And no, I don’t mean the size of my hips! What I do mean is the trousers I choose to wear when not in a vintage style dress. To be honest, I have never really been a big fan of trousers within the plus-size ranges for two or three reasons. They are either a…

Over the last 8 months or so you may have seen blogs that mention the amazing creations made by Lisa over at Doodlebug Bags. Using vintage patterns she crochets and knits her little fingers off creating the most beautiful bags, snoods, hats and more, all to order in the colours of your choice. I…

Bimbling about on the internet the other day I came across this stunner of a dress with vintage vibes on my favourite site, Shein. A satin long sleeved dress/gown with a pussycat bow neckline in a unusual blue; not quite teal and not quite petrol. Either way I absolutely loved the simplistic look to…

Several weeks before Christmas the delightful duo, Baby Bear and Little Chick asked what I would like for Christmas. Now this works really well for me as I am quite specific in my tastes as you know and I lust after a lot of vintage and repro pretties. By giving them some ideas, I…

Since becoming completely tee-total, my drinking habits have completely changed. For those of you who haven’t followed me that long, 23 months ago I was classed as an alcoholic. A high functioning alcoholic who wouldn’t need a drink as soon as I got up in the morning, but would drink every evening to excess.…