That’s odd….

Well, the camera is supposed to give you a better idea of the way you look, so DH and I had a bit of a fashion show last night.
I’m still having trouble with a few glaringly obvious discoveries.1. Ankle-length skirts look good on me. Not practical, of course, but good.2. I look better in [...]

The great escape

Well, that’s what it felt like to me.
I went out for a walk today, with my camera as virtual company.
Here’s the best of the piccies: you wouldn’t think it was nearly November would you?

Open Access

Charles Darwin’s notebooks are being put online for anyone to read. The original of the notebook he used while on the Galapagos has been stolen, but a microfilm copy has been used to make the information available.
Distraction:I’ve been neglecting my knitting due to a few other interesting discoveries online.
1. The Fashion Incubator [...]

What not to wear…. (II)

A big ‘look’ this autumn is the shrug. It’s supposed to look good on most figures, and provide a feminine touch….
Not on me it doesn’t!

Muffin top in one easy step – and I don’t normally have one.
Long cardigans, designed to “smooth over figure flaws” are no better. I feel (and look) like I’m [...]

For comparison

Here is the best fitting (note, not the most flattering) bought blouse I have in my cupboard.

Makes me feel a bit better about my own attempts!

Done!

Not perfect. Not even nearly perfect. Still, far better than anything I’ve got in my cupboard at the moment in terms of both comfort and fit.
I give you:That Blouse
Here’s what it looked like before I messed around with armholes, darts, and waist shaping:
CommentsI have no idea who that cake was made for – [...]

Terry Pratchett

wrote the discworld series.
Someone has made the most amazing wedding cake!

Hill Farmers

have a raw deal generally. The sheep that thrive on the hills don’t produce wool which is usable for anything but carpets, and for quite some time the cost of shearing has been around double the price a fleece would raise at auction, never mind the transport & packing costs. In part, this [...]

What not to wear….

Current fashion dictates knee-length tweed skirts ‘town and country’ looks etc.
Not for me!
These pictures, as in Trinny and Suzanna, show just why I won’t be wearing tweed skirts.

The dress, sadly, was polyester, and was sent back too. The trouser/blouse is my usual work uniform. Below is the only kind of skirt [...]

Howler

As in Harry Potter….
Feeling a bit better now!
I’ll feel a lot better once they’ve sorted it all out, though.