This past weekend saw me driving a couple of hundred miles up to Yorkshire! I had seen an event advertised online and it looked right up my street, so on a whim I booked a ticket and started looking for somewhere cheap to stay overnight. Now, for many that may be a drive too…

As most of you know, I have a tendency to dye my hair a lot. In the past I have been blonde, brown, red, rainbow and even apricot. But one of my constants has always been Black. Going back into the annals of vintage/pin up history, some of the most glamorous women have been…

Several months ago I saw advertising for a secret ‘speakeasy’ in London. The Candlelight Club meets one weekend a month unless there is a special date such as Halloween or Christmas, and is a 1920’s party night. Held in different locations, you don’t get told where the party is until the day before and…

T.K. Maxx is not somewhere I tend to go into very often as I truly believe it is a shop that you need to have a spare couple of hours as it is a little like a top quality jumble sale. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean that in a derogatory way,…

*****WARNING – PHOTO HEAVY POST***** As you all know, I have been chronicling my visit to Chicago at the end of July. So far we have had the departure, arrival, stag night, Wedding and the brunch after. Now it was the time for some sightseeing and experiences and first up was The Art Institute…