November 26, 2024
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Fashion & Beauty

Style Evolution: The Ghosts of Christmas Past

I sense a split over Christmas Day outfits. It’s unlikely to cause wars, or serious family rifts, but it seems some people see Christmas Day as an opportunity to spend all day in pyjamas, while others spend quite some time picking out festive finery. Personally I fall firmly into the latter camp. I like to

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Fashion & Beauty

Monochrome Christmas Outfit

I did mention that now December had started you were going to see a lot of Christmas outfits? The novelty tights with Snowmen on the knees are still to come, however. Today’s outfit eschews gaudy Christmas glitz and is (I think) definitely on the classy side of a Christmas jumper outfit. This is the second

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Dear Diary

This Week I….

Good morning. How are you this fine day? I hope you are planning a lovely relaxing Sunday. I’m really not sure what I’m planning to do with today yet. I have things I should really do, but Sunday isn’t the day for those sorts of things. Sunday is a day for pyjamas, and possibly cake.

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Cocktails Food & Drink

Festive Mince Pie Martini Cocktail Recipe

Oooh yeah. Christmas is coming and it’s time for Christmas Cocktails! I decided I wanted to make a cocktail that tasted as much like a mince pie as I possibly could. So I started to do some research. I found a few mince pie martini recipes. The first involved me making my own spiced sugar

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Fashion & Beauty

Christmas Bedding For Grown Ups

It’s getting close to the time for the Christmas Bedding to come out. Except I realised with actually a pang of dismay that this year I won’t be able to continue my Christmas bedding tradition. Every year, on Christmas Eve, I have a big tidy of the house (So it’s ready to make a big

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Fashion & Beauty

A Casual Christmas Outfit

December is here, so you must have realised it’s time for the Christmas outfits? I’m not going to attempt a 12 days of Christmas Outfits this year as I’ve only acquired, er, 4, new festive things this year, so I’d end up repeating myself. I can guarantee a very festive theme to Decembers outfits though.

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Dear Diary

This Week I…..

Good morning! Or afternoon if you’re reading this later on. Today I have very Sunday plans that involve a trip to the Clutter City craft fair, followed by an afternoon of cups of tea in front of the TV. Probably catching up with some Roller Derby games on You Tube from Champs in November. Honestly

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Fashion & Beauty

12 Days of Christmas (Jumpers)

Do you remember when Christmas Jumpers were a massive no no? When a Christmas Jumper was a reason for Bridget Jones to view Mark Darcy with sartorial suspicion? I, of course, was either way ahead of my time or deeply unfashionable, take your pick. I remember trawling charity shops for the slightest hint of Fair

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Food & Drink Recipes

Retro Chick Cooks: Cranberry and Maple Syrup Sweet Potatos

I told you I wasn’t going to give up on this recipe lark! After Octobers nicely seasonal Pumpkin Pasta recipe I’m back, with another seasonal recipe! This recipe for Cranberry and Maple Syrup Sweet Potatos is actually a side dish. I had mine with meatballs in a cream sauce, but it’s also a perfect dish

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