The lost art of having a ball!

The art of dressing for the occasion has been lost - yes it's a sad fact that we only tend to dress up for specific times such as a black tie event, a job interview, a wedding or a funeral. Dressing well for the sake of dressing such as for dinner or going to the … Continue reading The lost art of having a ball!

Take a step back in time with Twinwood…

Well it's taken a while and my apologies for not posting but it's been madly hectic!! The good news is that what is undoubtedly the highlight of my year finally arrived – the Twinwood vintage music and dance festival took place as always over the August Bank holiday 🙂 If you have never been then … Continue reading Take a step back in time with Twinwood…

All the fun of the fair….twice!

As a child when I knew there was a fair coming to town I would be on tenterhooks for days as I was so excited. Then the day would dawn and accompanied by my mum I'd clutch my precious pennies in my hand and enjoy the mad, loud, brightly coloured and mystical world of the … Continue reading All the fun of the fair….twice!