• How I Cover My Grey Hair at Home: Root Touch Up

    How I cover my grey hair at home with a root touch up?  As Salons have closed once more due to “Lockdown Three”. I have updated an earlier post on how I manage my hair.…

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    Am I too old for…Dungarees?

    Am I too old for…Dungarees? The answer to the question in the title is “no”, we should be wearing what we damn well like. There is no rulebook. My one and only pair of dungarees…

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    Interiors Update: A Porch Revamp

    Floor tiles: Porcelain Floor Tiles in the “Abbey Whitby” Pattern, Tyne Tees Ceramics £141.00, Valspar paint from B & Q – shade is ‘Charcoal Sketch’: £9.00 (three sample pots), workman £100.00 (Fastiles found on checkatrade), …

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    The “Balance” of Good Skincare

    Today, I am sharing some new skincare discoveries that I have been using since March of this year. Hence, they have been thoroughly tried and tested. I know there’s no miracle cure for ageing skin. However,…

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    Dressing Up or Down – Time for a Fashion Boost

    Lately We only have a little while to go before our updates to the kitchen are complete. We have decided that this is just the beginning of slowly updating our home. You have probably experienced…

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    Life lately, Coatigans, Early Black Friday Discounts, and Our Home Improvements.

    England has, once again, been plunged into lockdown 2.0. An enforced slumber with people up and down the country facing tougher restrictions. For a little while, we have been thinking of revamping some of the…

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    A Review Of Our Holiday in Cyprus during Corona.

    Here is an honest account of my experience travelling in these strange times, including a review of the hotel where we stayed in Paphos (Cyprus). I hope it’s helpful for you.  As I write this…

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    Travelling In These Strange Times. Plus, Some Feel Good Fashion.

    What’s cooking? We managed to sneak away for my birthday celebration. Hence, this late post. Our original getaway to Turkey was withdrawn the week before travelling due to it being removed from the UK’s travel…

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    Turning Sixty – No Big Deal!!

    I have just passed a landmark birthday, my sixtieth. So, how do I feel hitting this number? The stereotypical sixty-year-old of my mother’s generation was expected to collect her bus pass, get a fuss free…

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    Going Out………What to Wear?!!!!

    Up until a few weeks ago, like most people in the UK, we weren’t going out to socialise and there was certainly no reason to get dressed up. But, after Rishi Sunak (our Chancellor in…

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