I didn't really know how to follow my last post. I don't feel like talking about the whole cancer thing, but it seemed a bit crass to jump right back into my signature blend of inconsequential rants and random nonsense as if nothing had happened. "Hey, my mum's cancer has spread!" "Hey, check out my new skirt!" That is, in fact, how my...

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So, you know that news I was waiting for? Well, it turned out to be Bad News. News involving my mum and the selfish, rude, demanding cancer that keeps insisting on taking up more room in her body. It's like a bad flatmate, scattering its crap around the place with no regard for personal space and refusing to clean it up. Playing loud, horrible music in the middle...

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Sorry for the radio silence. At the start of the week, I was too busy trying to track down an elusive skirt, one that was just the right shade of corally-pink and just the right length and pleated just so. These things take time, you know. These things are important. I found it hiding in a faraway shop, and was forced to rely on the kindness...

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You know what's not helpful? Saying to a stranger in the lift on their way to work, "Did you know that when you walk your skirt goes right up at the back?". I know you were just trying to give me some friendly advice, but what do you expect me to say? "Yes, actually, I did know. Flashing my knickers at the mailman as I...

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Whoever found my blog by googling "guinea pig sexy outfits" has just MADE MY DAY. Frankly, I don't know why you'd need to keep searching once you'd seen this. Job done, surely?  Unless you mean a sexy costume for your guinea pig, in which case 1) eww and 2) might I suggest the lederhosen? (You might also be interested to know that high-heeled flippers have recently...

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...you won't find anything. But if you had gone down to the woods a couple of weeks ago, you would have found one awkward, overdressed lady, one talented, camera-wielding lady and one slightly disdainful greyhound. Oh, and some very confused dog-walkers. {Click on the images to enlarge} Dress: ASOS. "Customised" by hacking the sleeves off with scissors at midnight the night before. Cardigan:...

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Chocolate.  Family. Chocolate. Friends. Chocolate. Puppies. Naps. Chocolate. More chocolate. It must be Easter. I'll be back on Tuesday after luxuriating in a long weekend. I might even write some blog posts consisting of more than 100 words!! Imagine!!  Have a wonderful weekend, folks. {Easter card freebie from Sage and Berries} ...

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Fin has just been offered a new job. I would like some new shoes. These two facts may not be entirely unrelated to each other. But it makes perfect sense for me to buy myself some  Fin's-got-a-new-job summer party sandals, doesn't it? Surely? ...

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