How to survive a festival....

31th July2017

How to survive a festival....

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...when it's raining.  As this is the UK and despite the fact it's Summer - or actually, even because it's Summer -  the chances of it raining are on the high side.   And this weekend at Port Eliot was a total rain-fest.  Whichever festival floats your boat - or even if it's just camping, I have put together a tried

My next favourite thing...

27th July2017

My next favourite thing...

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...after shoes and bags, has to be perfume.  Makeup yes I can am starting to get more excited about and as time marches on, I obviously love finding that genius new product that works total wonders on my (ageing) face, but fragrance, I have adored since a young age.  I think it's the memories that it evokes, the

Cheating the seasons

25th July2017

Cheating the seasons

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I would say we've been spoilt this Summer so far.  As in, the weather has been pretty amazing.  Which makes it all the more eeksville when we have a run of rain.  And recently we've had a lot of it and it looks like there's a lot more to come.  That will obviously coincide neatly with the start

Who turned off Summer?

24th July2017

Who turned off Summer?

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When I start reaching for a jumper in the morning, I know it's a sure sign that something is up with the weather.   It's not all bad news - there's no scarf and I've no intention of even thinking about tights, but today, it was definitely jumper weather. And what better way to get ahead of the