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Farmhouse Granny Crochet Blanket fresh off my hook!

Learning to find joy in the moment & listening to Let It Be

A 3 minute Everyday Makeup look For Staying Home

A Book Review Tricia Guild Out of the Blue

A postmenopausal perspective, looking back with hindsight at my menopause.

February 2020 Seen Heard Bought & Visited.

Modern Crochet Book Giveaway & Crochet Scrunchies Obsession

Do you clean your Dogs teeth? If not, read this Post!

Prai Platinum Beauty For Menopausal Women A Review

Mention Pensions & I’m ashamed to say I act like an Ostrich, head in Sand!

6 New Movies I Want To See In 2020

Sewing Plans & Inspiration For This year

2020 Style Trends I Will Wear & those I will ignore!

Ensuite Bathroom Renovation Update A Sneak Peek

2020 So Far: Dry January Fail, Spring Cleaning & A Lumity Trial

Beauty Pie My Top 5 Neutral Nude Lipsticks

Daisy Jewellery Goddess The Latest Estée Lalonde collaboration

Crochet Cape or a Wrap? Westbound Poncho by Two Of Wands

Vintage Bags Vs Luxury Handbags Which Would You Choose?

A Positive Glance back at 2019 & An Exciting Look ahead to 2020

My Catalina Wrap By Two Of Wands & Harmony Bearpaw Boots

Marc Models & Receives A Christmas Gift From Hersey and Son

10 Nail Varnish Colours Perfect For Wearing In Winter

From Toddlers, Midlife, Menopause & Beyond My Family Relies On Balneum

The 1970’s Interiors Revival Pampas Grass is Back!

4 New Craft & Artisan Books Inspiring Me Right Now!

New Christmas Beauty Products & Sara Miller Advent Calendar

Trend Prediction The Brooch is Back

Hydra Glow Sleep Mask & Other Natural Beauty Discoveries

Murphy’s First Bike Ride & Lotus lace Up Ankle Boots

2019 Books A few I Have Enjoyed Reading This Year

Lately September 2019 The Edit: Aka What I Got Up To …

More Autumn Boot Trends For 2019

Lotus Leather Spindle Boots Are The Winners For Autumn 2019.

Ensuite Renovation Update Progressing Slowly But Surely!

Trinny London Miracle Blur BFF Cream & Eye Concealer A Makeup Review

Last of the Summer outfits? Magic linen Dress & Vionic Shoes

Pepe & Murphy’s Pawfect Day Out

Lately The 31 days of August 2019

Beauty Review: Ark Skincare Agedefy Products for Midlife Women 50+

Prairie Style Wilder Gown Top By The Friday Pattern Company

Interior Collections In Our Home Then & Now

Slow Fashion Aka Not buying New A/W19 Clothes When I Already Own Similar!

We Made 4 Simple Changes A Summer Bedroom Refresh

I Sewed A Wilder Gown by Friday Pattern Company A Review

Life Lately, Snapshots of June and July 2019

We Stenciled The Shed & The Garden table!

Neck Ageing Faster than your Face? Try PRAI Throat & Decolletage Night Creme

Re Living A Mid 90s Trend Jeans Under Dresses

New SPF Summer Beauty Products Suitable For Older Skin

My Dorset: A Block Printing Workshop With Melanie Ward

Lately A Quick Glance Back At May 2019

Wearing 6 things I made myself! Sewing & Crochet

Our Story A Date With Destiny And Hersey & Son

How To Gain More Blog Page Views: Set up An Email Newsletter

Summer City Dressing When The Sun Refuses to Shine in Brighton

My Dorset, Shopping In The Amazing Sweetpea Florist, Blandford.

Sunshine & Shadows, Into The Woods Wearing Baukjen

Crochet Succulents Are The Easiest Plants To Care For…

Sharing 5 under £7 Cheap Beauty Products I Use Everyday

Does The rise of the Barette Mean The Demise of the Hair Slide?

Mid Century Modern Kandya Jason Chair Rescued & Restored By You Know Who?

Lately, Musings Seeing Making Learning & Real Green Beauty

Giant Beanbag Sparks Joy in Dorset Garden!

That Austin Dress In a Dorset Field

On Branding I think I May Have A Label Obsession?

Baukjen Boyfriend Jeans & Lunch At The Pig hotel.

Skin Care Is Your face Ready For Summer?

Sunday on The Beach Wearing Van Dal Summer Mules

What I Learnt From Losing My 15.8k Instagram Account.

Currently Creating A Crochet Garden Blanket

Remember these? A Vintage Polaroid Camera collection

Days of Small Moments: Lunch with my Boy & New shoes

I’d Like Extra Time & Some Beatitude For Mother’s Day Please!

