tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post7610894341486997780..comments2024-03-28T12:40:16.119+00:00Comments on Vintage Vixen: The Distancing Diaries - Day 130 & 131Vixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-90778162995057510572020-08-03T13:33:24.628+01:002020-08-03T13:33:24.628+01:00Glad to hear you are healthy. The gardens at that ...Glad to hear you are healthy. The gardens at that place are beautiful! I do love espaliered fruit trees! I love your remade dress! The face masks are wonderful!Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-73749024734152882682020-08-02T19:19:20.841+01:002020-08-02T19:19:20.841+01:00Coughton Court is heavenly - so much lush greenery...Coughton Court is heavenly - so much lush greenery and beautiful flowers. Jon did an excellent job on the fitted cupboard.<br /><br />Glad to hear you are fit as a fiddle! Not gaining any weight when you're in your 50's is an amazing accomplishment in itself. Forest City Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428940427287921203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-36850136245094794182020-08-01T15:45:44.065+01:002020-08-01T15:45:44.065+01:00Wow! Coughton Court really is magnificent.
Your f...Wow! Coughton Court really is magnificent. <br />Your fitted kitchen cupboard looks wonderful, definitely worth all of Jon’s hard work.<br />Ha! I can hardly remember what a party is, but I do recall that day-after feeling. Those napkins make a hands mask.<br />xxHazelxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438389465030714608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-12198715914541273282020-07-31T19:03:13.933+01:002020-07-31T19:03:13.933+01:00Thanks, Monica! I had to laugh when I saw that pur...Thanks, Monica! I had to laugh when I saw that purple garden, talk about mitchy-matchy! <br />We've both had our creative heads on this week, me with my scrap material masks and Jon with his woodwork. We took today off to lie in the sun and drink beer!<br />I'm happy to inspire you! Maxis are full of endless possibilities, there's loads of fabric to play with if you don't want to wear them. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-8496058517538000402020-07-31T19:00:28.406+01:002020-07-31T19:00:28.406+01:00Hi Suzy! isn't it a wonderful place? So much i...Hi Suzy! isn't it a wonderful place? So much intriguing history, plots to kill the Queen, blow up the government and hiding illegal priests to boot! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-37107859800073821142020-07-31T18:59:23.507+01:002020-07-31T18:59:23.507+01:00You'd love Coughton Court, it really was lovel...You'd love Coughton Court, it really was lovely. I didn't know what that other plant was so I've now added Lady's Mantle to the never-ending wishlist, thank you!!<br />Jon's fascinated by those espaliered trees, too - we've got the walls but not sure about the wherewithal! <br />It looks like the poor old bike will go back in the shed for another few years unless the government release a few more vouchers - hopefully at a less strange time! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-27164064800142075502020-07-31T18:55:38.071+01:002020-07-31T18:55:38.071+01:00Isn't it stunning? The garden was so lovely, t...Isn't it stunning? The garden was so lovely, the colour scheme was just magical. <br />Jon's done a wonderful job on the cupboard, it's shelves next (I hope!) xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-10608521885884667502020-07-31T18:54:28.650+01:002020-07-31T18:54:28.650+01:00Hi Ivana! Coughton Court was splendid, I've no...Hi Ivana! Coughton Court was splendid, I've no idea why we'd never visited before but I'm looking forward to returning and exploring the house once they reopen to the public. if it's half as good as the gardens we're in for a treat!<br />Wasn't it bizarre how I managed to match the planting scheme in the garden? I'd intended to wear something else but changed my mind at the last minute, it must have been my sixth sense. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-40445598267829993852020-07-31T18:52:34.394+01:002020-07-31T18:52:34.394+01:00Thank you so much, Mei! It's been lovely getti...Thank you so much, Mei! It's been lovely getting to know you as well, with your delightful comments. I hope that tropical storm passes smoothly and you get to venture further afield. <br />Have a lovely weekend, too. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-48316245657974638262020-07-31T15:50:26.054+01:002020-07-31T15:50:26.054+01:00The purple-on-purple was divine! I adore reading a...The purple-on-purple was divine! I adore reading about you and truly feel like I know you and Jon -- even your hometown, which is worlds apart from me! <br /><br />You have inspired me to seek out an outside excursion or two... after this tropical storm passes. Le sigh!