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And now: the weather

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Hi all! This week I was supposed to be visiting my brother this week but on the day I was supposed to travel, I was not feeling well so I didn't end up going. Instead I have spent my week lounging around in sweatpants and marathoning Star Trek or catching up on Welcome...

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Product Review: Lush Ultrabland

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Around the end of May/beginning of June time, I visited Lush and received a full skin consultation. I...

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Oxford: University of Oxford Botanic Garden

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This plant has my name! Kind of! Look how big these leaves are! I really enjoyed my visit to the botanic gardens, and wasn't the weather perfect for it? These are the oldest botanic gardens in Britain, and house many beautiful native and exotic plants. A lot of people had brought books and...

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Crich Again

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Above photo courtesy of Joe Tcat Dress (worn as a blouse) - Lovelock Vintage | Skirt - Collectif Bag - Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair | Shoes - Dorothy Perkins | Stockings - WKD RAF cap worn in some photos - borrowed from Joe Tcat Above three photos of me courtesy of Jeff Wharton...

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Vintage Oxford

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When I was staying in Oxford I couldn't turn down the opportunity to visit some of the vintage shops and do a bit of shopping. I didn't manage to get round all of the vintage shops while I was there but I did at least manage to make it round the following: Uncle...

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Oxford: Quick bug check-in

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Just a quick check-in with some insect-related things since I'm well aware that it's not everyone's cup of tea. These photos really don't showcase the wealth of interesting things I saw and worked with whilst I was volunteering at the Natural History Museum. They all seem rather brown and boring compared to the...

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Outfit: Teddy Girl

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Way back in February, Emileigh from Flashback Summer wrote two Teddy Girl posts (1, 2). I was inspired to put together my own Teddy Girl outfit as well. At the time I seem to remember it was really too cold here to wear the outfit that I'd chosen and after that, despite my...

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Kedleston at War

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On Saturday I got to go to Kedleston at War, a home front reenactment event held at Kedleston Hall. If you're interested in seeing some photos of the hall itself, you can see my post from the last time I visited, here.  Dress: Lovelock Vintage | Bag: Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair | Shoes: Clark's |...

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Outfit: Stepping Out Sailer

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Dress: Collectif | Shoes: Stead and Simpson This was my outfit for a trip into town this morning...

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