"I can't get no satisfaction."

I certainly couldn't get very satisfactory photographs of the action on the Pyramid stage last night at Worthy Farm. It was frenetic;

the colour, the flag waving

and thousands of people all there to have a great time.

I watched it all from the comfort of the sofa in our sitting room!

And didn't the boys put on a good show!

They didn't stand still for a minute.

I did a bit of strutting around the room, just to keep Mick company.

Not half bad, for a bunch of old blokes.

Go on, shout it!

Late to the party.

For the last couple of weeks I've been late to Patti's party at Not Dead Yet Style, arriving on Monday evening to find the venue full. So here I am coming early to join in the fun wearing a linen top by Flax and a pair of old linen pants from Boden.
Just a slight jar with my favourite colour nail varnish, 'Funtime Fuschia' and a ring that I bought in Turkey - they said the stone was 'lal.' Does that translate as glass?!

I'm crumpled but happy, because the sun is shining!

Tee shirts

My usual clothes for working in the garden are tee shirt and jeans but I wore this outfit to visit friends because we were going to hear all about their recent holiday in Cuba. We had lent them guide books and been very enthusiastic about our time in Havana last December, so we were hoping that our various recommendations had been helpful.

There wasn't much for a tourist to buy in Cuba, apart from Che Guevara tee shirts!
Do you see the little star on his beret? I keep thinking that it's a bit of fluff or a crumb and try to brush it off!

Friends and family came last weekend.

Do you talk with your hands?
I'm quite a well-behaved listener

but once I start talking my hands are all over the place.

Don't ask me what I was talking about because I haven't the faintest idea!

I have several inexpensive white tees - they are good on their own and can also be jazzed up a bit with a chunky necklace.

New shoes

We've had sunshine for a WHOLE WEEK and everything in the garden is lovely. At the weekend I treated myself to a pair of summer pumps.

Pink suede to match (sort of) my trusty Boden cashmere cardi.

For Patti's Visible Monday at Not Dead Yet Style. 

All at sea

We've done far too much lolling about, it's not good enough, we shall have to set too and try something more energetic.

After a hearty breakfast

we were ready to go to sea!

And happily the water was as calm as a mill pond.

Where are we?

What can we see?

All at sea!

Oh, look, an island with a deserted beach.

 Lets go and do a bit of lolling about.

Bank Holiday Monday

No surprises, it's a Bank Holiday and it's cold outside! I'm skulking in the greenhouse wrapped in several layers of clothing. Patti is having a Visible Monday holiday this week at  Not Dead Yet Style but since I've been away for a couple of weeks myself I thought I'd do a clothing catch-up.

White tee-shirt from M&S

wrap cardi from Boden

grey cotton skirt from Comptoir des Cotonniers

old grey fabric ballet flats

and a favourite necklace from a local maker.

 Last Monday was delightful because I was in Greece enjoying some much needed sunshine

wearing a grey linen beach dress by Jigsaw with button tie straps and an elasticated back panel

that can slip easily over a bikini

or be dressed up a bit with a necklace

and espadrilles

with heels

Oh, warmth and sunshine, how I miss you!
Hope you're having a great time in New York, Patti!

Best bib and tucker

It's May Day, everyone's on holiday, the sun is shining, time to put on your best bib and tucker and go out and enjoy yourself. To wear your "best bib and tucker" is an old saying meaning to put on your best clothes. Bibs and tuckers were articles of women's clothing dating from the 17th century, the tuckers were lace pieces that fitted over the bodice.
In Charlotte Bronte's book, 'Jane Eyre', published in 1847, "some of the girls have two clean tuckers in the week; the rules limit them to one."

We went to Cornwall for a couple of nights the other week, staying in St Ives. There was a bit of a sea mist and a cold wind. I was well wrapped up, I wasn't exactly dressed in my best bib and tucker.

It was quiet and out of season, excellent for just poking about. Then I found this rather interesting shop.

So I had to take a look inside!

It was selling second-hand clothing. I tried on all manner of well-known labels, ranging from Vivienne Westwood to Stella McCartney.
There are two sorts of clothing that I've got in generous amounts; white cotton shirts and black dresses. So what did I buy? Yes, you guessed it, I bought a white shirt and a black dress! The shirt has a bit of a 'tucker', a decorative strip that buttons over the buttons so that the shirt can be worn in two ways.

1688 "a pinner or tucker is a narrow piece of cloth which compasseth the top of a womans gown about the neck part."

The shirt is by Uniqlo, worn with Boden grey cotton crops and old grey ballet flats.

For Patti at Not Dead Yet Style.