Black & White Polka Dot Top - Chic & Stylish Linkup.

Good morning my friends. 

As I write today’s post I’m on the train to London to attend an event! I’m hoping to meet up with a few fellow Instagrams, which is one of the best things about social media. Meeting lovely like minded people. 

It was a fun event at The Coral Room for Laura Geller. They’ve been promoting their new shop on TikTok along with being featured in Boots stores too. I met up with a couple of blogging and instagraming friends and got to meet some new friends in real life. I admit to being a bit star struck and definitely had imposter syndrome going on!

Anyway back to today. As you can tell I didn’t get a chance to finish the blog post in time, so today has been a catch up day!  I’m sharing this outfit I wore to my daughter’s for Sunday lunch. I wanted something comfortable but stylish and also had to be cool. The polka dot top ticked all my boxes as did the trousers and flat shoes, I’d love you to let me know what you think. 

What to wear for a 60th Birthday Party.

Hello everyone. 

How was your weekend?

Absolutely fabulous one for me! I went to a friend’s 60th party on Saturday night, which was a surprise one. Just a lovely bunch of people with some excellent food and plenty of drinks flowing. It wasn’t a late night but such good fun. I wanted to wear a recent purchase from Vinted but felt it might have been a bit too ott and ended up wearing my favourite white trousers with an old floaty cotton top. I had been looking for a mink crochet top I wore years ago on The Orient Express, but upon looking I realised I must have given it away! It’s nowhere to be found in my wardrobe - shame as it was such a classic crochet top that would have been super cute with these trousers. 

Anyway this is what I ended up wearing. It’s been on the blog before but being such a classic look that’s been re-invented this year worked really well. 

Wine tasting in Kent - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Hi there. 

Hope you’re all well. 

Another week that’s flown by! How on earth did that happen? 

I can’t believe the wedding has been and gone - it’s over a week ago already! I’m getting the house back in order and have been sorting lots out. Sophie is away for a couple of weeks more - so I’ll be more able to get everything in the right place when she gets back. 

I know I need to address the wedding photos, but until Sophie gets back I don’t actually know what photos have been taken - I’ll be.a nice surprise when she does.  We’ve also got a camcorder, that’ll be interesting to see what’s been taken on it. Maybe one for Instagram!!

Last weekend I’d booked for David and I to go wine tasting at Chartham Vineyard situated just outside Canterbury. It was a birthday gift for him and what a lovely afternoon we had!

August Review.

Morning all. 

How can we be in September already. I’m still waiting for the wedding!! lol

Sophie is on her honeymoon in Thailand. The house is very quiet and for the first time in 38 years David and I are empty nesters! It’s going to take a lot of getting used to and I don’t feel I’m ready for this stage of my life at all! Any pointers and help would be greatly appreciated. 

I’m getting the house back to normal, very gradually as there’s plenty of stuff still to pack away, sell on or just get rid of. I’m wait for Sophie to get back before I tackle that. 

Back to the gym classes today which I’ve missed. Also my dancing classes have suffered so it’ll be good to get back to those. I’ve got a few items that I need to show off on here and IG, so do look out for some new season pieces along with a comfy pair of trainers. It’s actually exciting to start thinking of the new season isn’t it. 

Anyway today’s post is a look back to what I was wearing and doing last month. I plan to share the wedding soon, I just need a bit of time to plan it. Something I think I’ll have plenty of now! 🤣

My first outfit of the month was one I couldn’t wear on my two weekends away because it’s a knitted dress. Do hop over to read all about my zigzag dress and see what I wore it with. 

Style not Age are wearing Shirt Dresses.

Hi there. 

Huge apologies for being very late with this post. 

It’s been the wedding weekend and I’ve not had a moment to myself. 

So albeit a bit late, here’s the post featuring Shirt Dresses - which was Emma’s choice. 

For obvious reasons I’ve not taken any photos, therefore I’ve resorted to using a really old photo! This is one I wore for a friend’s wedding, the pale blue is really pretty for a summer event too.  

Lintico Co-Ord - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Hi guys!

How’s it going?

Ir's getting very exciting here as it’s the wedding in two more sleeps!

Things are taking shape here and gradually everything is coming together. We had the church rehearsal yesterday along with the catering tent being erected and the bar has been put in place. The main marquee was put up last week so we've gradually put the tables and chairs in already. We’re hosting around 100 people for a sit down wedding breakfast with a complete bar which we’ve arranged. I just hope we’ve got everything covered!

One thing, I haven't got covered, is the weather!  We've had so many wonderfully hot days over the past month or so, but it looks like we might be having rain - weather we really don't want.  Please get doing the sun dance for me, if only for Saturday afternoon! 

Next week I've got a couple of new outfits to share with you.  As we're heading into Autumn, there's some jackets and jumpers in the equation along with some fabulous trainers.  Hope you're stick with me.

As promised, today I'll show you the Lintico Co-Ord which features a similar top to this black and white box top I wore last week. 

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

Wedding Prep - Chic & Stylish

Good morning my friends. 

Hope your week has gone well. 

I’m getting so excited as the marquee is going up today and the impending wedding is getting very real. 

I’ve got everything covered for my outfit and need to do a trial run - does anyone else do that?

We specifically booked this particular Saturday (well Sophie and Felix did) because it’s a bank holiday weekend in the UK so the next day will be a smaller party too. We’ll need Monday to get over it! lol. 

Linen from Lintico.

Hiya everyone,

How are you?

A busy weekend what with Airbnb cleans, ironing - for Airbnb and then working in the garden, I’m exhausted. 

We’re less than two weeks away from the wedding and it’s getting very exciting. The house is full of box’s, bags, clothing bags and flowers, it’s becoming very real now. 

I want to have everything done by next weekend so I can really enjoy the run up. The marquee should be up this week, so we’ll be able to get more of an idea as to where everything will go! We won’t be putting everything in place until the end of next week. Stay tuned to see how it looks after the 29th. 👏👏

With warm weather still very much in play, albeit a tad cooler and we did have a little rain overnight a couple of nights ago, but we’re still in a drought therefore watering the plants has been a task! Filling up the watering can everyday has been tiring but at least we’ve had water. Many of the surrounding areas have been without water at times! How’s your supply doing?

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

 

Another Suede Bag From Elie Beaumont - Chic & Stylish Linkup.

Hello and welcome. 

How’s your week going?

It’s full on here with wedding preparations. I’ve been helping Sophie where I can but she’s in full control and likes to do most of the stuff herself. I’ve more or less got my outfit sorted and have finalised bag, earrings and underwear, so I’m feeling chilled about that. Just need to get all the drinks sorted, but that’s not too hard of a job as I know everything that’s needed as I have a list! (I do love a list). I plan to shop for most bottles & mixers but will also be doing a few home deliveries from local shops too. We’re doing our own bar and having bar staff, so it’s just a case of buying everything on my list!

Asking for a friend, how many bags is too many?

I’ve recently received another new bag from Elie Beaumont. You might know I’m happy to be affiliated  with them and 100% love all their styles. 

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

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Fanka Workout Wear.

Hey everyone. 

Hope your weekend was good. 

We’re still on the big push for the wedding. 

This weekend David and I have been in the garden, weeding, trimming and clearing. Well I say we, I’ve managed to put my back out so he’s been doing the majority of the work and what a trooper he’s been. It’s really starting to come together, so with that all being sorted and the rest of the plans coming together I’m

Getting very excited!  We’re only a few weeks away from the big day and I’m sure it’ll be upon us in no time. 

Do you struggle to find gym wear? Well look no further, I’ve got just the perfect outfit for you!

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