My regular readers will know that I have mentioned the “40’s and 50’s Most Marvellous Meet-Ups” group that I am part of on Facebook. This amazing vintage loving group organise days out, shopping trips, meals out, and even a Winter Ball, all for like-minded vintage loving people. Last winter I went up to Manchester…
Continue readingPlus Size Negativity
There has been a lot of debate on social media and the press about the term “Plus Size” recently and this has been acerbated by some companies and high profile plus women coming out and stating that the term is unnecessary and in some ways outdated and should be dropped. There is even a…
Continue readingSilly Old Sea-Mermaids
Now as regular readers of my blog know, I have been talking about a Mermaid dress that I had ordered from Silly Old Sea Dog. I saw it at LondonEdge and fell in love. Speaking with the lovely Alison, she explained that she was just about to start working with a new factory but…
Continue readingCaught by the River Thames
Tuesday 2nd August saw me on the Fuller’s Brewery Facebook page as I wanted to let them know about a review of one of their pubs that I done. Whilst there however, I saw a competition to win a pair of tickets to the “Caught by the River Thames” festival taking place on the…
Continue readingThe Griffin is Great!!
Once a month I try to get together with one of my old work colleagues, H. We currently work in different parts of the county, but for 8 years worked in the same office. Each month we like to try a new place to eat. Sometimes it can be casual (well as casual as…
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