As I mentioned on a previous post, last Saturday was Pinup Picnic in the Park. And what an amazing day it really was! I got up early and appeared at local hairdresser at 0640 to have my hair tamed by the lovely Cleo. Then my friend Vicky and I got ourselves on an early…
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As some of you may know, Saturday 27th June is Pinup Picnic in the Park. This is an event that has been organised by The British Belles, and incorporates a massive meet-up in Hyde Park, London, whilst raising worthwhile funds for Macmillan Cancer Appeal. Obviously this kind of event is right up my alley.…
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Last year when I turned 40, my bestie Fiona bought me one of those ‘experiences’. You know the ones? Where you can have a cookery lesson, or drive a fast car, or in my case… have a Vintage Style photoshoot. Well, as you can tell, that was going to be right up my alley! So,…
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On Saturday 16th May, I got myself up at the crack of dawn, shimmied into a beautiful Pin Up Girl Dress, and got myself on the 0830 train to London. Finally… It was Curvy Convention Day! Curvy Convention was a plus size event held just around the corner from Marylebone Station and was running…
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I LOVE London. I always have and I guess I always will! As a teen, I used to get the bus from Northamptonshire and sit on it for about 3 hours, and go and meet a pen pal (who I am still in touch with 25+ years later) and spend the weekend. Then adulthood,…
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