<br /><br />I hope you have a lovely weekend.Meinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-30219409474922020202020-07-31T13:24:50.862+01:002020-07-31T13:24:50.862+01:00Coughton Court looks like an amazing place to visi...Coughton Court looks like an amazing place to visit. It is an absolutely stunning location with its Tudor architecture and wonderful outdoors. I mean the gardens are spectacular. I do like all the purple in the garden. How fun your outfit matched with all the purple tones in the garden. I thought it might have been on purpose but then I read it was a coincidence. You do look fabulous in that lavender maxi dress. How fabulous is that lavender vest you paired with a dress. Lovely purple hat, brown bag and doc Martens as well. I googled Coughton Court to read a bit more. I love history and the Tudor period was such an interesting time. <br />Jon's mask is a work of art, so original and unique! I love it. <br />I'm happy to hear all went well with your appointment. I'm not surprised that the nurse noticed your mask, it's so pretty.<br />That revamped maxi dress looks great on you! The Kuchi earrings made by Afghan refuges are are beautiful and the red necklace is a great piece as well. <br />Ivana Splithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908566377732204399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-4793253201937637102020-07-31T10:06:38.755+01:002020-07-31T10:06:38.755+01:00Wowww, you're looking fab in your coordinated ...Wowww, you're looking fab in your coordinated dress and hat on this perfect background!, such a happy thing that your outfit matches the garden colours!, purple fabulousness!. And this is a particularly amazing house, love to read that it was involved in lots of conspirations!. <br />Glad that everything was safe and nice in your medical appointment, no wonder that your mask received some compliments!<br />Lovely cupboard, its color and fit look both perfect, such a cute corner! (even if it has been a lot of hard work). And Jon's mask is Totally Fantastic!. Love it!. <br />And such a great revamp on a 'Little House on the Prairie' dress (I know what you mean!). You look fabulous!. And thanks for inspiring me to have a look at any maxi dress with an appealing print!, you've discovered me lots of possibilities!<br />besos<br />Señora Allnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403540346998939207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-16149949851346400862020-07-31T00:37:44.984+01:002020-07-31T00:37:44.984+01:00Hello Vix. Coughton estate looks beautiful and wha...Hello Vix. Coughton estate looks beautiful and what interesting history. Imagine the stories they could tell if the walls could talk! You look like the Lady of the Manor draped in perfectly co-ordinated attire.<br /><br />What a great job Jon has done with that cupboard. Love that he has repurposed items already in storage. How clever is he! Can't wait to see the kitchen reveal. <br /><br />Super cool bike and gorgeous earrings. Have a great weekend.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460016418539000596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-6763460941854132762020-07-30T20:08:00.084+01:002020-07-30T20:08:00.084+01:00Haha 😂 xxHaha 😂 xxLynn Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683485991861662348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-63412163196293044872020-07-30T19:21:51.018+01:002020-07-30T19:21:51.018+01:00Coughton Court looks magnificent indeed, and has q...Coughton Court looks magnificent indeed, and has quite the checkered history to boot. I do love a priest hole! That first photo is just gorgeous, aren't Nepeta and Lady's Mantle a wonderful combination? Frank would probably go mad! And your Dollyrockers dress seems to match the Nepeta perfectly indeed! I love the quirky wooden structures and I'm a big fan of bog gardens. Jos would be drooling over those espaliered fruit trees, as he always wanted one for Dove Cottage's garden. One day, perhaps! I'm glad your visit to the clinic felt perfectly safe, and no wonder that nurse went wild over your mask: it is quite fabulous. What a shame you weren't able to get one of those bike repair vouchers. How silly that they've limited the number. I'm loving the look of your old Raleigh, though. That fitted cupboard looks absolutely gorgeous. Well done, Jon, it was well worth the effort and time! His mask is fabulous, too, as is that bastard love child of a dress xxx Polyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-25149601671780903602020-07-30T19:20:08.074+01:002020-07-30T19:20:08.074+01:00Coughton Court is beautiful, both the house and ga...Coughton Court is beautiful, both the house and garden.<br />I love your matching orange mask and clogs and also Jon's bull mask.<br />The kitchen cupboard is lovely, Jon made a fantastic job of it and I love the colour.<br />Your dress upcycle is inspired, I cant imagine you in it as it was before but it's perfectly you now. xxxSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02590531020101216844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-47330562776154861802020-07-30T18:55:52.131+01:002020-07-30T18:55:52.131+01:00That's it, I was driving myself mad with the n...That's it, I was driving myself mad with the name for a fruit tree grown flat against the wall - espaliered! Thank you, Beth!