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Hello! I hope you're enjoying some Spring sunshine, it's turned out lovely here this afternoon.
On Saturday, for walking down to the parcel shop to drop off some parcels, I wore my Free People jeans with this amazing blush pink suede waistcoat, which I'd admired on Vinted and it turned out to be one of the items Rachael, a fellow vintage fanatic who often comments on my blog, was selling. What a small world! Isn't it fab?
Our garden is mostly awash with blue at this time of year what with the Bluebells and Forget-me-nots but the blush pink of my waistcoat is a properly Spring-like colour as you can see from the Clematis and the Magnolia blossom.
William's taken to chilling with Not Gordon in the catio.
With a busy week ahead, in order to fit our three swims in we swapped our usual Monday morning for Sunday. It was so quiet that at one point there was only Jon & I in the pool so I was able to swim backstroke every other length without worrying about crashing into anyone.
It's not only my hip I'm struggling with, it's also my feet, I just can't bear any pressure on my arthritic toe joints. I was wearing a pair of (charity-shopped but new with tags) Clarks' biker boots with my outfit on Friday but they were so painful that as soon as I got back home I listed them on Vinted (and sold them instantly!) Apparently wearing white trainers with a dress is another thing you shouldn't do when you get to my advanced age. To be fair, I wouldn't have been seen dead in a pair of trainers up until a few years ago but, as an old boyfriend always used to say, Needs must when the devil vomits in your kettle. I snaffled these for £6 from a charity shop in 2024, they're Groundies, a German barefoot shoe specialist, link HERE.
What matches my outfit in the garden today?
Having been swimming on Sunday, Monday felt very confusing. Jon got up early, forgetting he wasn't going swimming and William conned him into giving him breakfast despite me feeding him before I did my Wii Fit.
Who, me?!!!
I match the curtains! Although I love this vintage Krist of San Francisco dress, I'd not worn it for a couple of years so it felt even more special when I put it on. Jon joined me on my walk down to the various parcel drop points.
Not much purple the garden other than this glorious (but horribly named) honeywort!
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We'd got a tree surgeon coming to assess the trees (we've finally got the council's permission to trim a couple) so we sat in the sunshine awaiting his visit.
I love how the Lemon Balm's taken root amongst the blue brick pavers, it smells gorgeous when you tread on it!
If we weren't already confused enough, we went for a lunchtime swim today (Tuesday). Despite a forecast for a warm and sunny day, the wind was really cold on our walk into town so I'm glad I grabbed a jacket at the last minute.
Tuesday's outfit could have been sponsored by All About Audrey (but it wasn't), I bought the wrap skirt from their website last year and found the velvet wrap top a couple of weeks later on Vinted. Jon found the Adidas Superstar 90s in a charity shop in 2024, they're absurdly comfy.
In hindsight I should have worn yesterday's outfit today as it marked ten years since the world lost Prince. 6Music have released a special playlist in his honour (HERE). Rest in Power, you beautiful man.
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There's plenty of green in the garden to match today's outfit...
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I bought the feverfew (the plant in the middle of the collage) from Moseley Old Hall when we visited in January. The gardener recommended I plant it in a container or I'd be be cursing him when it took over the garden. For those of you who don't read Tudor literature, feverfew was widely used to relieve migraines and was also said to cure toothache, earache, neuralgia, and some rheumatic pains. A decoction of the daisy-like flowers combined in wine with a pinch of nutmeg was a remedy for women's ailments.
And talking of history, we've got a date with one of my favourite historians later...and tomorrow we've got theatre tickets for the stage production of one of my favourite books. I'll be back to tell you all about them very soon!
