2vRNRKa8/s1600-h/Linen2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6p_MjIxQy9PNZ2E1qDPSXgE8nLz9tlac8S-Cs6alEUaMgQWfGZAZ4lq1nhtgrM7Obrm_WRuB6dYqxc1cxZ0iIhAUq0Ph98-XIez4gH6H6QbR-PptFBXUHPN_9QNI_8z-hcc2vRNRKa8/s320/Linen2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371388675233764370" border="0" /></a><br />Following an accident involving a prong of metal <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">protruding</span> from an arm chair and the right hand sleeve of my linen jacket I decided it was time for a bit of an over haul.<br /><br />I had bought it a year ago from H&M of all places and never expected it to last this long but, seeing as it has I thought it deserved a bit of dedicated work.<br /><br />The hole required patching (from the inside, I slipped the fresh cloth through the hole to make it less obvious) as I was saying the hole require patching, to get the fabric I needed it was obvious that the trousers would have to lose some of their length. They had never actually managed to reach all the way don to my ankles and I had never felt quite comfortable wearing them so shorts was the logical step to take.<br /><br />I hope I have managed to create some sort of easy summer outfit whilst still conforming in some way to civilised ideas of what is proper gents wear, and saving my jacket which is a staple.<br /><br />Excuse the creases, they need a second iron.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-65066781824080127692009-08-15T12:20:00.001-07:002009-08-15T12:28:51.178-07:00Rowan.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8gvST5f6CeKNxbM2YUmbawZg8DRH15PjYhEpT8tvad7IO4IMKp-IZdefCBax6zMCfmqVhSTaZuL2qmR10GkNokjaCpGGPRptG8D87phgs5GcbBgqmmrTfJRLhVhe90DXlZZG1TUpVFw/s1600-h/rowan1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8gvST5f6CeKNxbM2YUmbawZg8DRH15PjYhEpT8tvad7IO4IMKp-IZdefCBax6zMCfmqVhSTaZuL2qmR10GkNokjaCpGGPRptG8D87phgs5GcbBgqmmrTfJRLhVhe90DXlZZG1TUpVFw/s320/rowan1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370272869958823794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLclPCPJhF8bSa6dF9FkQCGWO6NY_VUGWCmaqCu6PzpNWxErNWYLLRO5RnRH4ETrIz_zp4MbUpgbY1HcRBe6Mc6CidM3SaUw5pZUAE5hdSK1AgGmNwRei_WK8jw1p8hALvE8rURC0L3eE/s1600-h/rowan2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLclPCPJhF8bSa6dF9FkQCGWO6NY_VUGWCmaqCu6PzpNWxErNWYLLRO5RnRH4ETrIz_zp4MbUpgbY1HcRBe6Mc6CidM3SaUw5pZUAE5hdSK1AgGmNwRei_WK8jw1p8hALvE8rURC0L3eE/s320/rowan2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370272858076372834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBD9dRnmm4NOIxIlnHzJJIsERtMpU09yLtF57OSYHUzdV1k6J0OxnyhX75oLuf6rnUTKdMOw1V9I3OfrLCVcwa4FfhoyBx6eYsbxCpEDRU5V-8Np1L4_sB4RJ7ULPdnQpmhn_3s41wSo/s1600-h/rowan-3.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBD9dRnmm4NOIxIlnHzJJIsERtMpU09yLtF57OSYHUzdV1k6J0OxnyhX75oLuf6rnUTKdMOw1V9I3OfrLCVcwa4FfhoyBx6eYsbxCpEDRU5V-8Np1L4_sB4RJ7ULPdnQpmhn_3s41wSo/s320/rowan-3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370272851823286450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqx3T5q5nqZ7IEsUBk2SQRVDeroPg5C5tO3Gky6UETGQyURv6q8T8oQC172tJ6IMj0hgFy1x0V56uT3N49vqaIlt5XRDBGEsqXwQuLVBbl4Mj2zLpbjf1Li3_cA1URw-Pv-oziiE9rfI4/s1600-h/rowan4.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqx3T5q5nqZ7IEsUBk2SQRVDeroPg5C5tO3Gky6UETGQyURv6q8T8oQC172tJ6IMj0hgFy1x0V56uT3N49vqaIlt5XRDBGEsqXwQuLVBbl4Mj2zLpbjf1Li3_cA1URw-Pv-oziiE9rfI4/s320/rowan4.