I love blogging, don’t get me wrong. But it has been incredibly difficult to keep it up this past year. In many ways 2012 was a year filled with worries, stresses, and sadnesses, none of which are conducive to writing about vintage history and taking pretty pictures for the blog. If I [...]
Tag Archives: life
My Grandpa
My grandpa passed away last month. He wasn’t what you would have called the most affectionate man. Far from wearing his heart on his sleeve, I think he kept it under lock and key. Men of that generation (and particularly farmers trying to make a living from the land) can be hard, [...]
An Elsa the Cat Update
> Elsa with the still very healthy looking White Mouse, and her string. It has been a whole two weeks until I last talked about my cat, and I can’t hold off any longer. More cat stories must be told or I will explode! I never promised you I wouldn’t turn into a crazy cat [...]
Elsa the Cat: Two Weeks On and a Blog Drama
Another week and we are still learning new things about Elsa. I promise this will be the last cat post for a while, I know you aren’t all as obsessed as I am! When she grooms herself she makes an odd snortling noise, and when I use the laptop, she usually decides that is [...]
New Business Cards!
My new business cards arrived in the post this morning and I’ve been bouncing off the walls all afternoon with excitement. It feels like I am close to being a proper business owner now! My Mum and Dad run a little printing business in the small town where I grew up, so initially I [...]
Reading about London
The books I’ve been reading through I’ve been taking a break from listing things and accounts to do a little bit of research into some London history (for a super secret project I’ll tell you about as soon as I can). Luckily we already have loads of books about London at home – two [...]
One Year On…
My first post began with a new hair-cut. No make-up, so don’t judge! Yesterday, Bella from The Citizen Rosebud reminded me that I’d now been blogging for a full year. She was the first person who told me to stop messing about saying ‘one day I might start a blog’, and just do it. [...]
Shelving Saga Update
I must apologise to you all: I entirely forgot to blog yesterday. I didn’t even realise until 7:30pm last night! The last four days have been so busy, I’m feeling quite worn out. I haven’t been able to read any blogs either, so apologies if I haven’t commented as usual. I’m trying to catch [...]
Ceeellllebraaation!
VE Day celebrations in 1945 I have to apologise possums, I just can’t put my mind to anything today, let along put a proper post together. It is the LAST day of my regular job, and I’m too excited to concentrate on anything. To celebrate my final day in the world of paid employment (for [...]
Hogmanay and Resolutions
Happy 2011 everyone! I full intended to return to daily blogging after boxing day, but after my last post decided I was enjoying my break so much that I would have a few more days off. That also meant not reading blogs, so I have a huge amount now to catch up on. On [...]
1960s polka dot mod dress by Berketex
1970s green and red tartan knit jumper dress
1960s black and white check blanket dress
1970s floral print hippy smock dress by Emanuelle
