Last year I was educated into the ways of Twinwood by a lovely friend Penny. We went for the day on Bank Holiday Monday and as tends to be the case, it teemed it down all day! However, as with the Blitz spirit we got on with it and had an amazing time. We…

I might not mention my husband very often on my blog, but he really does exist. He is a very hard working man who has been an amazing father to Baby Bear and Little Chick and so we decided last Christmas to do something a bit special for him. He has been a huge…

I had the extreme pleasure of meeting the lovely Sarah who is otherwise known as “Pin Up Curl” when she did my hair last November for the Most Marvellous Ball (click here to read all about it) Based in Derby, I went up to see her on the way to Manchester and she gave…

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…

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by some companies and high profile plus women coming out and stating that the term is unnecessary and in some ways outdated and should be dropped.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…