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370272705832663602" border="0" /></a>I am attempting my first knitted garment; I have been knitting scarfs for too long and am finally branching out into jumpers. I found this 1930's inspired set in my favourite knitting magazine <a href="http://www.knitrowan.com/">Rowan</a> and have decided to try the one pictured at the top here, but in a burnt orange shade instead. Some of these designs are too wonderful, I can only dream of being able re-create them, I can but try. <a href="http://www.englishyarns.co.uk/rowan_magazine_44.html">I found the pictures on this yarn site</a> though I should have not been lazy and scanned them myself. Well, if I start now I may well have finished it by next winter.....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-91376143862010489442009-08-15T03:50:00.000-07:002009-08-15T03:54:20.814-07:00New Green Dress.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXddZQBCB0Q7YDsncpurAx0eeTUKnmps4PyRoU5ibY1dsSz9VqY7n3MWmgpMTWFCupmWQ695ldXV90b1vGcFmUrJ6kdfKfoegfz-nwxvREFDa4EHXLVXu7h4rSDGWflTV9cUaRsFokm7o/s1600-h/nextdress.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXddZQBCB0Q7YDsncpurAx0eeTUKnmps4PyRoU5ibY1dsSz9VqY7n3MWmgpMTWFCupmWQ695ldXV90b1vGcFmUrJ6kdfKfoegfz-nwxvREFDa4EHXLVXu7h4rSDGWflTV9cUaRsFokm7o/s320/nextdress.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370141220885551426" border="0" /></a>My favourite time of year: Autumn clothes are finally hitting the shops, and though I was very underwhelmed by most of them there are a few bits that I will hopefully be buying throughout the month; I got this one on the spot though, it is from Next (which I generally really don't like but has the odd wonderful item that catches my eye!). It is the exact green I have been longing for a dress in and will look great with brown tights and boots when the chill sets in. For now, as we are having some sort of vague summer, I will stick to sandals and bare legs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4805323130823391306.post-78499145043057836222009-08-11T11:05:00.000-07:002009-08-11T11:12:59.376-07:00Old money, new money<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyJB63I7rNRf-5cvSzJgkbufOCeBCLc4z5Dwm0Tfp1kbvUuLfq7LpiTeWzV1bhyiffd_bdVyyu1XSZ5h6VwwKoQJTUcLqLBwbi6wrN4oLsLNc63rnQzQAbfUlc_s7lvPCmGjC-qhRLKY/s1600-h/Sportsmodel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyJB63I7rNRf-5cvSzJgkbufOCeBCLc4z5Dwm0Tfp1kbvUuLfq7LpiTeWzV1bhyiffd_bdVyyu1XSZ5h6VwwKoQJTUcLqLBwbi6wrN4oLsLNc63rnQzQAbfUlc_s7lvPCmGjC-qhRLKY/s320/Sportsmodel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368770542236443554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWZ-l9UM0aVPq42Dmlt7FpDeH9rhzy9dFlFGE7rfglAtsX0BSzpe1_QRDgvUsdbMwR-OIywXgK7r4aBB0GOIVztTNEz9cJxcjqkmBCYsFttHFcNI5sPtJfiVWpliXB02fmTucJAxTyLQ/s1600-h/Superbe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWZ-l9UM0aVPq42Dmlt7FpDeH9rhzy9dFlFGE7rfglAtsX0BSzpe1_QRDgvUsdbMwR-OIywXgK7r4aBB0GOIVztTNEz9cJxcjqkmBCYsFttHFcNI5sPtJfiVWpliXB02fmTucJAxTyLQ/s320/Superbe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368770534817184338" border="0" /></a><br /> Having just discovered a new sort of shopping experience together we thought we had better write about it straight away.<br /><br />Here are the instructions;<br /><br />1. Find an old advert for something you already own (with the price on it).<br /><br />2. Type in the price along with the year at the following <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency/default0.asp#mid">website</a>.<br /><br />3. Marvel at how much money somebody must have spent on an item you got for pence.<br /><br /> We found adverts for our bikes and tried those, it seems we both made quite a considerable saving!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0