December 30, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
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The Cosmo Blog Awards

Well hello! Happy Friday! I’m back from my little jaunt to the Cosmo Awards (plus a very enjoyable day at a beer festival yesterday) and I shall tell you all about it as promised! As you may know already I didn’t win, but then, I wasn’t expecting to. The runner up in my category was

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Thank You!

Well, Good Morning! Today I am off to London to visit Cosmo, for today is the day of the Cosmo Blog Awards ceremony. I didn’t want to leave it until after the event to say a massive THANK YOU for all your votes and nominations coming up to the awards. I really do appreciate it!

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A-Z of Me, Me, Me

I’ve seen a few of these going around on other blogs I follow recently. I really love reading them. It’s like a tiny little snapshot into the person behind the blog. Little things you might not know, even if you know them personally. I’m old enough to remember when this kind of thing used to

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Southern Retro

Back in August I mentioned that Mat from Southern Retro had paid us a visit in Norwich. Well, now the results of that visit are all visible on the Southern Retro website. Southern Retro is an amazing photographic project of “individuals for whom reviving the past is part of their every day lives”. They’re not

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A Shoe Review

I mostly like that title because it rhymes and sounds a bit like “view halloo”. Not that I approve of fox-hunting, it just makes me think of Mary Poppins. Anyway, enough nonsensical wittering. Today I am going to review a pair of shoes. About a week ago I got an email from the Most Wanted

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British Heart Foundation – The Big Donation

As you know I SHOP in Charity Shops a lot. I am a firm Charity Shop fan. I think with a bit of imagination and a change in your attitudes to shopping you can find some amazing bargains and create a style that’s yours, rather than borrowed from the plastic dummies in New Look. But

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All Dressed Up – Bank Holiday Fun

Well, I guess today is back to work proper. On Bank Holiday Monday I went to Gressenhall Village at War, which you can read all about over at Vintage Norwich, should you so wish! Here, though I get to share the more personal bits of the day. I actually got in free to the museum

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Cocktails and Dressing Up

When I talked about bravery and confidence last week, I mentioned how scary organising that first ever event was. Well, today I am confirming that the next ones don’t get any less scary! I’ve got a couple more things coming up in Norwich in the next few months that I thought I should really let

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Vintage Patisserie Book Launch

On Wednesday night I went to a truly fabulous party. Seriously, it was so amazing that I’m still buzzing about it now. That Angel Adoree from The Vintage Patisserie is a very clever lady. Things weren’t feeling that promising as after a long train journey I struggled down a very rainy Brick Lane at 6:30pm

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