Hellooooooo! Remember me? I hope you enjoyed last weeks guest posts from such lovely people, but I also secretly hope you’re glad to have me back! I wish I could say I was glad to BE back. Not that I didn’t miss you all, but after a week of (completely unexpected) 25 degree + temperatures,

I have always hankered after taking a trip on a sleeper train. Far too much Poirot and an obsession with the “golden age” means I’d probably be as hideously disappointed when I got on a modern sleeper train as I was when I played Lacrosse after many years reading too much Enid Blyton. What I

It’s been a busy couple of weeks chez Retro Chick. I feel a bit guilty as all I’ve been writing is “hey, look what I did” style posts. The reason for that is that as well as all the Norwich Fashion Week stuff I’ve been up to I’ve also been making a……..drumroll……… NEW WEBSITE It’s

Christopher Robin may well have been there with Alice but I didn’t see him. If he had any sense he’d have stayed home. What I did see were some chilly soldiers, chilly pigeons and lots and lots of snow. I was in London over the weekend for a little pre Christmas break, staying in a

This weekend I am facing a challenge. Possibly the toughest challenge I’ve faced in a long time. It’s time for Vintage at Goodwood, and, due to my (permanent) lack of funds I will be spending the weekend in a tent. Just a one day ticket and spending money will have already cost me the price

You might have caught my Charity Shop Guide to Norwich at the end of January. Well this is the second of guides to the places I shop regularly. Banbury in Oxfordshire. I’ve been frequenting the shops here for well over a year and I’ve witnessed many changes. Initially almost all the shops were the source

Croydon. Not the most exciting place in the world. Sorry, if you live there, but it’s really not. I stayed there over London Fashion Week, because one of it’s prime advantages is it’s cheap and only 15 minutes by train to London Victoria. I really love it when you find amazing things in unexpected places

So, I shall start with a disclaimer. *This is in no way a comprehensive guide to Charity Shops in Norwich. It is merely my opinion, based on the shops I frequent most often and my experiences when I have visited them.* Now we’ve cleared that up I can get on with things. I shop in