My Weekend!

Good morning. 

Hope you’re well. 

I’ve had a nice weekend, seem to have done lots but nothing at all really. 

There wasn’t any dancing on Friday, so I dropped up to see my mum and helped re-hang some curtains. She’d had new windows installed and having had them taken down to avoid being dirtied or damaged so I put them back up for her. It’s always nice to chat and catch up and I’m lucky to have her only 10 mins away. 

On Saturday you might have seen on TicTok that I had a horse riding lesson. I’ve had this on my bucket list for a while having never even sat on a horse, so having David give me this for a birthday present was brilliant. I’d bided my time and planned the 1/2 assessment for a nice sunny morning, but blow me on Saturday when said lesson was arranged it had me getting onto the horse in a huge downpour - yes it was raining just over the area where the riding school was! I’d left sunny weather on the coast for torrential rain! How annoying was that!

My Meet with Anna - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Hey there,

How are you?

Welcome to the blog, have you had a super week?

I had a lovely start to the week and you might remember I went to London on Monday to meet a friend. Did you see who it was?

Yes I met Anna - Anna’s Island style. We met through blogging a few years ago and have managed to meet up twice in the past. She lives over on Tresco - on the Scilly Isles and doesn’t come to London very often, so when she does it seems the ideal thing to do!

We met in Liberty’s which is an amazing store selling almost anything, if you’ve not been it’s well worth a visit - even if it’s just to view the dresses! I found the perfect maxi for my daughter’s wedding next year although I had to double take on the price tag … it was £4,350!!!

Styling my Pink & Gold Trainers 3 Ways.

Good morning.

How are you?

Another weekend that’s flown by. The kids are back to school and pre-school and we’re getting back to normal service - I say we, but I’ve not really had that much change seeing as my kids are all grown up. 

On Saturday I helped Sophie - Little Berry Bakes on her cake stall. It’s the third one she’s done and still very much a learning curve and although she didn’t ’sell out’ she did really well and yesterday continued to sell boxes of her sumptuous goodies to lots of lucky customers - yea I bagged a delicious chocolate cupcake that was truly divine! Made myself feel quite sick eating it all!!! 

I’m meeting a friend in London today, which I’ll share with you soon but if you have a look on my IG stories you can get a sneak peak. I’m catching the train, so I’ll have an hour or so to gather my thought and do some prep for future blogs. What have you got planned today?

If you follow me on IG you’ll have seen I was recently invited to Embassy London’s shop in Canterbury to view the new AW25 collection. I took Sophie along with me and we spent a lovely couple of hours perusing the latest stunners for the new collection and I even came home with this stunning pair of trainers. 

Items marked with * have been gifted to me, however these are 100% my own honest comments.

 

Holding onto Summer - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Good morning.

How are you?

Welcome to my blog and welcome September!

I'm holding onto Summer in today's post, you see I'm featuring an outfit that wouldn't look out-of-place for a summer BBQ or trip out, maybe if the weather was slightly chilly - which it certainly was on some days in the UK! But with changeable weather in ~Autumn, this sort of outfit is perfect.  We need to layer up as mornings can be chilly, whilst afternoons tend to get warmer. Although today we've got sunshine so maybe it'll rain later!!!

This week has flown by, and the fact I've had a cold has made it even worse. I woke up this morning and soon realised it was Thursday and I'd not made a post!  I didn't do much yesterday and the day before as I felt I'd been doing too much and my body was telling me to slow down.  I cancelled my gym classes and basically enjoyed being at home doing nothing but the essentials.  I have to say I feel much better, even in my head-space which was like a washing machine.  I'll be getting back to normal service, but every now and again it's good to switch off even if it's not your body telling you to do so!

Well let's get back to today's look, as I mentioned above it's a Summery look but with that extra layer!

Items marked with * have been gifted to me, however these are 100% my own honest comments.

August Review.

Morning all. 

Hope you’ve had a super weekend

I’ve been painting! Yes still helping my youngest get his house ready to move into. They’re planning on being settled in this week as that’s when school starts, but we shall see. Anyway the walls and woodwork have been painted and I’ve been stretching and twisting on ladders in all directions - it’s been a proper workout for me! Do I need to go to my gym classes today - I ask myself!

David and I were rewarded with a roast dinner at my daughters yesterday, we’d worked so hard and really needed a home cooked roast which went down really well. 

Today I’m back to my classes, (yes I know) and am seeing lots of improvement, especially since dropping the weight! Do you enjoy gym sessions, or working out at home?

