I’m on holiday with a tiny wardrobe and no WiFi. Time to be inventive. headscarves frumpy or fabulousYesterday my big, floppy, straw hat blew off and landed in the sea, causing lots of laughter. So, today I am wearing a headscarf to keep the sun off my hair (red colour fades fast enough without help […]
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Growing out a Pixie cut? Can you have an undercut over 40? Grey hairs? Let them come, going grey gracefully OR Grab the hair-dye, quick!! My super-short, super-easy and super-cute pixie cut has suddenly reached the “Help, I can’t do anything with it!” stage. As you can see, it has grown down over my ears and
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How old is too old for Coloured tights and flippy mini-skirts? Answer: Who cares, if you like them, wear them! The weather is SO typically Scottish today… one minute sun. The next, rain. Then both, at the same time! That means there should be a rainbow somewhere… And a bright pink umbrella! This kind of weird weather calls for eccentric tights so
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A healthy Chicken Korma Curry for a large family. I decided to do a ‘Meaty meal’ (well, poultry anyway) for my second food post. However, once you have made the ‘sauce’ part of the dish, you could easily substitute the chicken for whatever you wanted.Meat substitute, tofu or mixed vegetables would all work.It is very easily converted into a
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Unworn items in your wardrobe? How to make clothes that don’t work How do you solve a fashion mistake?Despite having a great eye for a bargain, and the ability to find a real gem in a sea of rubbish, I still (quite often) make glaring errors when purchasing clothes. Usually it is because I love
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Today, I wanted to wear this beautifully made (and beautifully old) little cropped Jacket…or is it a cardigan? Lets call it a Jackigan!? sorry people, it was the only thing that really felt right. I do have other knitwear (honestly) but it was a bit chilly and I wanted to keep things simple. Maybe a
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Overcoming a fear of heights. what to wear to casual. what to wear to casual dinner over 40 Exhilarating day today… I pushed through my fear of heights (almost giving up at the first step) and dangled precariously from a selection of poles and ropes 400 feet up (well, over 40 anyway…much like myself!).My trusty
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Ahoy there, me hearties! monday 22nd june monday. Mixing striped trousers and florals It’s Monday. Meh.{Monday morning work blues}. It’s a bit drizzly.Meh.{Wet weather Blues}. This calls for cheerful trousers! I call these beauties my pirate trousers.My husband says they remind him of rock concerts in the 70’s…but I just laugh and take it as a
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Pyjama trousers, Stylish or sloppy? how to wear pyjama trousers over 40 Today I am giving pyjama trousers a try. I see these everywhere (on other people) but I still feel like they are way out of my comfort zone and can look a little lazy. Am I being too hard on them? I felt
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The culotte saga continues…. I have feared them (see my previous post) and they ended up looking a bit frumpy. I didn’t feel like myself. how to wear culottesSo instead of steering clear and moving on to something less perilous I decided to grab them out of the closet and give it another go. I
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