The hubby can be a bit tricky to buy Christmas presents for and this past festive season, my Mum was stuck for ideas of what to purchase. Trying to help her out, I said that we were not really buying possessions. Trips, activity days, theatre performances etc were all good ideas as it meant…

So, there are a few of you out there that know my husband has been diagnosed with quite a serious eye condition. One that requires an operation at the world famous Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. Now, the operation he was due to have was booked in for early on a Thursday morning. He needed…

I had the pleasure of meeting the lovely Lynsey Le Keux at LondonEdge a few years ago. Standing at the trade fair with her equally lovely sister Diablo Rose we had a lovely natter about the wonderful vintage style make-up products that Le Keux offered. Since then I have lusted after one or two…

If you read me often you will know I have a new found love of vintage style spectacles all due to the the amazing ladies, Lauretta and Caroline over at Retropeepers. I took the plunge around 18 months ago when they offered to send me some glasses and it pretty much changed my life.…

After the last LondonEdge (Autumn/Winter) back in September 2018 I was keen and eager to see what Unique Vintage planned on offering. Up to that point, the largest size they offered was a 3XL which was nowhere near big enough for me. We had a great chat with the ladies on the stand and…