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Zara thick knit cardigan with gold buttons
I recently bought this cream and black cardigan from Zara. I already have a black one with cream edging, and a grey one. They are thick and warm and wash amazingly well. They are also really easy to...
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An interesting day
I walked a lot between meetings yesterday and had time to look in shop windows and our local mall. I wrote previously about silver jewellery with eyes, and was tickled to see some new ones – a dog and...
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Edwin raw denim jeans
I normally buy relatively cheap jeans, and am not fussy about brand. My jeans range from Lidl (for light colours) to H&M, Lee, BLK DNM, Lee, and Tiger of Sweden. The main thing is they can be...
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Uniqlo embroidery
I tried the black Uniqlo Round Mini Shoulder Bag for a few days, and really loved it. It is not big enough to hold everything I need for work, but for weekends it is perfect. It leaves both hands free...
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A day’s wanderings
One of my students told me she was looking for perfume for herself (with apple), and her daughter (with vanilla) so I went past Sephora to put some Kayali perfumes (Juicy Apple and also Vanilla) on...
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Happy Easter!
The photo below is so fake, but it made me smile this Easter. Hope all my readers in Easter-celebrating countries have enjoyed the long weekend. I am not religious but I love the celebrations of spring...
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Pop Vintage, Stockholm
This is a shop I have popped into before. Not just for the clothes, but for the total experience. It is like a 70s explosion. They do have clothes from the 50s and 60s as well but the logo and the...
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Flour sack clothing
I am not sure if it is still common in other countries, but in South Africa many people still wear floursack clothing. It’s probably not something I would wear in Sweden but when it is hot and you...
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Wandering around town
I’ve had days I wanted to do that. Sometimes after a bad haircut! I saw these really cute cups, bowls, and place card holders at Urban Outfitters Flying Tiger had these cute ladybug/ladybird design on...
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Out and about
I saw some of my bags for sale in a second-hand store. I have been clearing out again this year. I went past the shop with the seventies clothes again and took photos of some of the synthetic things...
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Thoughts about cultural trends
I have written previously about how people today can look exactly the same fashion-wise as people who grew up in the 1970s. See my article on cool grannies. I wrote The photo above was taken in 1968,...
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Feather palaces and fashions
I wondered if this lamp ‘shade’ was made of ostrich feathers. You don’t see ostrich feathers often anymore. In South Africa, ostrich feather dusters are quite common but that’s about it. South Africa...
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Interesting fashion items
I found this Zara bag at a thrift store. When I was younger I would have loved this, and if it had been in better shape, it would have made a nice document holder.
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Dressing for warmer weather at last
My first time out of boots and socks since early September 2023. I was so happy! Jeans and a hoodie – no jacket! Gustav Brooklyn dress – a few years old and one of my favourites. A Joanna Ortiz x...
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Wrangler vintage notebooks
I saw these vintage Levi’s at a local swap/sell meet. Aren’t they interesting? I wonder how old they are? I have enough notebooks to last me until the end of time, but these really caught my eye. Each...
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Van Der Spek Touch Me credit card holder in black
In my recent What’s In My Bag post, you can see that I have changed from a telephone wallet to a credit card holder. I used to use my planner as a wallet. This is my black pocket/junior Touch me. Over...
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A day’s wanderings
I saw this old Mini (I was not sure if it was a Mini Cooper, Austin Mini, Mini 850 or any of the other models) when I was walking through a mall the other day. It reminded me of my cousin’s Mini, which...
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Packing for a motorbike trip
We went to the south of Sweden for a week on the bike. The dry bag shown in these photos was the only luggage we took for both of us for a week. The boxes on the side held raingear, extra gloves and...
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