Making Small Sustainable Changes To My Health & Beauty Routine.

Lately; Midweek Musings & Online Observations…

5 Essential Editing Tools & Apps For Blog Posts & Social Media

A Quick & Simple Kitchen Refresh.

The Quest For My Perfect Mascara Continues: 5 reviewed

10 Treasures from Etsy, Perfect for Mothers Day

Our Home: Eclectic Industrial Lighting made by Marc.

The Power of Colour: Wearing Living Coral Makes Me feel Happy!

Superb Beauty Product For Mature dry skin, Have You Heard Of Keratosis Pilaris?

In the Spring My Creativity Reawakens: 3 New Projects

ARKET Gifts For My Valentine

Restyle & Rewear : 25 year old Cowboy Boots

Why I Wish I’d Started Taking Imedeen Skin Supplements In My 30’s

6 Top Tips: How To Create A Fabulous Fashion Flat lay

Vintage Laura Ashley on Swanage Beach in January!

Lately December 2018 6 Things Marc Made Restored & Fixed.

On Blogging, Glancing Back & Looking Forward To 2019

Those In Between Days When Comfort Reigns

My 5 Most Popular Style blog posts of 2018 + Outtakes

How To Recycle Your Beauty Advent Calendar For Next Year

Gifting & sharing Inspiration #2

Outlander Inspired Vintage Plaid Skirt

Gifted To Me & Shared With You #1

Dear Santa 5 things I Really, Really Want For Christmas

Lately, 5 things we got up to in November 2018

5 Reasons Why You Should Refresh Your Blog Every Season

Trying To Live A More Sustainable Life + A Giveaway.

Wearing A Vintage Welsh Blanket Cape in a Modern Style

A Simple Style Idea How to Wear Dresses In Winter

What I Am Wearing In Bed This Winter

Ensuite Bathroom Decor & Inspo, My Wishlist

When Your Fantasy Advent Calendar Becomes a Reality!

Wearing New Peony Florale Triumph Lingerie in Lavender

Clothes from last Season I Will be wearing again this year

Beauty Gadgets are they worth investing in? Two reviewed

A Vintage Coat this one is my favourite!

Lately 5 things we got up to in October 2018

Would you Prefer to Book a Facial or a Dental Hygienist Appointment?

What To Wear On A Casual Sunday at Home with WoolOvers

Amazing Women 50 Over 50 Awards Night

001 London Skincare Cryopress Alpha Flash Facial it actually works!

Glancing Back At Summer A Horrockses Fashion Vintage Dress

3 Top Tips How to display House plants at Home

Our Ensuite Bathroom Refurb has Begun, Shopping at Etsy Uk

Fashion News Tales & Snippets #1

I am Wearing My Best Every Day – JD Williams Autumn Capsule

How to wear a Vintage Blouse & make it Look On Trend for Autumn

Lately 5 Things we got up to in September 2018

Oversized Autumn Knitwear Edit

Can I wear my new Boots & Autumn Knitwear now?

Autumn Crushing Check Wrap Coats

Would You Like To See His Latest Amazing Industrial Restoration?

Best of Britain With Hobbs Autumn 2018

Rachel Khoo The Little Swedish Kitchen A Review & A Recipe

Never too old for a trend! belt bags & trainers

He made me a beautiful bedside shelf

New Season New Shoes! Wearing Vionic Serena Boots

Vintage September wearing another pink dress in a Dorset field

Lately 5 Things We got up to in August 2018

Five Decades on 5 things I would tell my younger self

Trinny London BFF now comes in different tones & I can’t live without it!

Blogging plans & goals for the new season

Mixing an old favourite with my new red trousers & mustard loafers

5 Summer Makeup Essentials for Older Skin Look fabulous Forever

Autumn Winter 2018 top 10 wishlist so far

Easy Summer Stripes For A Formal Lunch

Lately 5 Things We Did July 2018

Gingham Shirt Dress Perfection from Marks & Spencer

99 Ways To be Popular In 1958

The Head Wrap Trend I’m Secretly Wearing At Home

A Pink Gin Lunch A Ruffled Blouse & A Corn Field

Next Christmas House, A/W18 Fashion Preview & Talk.

Palazzo Pants Are So Cool In The Heat + Blooper

Macramé Plant Hanger #2 Diy Garden Project

5 Facial Sprays Keeping Me Cool In The Heatwave

Nothing New That Kimono Is On Repeat

How to Graffiti your Garden Shed with Banksy

Pink and Black on my Industrial Ziito Clothes Rail

Lately 5 things I got up to in June 2018

Wearing A Pink Dress In a Field It Must Be Summer!

Triumph Support Comes in Different Forms, Shapes and Sizes!

