40 WINKS

i wished my flat looked like this or i could just move in….this is a Queen Anne Town house on Mile End Road in Stepney, it is also the home of David Carter the super interior designer who has decided that his 2 guest bedrooms were not getting enough use & has decided to open [...]

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sad days …..

attention people, i have some bad news…during my magical adventures at Glyndebourne yesterday i have realised i have lost my much loved Tatty Divine bow ring….. i’m very sad R.I.P my lovely ring, hopefully you were not eaten by a sheep!

xoxo

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glorious glyndebourne

i am overwhelmed with sadness because there is a serious lacking of magical feelings today, i was thoroughly overloaded by them yesterday, when i made my first visit to the Glyndebourne opera house in Lewes to watch Rusalka. For the ones that don’t know Glyndebourne is part of ”the season” in the same realms of Royal Ascot [...]

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oh i want!

being a book snob i relish the day when a new set of limited edition cover books are published, finding new pretty covers to adorn my shelves is really quite exciting! (yes i know i am very sad) so when i saw these cuties in Waterstones i practically jumped with joy!
they are from the publishers [...]

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inspired

this weekend i have been in Cornwall for a family wedding, anyone that’s on facebook will of seen evidence of my disastrous attempts at dancing under the influence of many a glass of Addlestones….anyway we also got to do some sightseeing of some of my favourite Cornish places, Mounts Bay, Cape Cornwall & St Ives…whilst [...]

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stuff!

i am a proud hoarder/clutter addict i am always rifling through vintage shops, charity shops & any shops for bits of pretty fabrics & vintage laces & buttons, pictures, dresses to customise &  balls of interesting wool etc , i’ve got a blanket chest full of bits & pieces that i WILL one day use!
anyway sometimes it does come [...]

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this weekend i have been mostly……

this weekend i was mostly:
- being served by the best waiter ever at Brasserie @ 68 in Fareham
- finding houses i wanted to live in around Portsmouth & on the Isle of Wight

- finding fab 50’s retro buildings at the fun fair

-eating brilliant fry ups at Long John’s in Ryde

- stealing fruit from the Osbourne [...]

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