I love receiving letters by snail mail…I used to regularly write to penfriends, and even took part in Postcrossing for a few years. But nowadays, my post box only really sees bills and junk mail, and any communication is done through email, social media or texts. However, although I am all for technology and instant […]
Our gorgeous and very talented friend, Marita Davies, is creating something that is very dear to her heart, and she needs support to see her dream come to life. Marita is half Australian, and half I-Kiribati…her mum is from Kiribati…and I am guessing that many of you reading this have never heard of that country, […]
I am developing a rather full wardrobe with my obsession with vintage, which means I sometimes get overwhelmed by what outfit to put on…and that age old cry comes into my head…I have nothing to wear!! Which of course is rubbish as I have actually two wardrobes that are full of gorgeous things…granted some are […]
A dear friend gave me this book for my birthday last year…she certainly knows me very well…vintage and tea in the same title! The Vintage Tea Party Book is totally British, and packed full with information on how to host the perfect tea party, complete with gorgeous, sumptuous illustrations. The author with the perfect name […]
I love snail mail….real snail mail, not bills etc…so when I was browsing in a bookstore the other day, the cover of this book caught my eye… The book is called The World of PostSecret by Frank Warren…and strangely, I have never hear of PostSecret till now! So what is it all about? In a […]
It was with more then a little excitement that I finally got my hands on the first issue of a new quarterly vintage magazine…just in time for the long weekend! I needed something to keep me company while I lazed on the couch in the sunshine! It is a perfect magazine to review as today […]
My family knows how much I love vintage and photography, so they were spot on when they selected this book as a Christmas present for me! Retronaut is the creation of Chris Wild, who is the curator of the popular website of the same name. Wild chose the name “retronaut” to refer to someone “who […]
If you are looking for a holiday read with a bit of substance, then this book might be just what you are looking for! Do you know someone who is so obsessed with themselves, that they have no empathy or regard for others? They are unable to work in a team…they want to be seen, […]