New Kid on the Block

On Wednesday the sun was shining so I decided to give my fabulous Indian block printed Kharibu skirt its first outing. I thought I'd send a picture of me wearing it to Yaz, the label's founder, and was immensely flattered when she asked if she could use my photo on her social media. 

HERE'S Kharibu's website. I'm not sponsored. In the words of my friend Sheila, I'm sharing 'cos I love!

I wore it with a vintage Ayesha Davar cheesecloth blouse and embroidered Indian waistcoat, charity shopped Timberland boots, Monsoon fedora and a stack of vintage brass & copper jewellery collected over the years.

Liz joined us for a trip to Roger's of Bilston, recommended by our friends Lynn & Brendan, a warehouse open to the public and specialising in out-of-date prepackaged food and drink, sold in bulk quantities. We were blown away by the prices and fantastic range of goodies - our trolley was groaning under the weight of black olives, wholemeal quinoa, organic artisan dark chocolate, tinned tomatoes, pea pasta, dried seeds & nuts, lentil crisps, tinned pinto and borlotti beans, kefir & lime salad dressing & organic tomato and caper sauce. If you're in the West Midlands and have room in your cupboards, get yourself down there now, there's no minimum spend & you don't have to be a member! Find them HERE.

Needless to say, we popped into the charity shops on the way home. Here's this week's finds: 1980s Liberty print blouse; a 1970s Japanese dagger collar shirt; a 1960s wool cape; a 1980s Hawaiian shirt; a pair of retro logo Wrangler tee shirts; a wool fedora (for me!); a 1960s Christie's fedora; a 1980s Peter Bettley straw hat; a Mexican cowboy hat; a 1960s Christie's tweed hat; 1990s velvet hot pants; 1980s novelty fish jumper; 1970s Indian block print wrap skirt; 1990s Fine Furs faux fur gilet; Tiered gypsy skirt; 1980s Simon Ellis beaded cocktail dress; Gingham cotton maxi dress; 1990s Italian pink leather coat and a Patricia *Sex & The City* Field sequin cocktail dress.

I wore my skirt again on Thursday for an early morning swim & 'Spoons.This time combining it with some chazza shopped cowboy boots, a recycled sari silk wrap top (All About Audrey, bought in 2018) and more secondhand costume jewellery.

We spent the rest of the day pottering around outside under the watchful eye of young William.

In the words of Keith Richards, if it's worth doing then it's worth overdoing, so this morning, I once again reached for my new skirt.

This time combining it with a vintage Ayesha Davar cheesecloth blouse, a 1960s fringed suede waistcoat, a charity shopped hat and fringed suede boots and, as always, a shedload of jewellery picked up on my travels.

We headed off into Walsall for the matinee performance of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry  which was every bit as wonderful as the book.

Lucky Lord Jon snaffled these uber hip (and ethically made) Veja Wata II plimsolls on the way home from the swimming baths yesterday (they retail at £110, he paid £7).

Prior to the release of Asteroid City in June, Walsall Light are screening a Wes Anderson season. Be still my beating heart! I can watch his films over and over and over again and as soon as I got home I booked seats for all of them.

It's yet another Bank holiday weekend. I've poured myself a large glass of White Zinfandel, there's a veggie curry simmering away on the range and an evening of The Wire to look forward to. 

Thanks for all your cat carsickness advice, wish us luck for our trip to the vet tomorrow morning!