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End of summer fun

11:20
Apparently, we've just officially moved into Autumn. It certainly shows in how the weather has been recently! For once, I'm actually sort of looking forward to Autumn and Winter as I have grand plans for outfits for the colder weather, as well as plenty of ideas for things to do in the coming...

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Crich: Photos with me!

08:18
I finally got hold of the photos my mum took of me while we were at Crich. Unfortunately, some of them were... less than flattering... so I've picked three of the best. I also had my photo taken by several photographers, two of which gave me their card so that I can see...

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Crich Part 2

09:03
I took so many photos at Crich that it's been really hard to choose my favourites to show. My absolute favourite that I took is this one of a couple of soldiers: Looks pretty authentic, I think! There was music all day on the band stand and elsewhere. I even danced at once...

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Crich Tramway Museum 1940s Weekend Part 1

12:03
The 1940s weekend at Crich was amazing! I went for the Saturday with my mum and had a whale of a time. It's the first event of this sort that I've been to, but it definitely won't be the last! My uniform looked really good, although it was less than authentic compared to...

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V for Victory Rolls

12:19
I made a second attempt at the victory rolls/snood combination today. Tah-dah! I'm pretty much happy with it now, I just need to give it another go tomorrow to see if I can get it any neater. I tend to struggle quite a bit with hair related things both because my hair is...

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Prepared for an air raid

09:52
My "gas mask" for the 1940s event at Crich is finished. I wrapped a box in brown paper (apparently this is something people quite often did, as well as making other kinds of covers for the boxes), copied a label I found on Google and stuck it on the top, then attached the...

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