<br />I've told Jon that his mask isn't a bullfighting bull, it's a Minotaur like the hair oil dispenser on my dressing table. <br />I hope you find that bag of bit and are able to embellish the masks. I'm eyeing up a mirrorwork panel and wondering if that's a step too far! xxx Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-76948228487464724852020-07-30T18:51:35.549+01:002020-07-30T18:51:35.549+01:00Thanks! xThanks! xVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-20458018814397251232020-07-30T18:51:28.059+01:002020-07-30T18:51:28.059+01:00Thanks, Lynn! I'm loving that we're able t...Thanks, Lynn! I'm loving that we're able to incorporate bits and pieces we've had stored for years that we haven't had the heart to part with. <br />I don't know anyone else with a coroner's bench in the garage but I would buy one in a heartbeat! xxxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-3279295448434222642020-07-30T18:49:58.750+01:002020-07-30T18:49:58.750+01:00Thanks, Catmac! He's done well, hasn't he?...Thanks, Catmac! He's done well, hasn't he? There's still a fair bit left to do but at least the list is down to single figures now. <br />I love the carefully selected drifts of colour but I'm like you and tend to plant everything, I'm not sure I could discipline myself not to buy trays of reduced to clear plants. I love white in the garden, it really draws the eye and has such a lovely, calming effect. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-54104675826970201922020-07-30T16:00:03.908+01:002020-07-30T16:00:03.908+01:00This post is a buffet of delicious tidbits: your s...This post is a buffet of delicious tidbits: your serendipitous choice of purple for the costume of the day; the espaliered plum; the blend of colors and contrast of textures in the bag, mask and shoes accessory ensemble; the posh pizza; the well-crafted cupboard; and last, but certainly not least, Jon's "Souvenir of Benidorm" mask.<br />Can't decide which inspires me more -- the pizza or the mask. Those appliqued bulls remind me of an assortment of flowers and flourishes in a grab bag I purchased at the closing of a sewing notions counter a few decades ago. Just the thing to upgrade some plain masks! Hope I didn't bin that bag in a mad momment of decluttering! Beth Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02720634636307254576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-27177133254498559902020-07-30T11:40:28.392+01:002020-07-30T11:40:28.392+01:00Wow beautiful place and beautiful photosWow beautiful place and beautiful photosN A S S A Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154432086234138035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-2541124752402708352020-07-30T09:13:52.331+01:002020-07-30T09:13:52.331+01:00Jon did an amazing job with the cupboard and it’s ...Jon did an amazing job with the cupboard and it’s wonderful how your house keeps evolving and adding to the history of it. Not many folk will have such a generational attachment to their home like you have Vix.<br />But I’ll have bets on nobody having a coroners bench in their garage either. That’s the latest thing at ours. I’ll have to get some photos of it haha. XxxLynn Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683485991861662348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-17405550298967259022020-07-30T08:42:53.329+01:002020-07-30T08:42:53.329+01:00Clever, clever Jon. The cupboard looks fantastic. ...Clever, clever Jon. The cupboard looks fantastic. Kitchen must be almost ready now after all his hard work. What a stunning garden. I also plant whatever I get wherever I can find a space so it's all a bit ramshackle (though I like that!). I don't suit purple so have no purple clothing and there is no purple in the house (yellow, white and blue girl, me) but when I look at my garden, there are many purple flowers which are beautiful. I have a penchant for white flowers which help calm down the swathes of colour from my annuals. Great face mask, great outfits. Another great post!Catmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215150771742045046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868048249049410936.post-89545945128452744402020-07-30T08:34:55.222+01:002020-07-30T08:34:55.222+01:00We loved the bog garden, too. There was a elderly ...We loved the bog garden, too. There was a elderly couple having their lunch in the pagoda, they book the first slot every week so they can get a seat! It was funny to match the gardens, talk about camouflaged!<br />I'm so happy with my cupboard, it took a while but it's perfect!<br />Those masks are really comfy, they cover the face really well. I think you'll enjoy making them! xxx<br />Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.com