As it’s the first Monday of the month, welcome September, it’s time to take a look at last month’s posts for the … August Review. 

With nice weather in abundance my first post featured a fabulous sundress from Izabel London. The pale blue and white mix resembles holiday outfits from the Greek islands which I’d be delighted to wear. 

New Cropped Jeans - Chic & Stylish Linkup.

Hiya, how are you?

*Late Edit*

Sorry I’m a day late, I had some technical issues, all resolved now!

It’s been a busy few weeks for me what with helping paint my son’s new house, looking after some of the grandkids and attending gym classes it’s been full on!

I’m sure getting older doesn’t help either, I feel I need a holiday!

I had to change a something in Matalan yesterday so I had a look around the store hoping to see some new styles, alas they’ve not arrived yet so I had a look through the sale rail. I came home with a nice pair of cropped jeans that I plan to take up to have a big turn up on them. They only cost £8.50 so if it doesn’t work it’s no big loss but I’ll still wear them. I also got a chunky turtle neck sleeveless jumper. It looked okay on and I plan to wear it over shirts. I’ll see how that feels as sometimes knitted jumpers make me itch!

So here’s my look today, I’ve popped the jeans on before taking them up but I like the relaxed look with flats and this chunky vest top. 

Style not Age enjoy Sunset Shades.

Morning everyone 

Hows your Bank Holiday Weekend going?

We actually went out on Saturday night. We had dinner with friends in a new local restaurant and had a wonderful time and a fantastic meal! There was a 40th birthday party at the next table which turned out to be someone I knew. We joined in some of the celebrations and I even got to have a little boogie! Copious amounts of fizz was consumed and the next morning was relatively slow. I soon brightened up after helping my daughter clean the AirBnb and after shopping for roast beef ingredients prepared, with chef David, a delicious dinner complete with Yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes. I was completely stuffed so spent the evening relaxing on the sofa before an early night. How did you spend your Sunday? Today is Bank Holiday Monday and both David and I decided to do absolutely nothing! Let’s see how that pans out! lol!

The last Monday of the month can only mean we take a look at what the Style not Age ladies have planned for us.  This month’s theme fell into Emma’s lap and she gave us the delightful prompt of Sunset Shades. 

Moving out & Life Insurance - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Morning my friends. 

How’s your week been?

With cooler temperatures it’s been nice to wear some of my clothes that aren’t shorts/tee shirt combos and sundresses! I’ve been wearing some thicker trousers with some of my knitted tops. One look I loved as soon as I put it on was this one. I neglected to get proper photos and only got this short reel. I’m planning on taking proper photos in the week so will share that with you soon. 

This is a sponsored post, however these are my own honest comments.

 

Styling a Leopard Print Shirtdress.

Good morning my friends.

Hope your month is going alright so far, it’s weird to think September is on the horizon isn’t it. 

Another lovely weekend with the family. On Saturday I helped my youngest on a cake stall at a local camp site. They’d arranged a fun family day to raise money for a charity and she had her cake stall there for the afternoon. Her sisters also came to help and she did really well. She’d baked brownies, blondies, cupcakes, rocky road and cookies which went down really well. She only came home with a handful of spares (which she managed to sell the next day) so all in all a really successful day. 

David and I got a takeaway in the evening and watch Atonement - it’s a romantic war drama and has a very good story running through it, I urge you to watch it even if it’s only to see ‘the green dress’ Keira Knightly wore!

I’ve had a bit of a romance with the colour brown recently and plan to add more and more of this shade into my wardrobe for the new season. You can view my new trousers here along with a dress I found on Vinted. 

So when this dress caught my eye on the Izabel website I thought I’d be a good addition and guess what, I was right. Just look how good it is. 🤎

Chocolate Tones - Chic & Stylish Linkup.

Morning everyone. 

How are you?

Well we’re supposed to be having a heatwave but although it’s still sticky hot here it’s been cloudy all day with a stormy vibe. We had a little bit of rain yesterday, but nothing major and definitely no storm!

I took a trip into Canterbury Matalan earlier this week, I was on my way to an appointment (I’ll spill the beans soon) and I grabbed the opportunity with two hands to do a bit of shopping. Unfortunately the new season pieces haven’t filtered into my local store yet and the pickings were slim but I did come home with a couple of pairs of trousers, two tops and some underwear! You can see my TikTok reel here where I shared all my findings. 

So my outfit, which I wore yesterday, featured a pair of trousers I bought & loved.