This. The first piece of evidence. I have been looking like this all day. And in public. Not only did I take Boy Three to nursery but then I went to meet Deb to have a look at the Vettriano Retrospective and have some lunch. We thought we’d see what the fuss was all about […]
346/365 Possibly the scariest shoes ever
Aren’t these amazing? These boots are made for, if not walking, something pretty serious. And at the very least, they’re going to stop the wearer from blowing away. The wearer in question is my sometime colleague at STV, Laura Boyd. Laura always manages to look amazing. She tells me that at home she slobs about […]
Mountain Warehouse Big Splash Competition
My friends at Mountain Warehouse have asked me to tell you about a competition they’re running. It’s a chance to win a pair of wellies every day it rains this month by simply posting (on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest or the fridge door) a picture of splashing. Here’s one I took earlier of Boy One. If […]
254/365 Three Cheers For Autumn
If we had thatch eves they would be loaded with fruit. It’s defiantly autumnal round here. So instead of bemoaning the death throes of summer and whingeing about the cold and damp, I’ve decided to celebrate the new season. The cosy, enveloping jumpers have been returned to the wardrobe and the troublesome crumpling linen banished. […]
Nailing grown up hands for once
For most of my life, I’ve avoided nail polish. This is partly because I thought painting my nails would draw attention to my not-very-elegant hands, and partly because I wasn’t really very good at it. Also painted nails sort of belonged with lipstick and beige tights, on someone who is a grown up. Now, though, I’m 45 […]