Ready To Go!

I'm back!!!!

After a full on week of sorting, mending, ironing and labelling, we're finally ready for Glastonbury. There's over 1000 items crammed into our 4x6 metre trade tent and despite the Kinky Shed being metres away from where we've erected the tent, last Saturday I walked between the two so often that I wore a bare patch in the lawn and clocked up over 5 miles on the fitness tracker on my phone! The weather has been appalling but if nothing else, it's been a good test of just how watertight the tent is.

Whilst I've been ironing, stitching hems and sewing on the odd missing button or hook and eye, Jon's repainted the shop sign and redecorated the changing room (I'll share photos on my post Glasto blog, we don't put these up on our garden dummy run). I've sewn more vintage fabric scrunchies, Jon's repurposed some old Levi's into shorts and we've repurposed things we already own to use as display props.

Will it all fit in the van? I'll let you know closer to the day!

As always, Liz came round to help with the pricing. The previous day I'd been in full-on pre-festival manic mode and been outside labelling the stock at 5am so she didn't have to do two shifts like she usually does. Needless to say she didn't leave empty handed! Nikki - she loved that 1970s green pinafore dress you sent her! 

Of course, inbetween all the prep we have managed to live with swimming figuring prominently. We've visited the baths three times and I've clocked up my usual 4600 metres (just shy of 3 miles in old money). Jon's not as obsessive as me but still managed a pretty decent 3000 metres. We need to be fit for those long festival days and nights! 

On Wednesday, as it was two-for-one ticket day, we walked down to the cinema to see The Phoenician Scheme. As I'm sure you already know, we're both huge Wes Anderson fans and absolutely loved every quirky, colourful and bonkers minute of it and like the other Anderson Obsessives in the cinema sat through until the roll of the very last credit so as not to miss a minute. Inspired by the gorgeous Liesl (played by Mia Threapleton, Kate Winslet's daughter), I wore my most vibrant green eyeshadow on Thursday.

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The weather felt distinctly Autumnal and it was a day for a quilted waistcoat, sturdy boots and thermals. Looking back at my blog I was astounded to discover that I've owned this vintage Hindu Kush Afghan dress for seven years. I still get a thrill every time I put it on.

 

I had my nails redone on Thursday and this time my inspiration was carnelian, a semi precious stone which features in a lot of my Nepali and Tibetan jewellery. 

Pumpkin Spice sounds like that nasty sounding coffee flavour people insist on guzzling at Halloween but, unlike my last gel polish in the marvellously distinctive shade of egg yolk yellow labelled Will You Go Out With Me? at least it's an accurate reflection of the colour! 

Today I've been wearing the maxi waistcoat I made using a pair of 1970s Morris & Co Golden Lily curtains I bought from a charity shop and a vintage dressmaking pattern. I spotted the wool fedora with the orange leather band on the clearance shelf of a well-known sportswear retailer a few months back.

And my Gohill's "Exotic Snakeskin" boots which were bought in 1966 from the legendary Camden shop by my fabulous friend and ex-school teacher, Eileen (story HERE). I'm struggling with my feet at the moment - a combination of arthritis exassipated by the damp weather and a reoccurrence of the dreaded Pool Toe - thank f*ck for comfy footwear!

My second hand Aurora kaftan was a recent Vinted find - it's from Naked Generation and still available on their website. I have several vintage versions of this but they're all full length and, as I can only wear flat shoes at the moment, they trail on the floor and soak up the puddles like a sponge. This ankle-skimming length is perfect.  

I'm off to catch up with what I've missed in Blogland...see you soon!