Garden Makeover Part 2 New Patio Revealed

Wearing Van Gogh To See Frida Kahlo

Helping to Clear the Oceans of Plastic Pollution with Brita

Spare Room Progress Report Vintage Bed & Nora Mattress

6 Exceedingly Stylish Style Bloggers

Casual Sunday Supper Boho Style

Garden Makeover Part 1 A New Patio Area

A Date Night Down By The Sea With White Stuff

Lately 5 things I got up to in May 2018

How To Make A Tassel For Your Basket Bag Using A Book!

Wearing Jeans Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles

Wander By Miller Harris The Only Fragrance I’m Wearing This Year

Macramé Tealight Holder Im feeling Crafty

Where Did You Get That Basket Bag?

A Magical Hour With Florence Balducci At Anthropologie London

My New BFF is a Bosch Unlimited Vacuum Cleaner

Sometimes it’s OK to be Less Than Perfect!

Nude Lipsticks & New Makeup Tools Reviewed

Our Kitchen 2014-2018 the story so far

New Damart Floral Blazer a Vintage Bag & Old Jeans

Beauty Review St Tropez 1 Min Gradual Tan + Video

Lately 5 Things I got Up To In April 2018

My Magnivision Readers Save the Day Again

Sunday Coffee in Wimborne Wearing Laura Ashley

The Stories Behind the Scenes of 5 Instagram Images

Sunday Memories a Riverside Stroll a Floral Dress & Vionic Shoes

If My Hair Looks Great I Can Tackle The World, thanks to Clairol Nice’n Easy

Summer Pastels, Lavender is the New Lilac

Boot Fairs Season Has Started & We Found Treasure

Beauty Review Video: Puriface Sheet Masks and 3 Hair Thickening Products

On Being In Woman And Home Magazine Why It Means So Much To Me

Moroccan Style Crochet Cushion Cover

3 Ways to Wear Silver Shoes Casual, Smart & Classic

5 Outfits for Everyday Casual Wear Flat Lay style!

The Results are in! 2 Clarins Revamped Skin Care Products Reviewed

Lately 5 things I got up to in March 2018

5 London Boutique Hotels on my ‘to do’ list

A few of my favourite things: Fragrance from And Other Stories

A Rare Glimpse of my Fantasie Lingerie

Blog Organisation Sorted A Home Office Diy

Casual Weekend Wear, More Midlife Fashion Tips

Crochet Catkin Tree Decoration a Spring Easter DIY Tutorial

Let’s talk about those Pink Frilly Boots

A Bargain Sparkly Sequined Zara Sweatshirt

New Radley Bag and Purse with a side helping of sparkle

A Review of the New CYO Makeup Collection

My Man is a Uniqlo Fan 3 New Mens T-shirts

Lately 5 things I got up to in February 2018

Midlife Fashion Let’s chat about Florals and Personal Style…

Flowers or Biscuiteers for Mothers Day? Both please!

Why Should People Visit Your Blog? Ask yourself these 3 questions

Lately 5 Things I got up to in January 2018

How I found Calm & Inspiration with a Tetra Cascade Globe

I am ‘designing’ aka planning a dressing room

Purple Jumpsuit and a minor Disaster

Valentine Cookies for Dogs Whatever Next?

Etsy Personalised Jewellery 12 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

The Fashion Trend I will NOT be Embracing in 2018

Trinny London a Makeup Revolution so what’s it all about?

My Mum at 76 Forever Young Forever Beautiful her Top Tips

My 6 Latest Beauty Must Haves 3 New 3 Old

How to make a Modern Crochet Wall Hanging

Something Old Something New my Boho Vibe Mango T-shirt

What’s New at Habitat for Spring Summer 2018?

Casual Sunday Outfit a Riverside stroll & a 400 year old Pub

10 Interior design books I use for Inspiration

My 2 star buys from the Zara Sale

20 Blogging Tips from some of my Favourite Bloggers

Hopes Dreams & Aspirations for 2018

My Best Beauty Product 2017 goes to…

Our Dark Grey Bedroom was the star of our Home in 2017.

Taking time out with my new East bag

My Year of Blogging in 2017 was Simply the Best!

Joseph Joseph & Nigella inspired me to bake for Xmas.

How to Make a Christmas Pudding Pompom with Video

Pantone Ultra Violet I will be wearing it in 2018 will you?

Christmas shopping at Homesense

Recycled Stools from Junk to Treasure Industrial Style

November 2017 a Somerset Supper and 5 London Press Shows

Week 13 Ashley and Laurie Linkup

Faux Fur or Where The Wild Things Are.

Boots for Autumn 2 pairs already in my Wardrobe

Black Friday How to find the best Discounts online

Dotcomgiftshop Awarded me Best Lifestyle Blog 2017

Week 11 Ashley and Laurie Linkup