Vintage Shopping, 4 Pussybows, a Nautical Lovely and a Bob.

Well it's been longer than I meant between posts, Himself has had a pile of freelance work so I haven't been able to get near the computer until tonight. It's been a busy couple of weeks workwise and in the social life so when Saturday came and I had the chance to go to the charity shops for a blissful rummage I could not summon up my shopping mojo....bah.
I simply could not be arsed to go into town so I pootled around at home instead.

 Action Shot : Someone over the back of us was feeding the Red Kites, at one point I counted 30 of course by the time I ran in and got the camera there were a lot less!

By Monday I had thankfully recovered and headed over to Summertown in Oxford where our local hospice Helen and Douglas House have opened a 'Vintage and Retro' shop.

I have to say overall it gets a thumbs up from me. The layout of the shop was wonderful, not too much, not too little. Great decor with tables and cabinets laid out with treasures to browse. The prices on the whole were very reasonable and the clothes and other items had been carefully chosen. They were all genuine vintage pieces, (thankfully no Primark 'in the style of') Some were a little more expensive than I think they were worth, mostly going on their condition which in some cases was very well loved or very well 'worn' shall we say (nothing like 50 year old B.O!, no really, there is no smell quite like it) *retch*
On the whole however I think they got it spot on.  

My shopping mojo was back and for £28 I bought two of the four pussy bows both beautiful and both green.

The third of my pussy bows is also vintage and a wonderous ebay bargain of purple loveliness that I can't show you yet because it hasn't arrived!

The fourth and final pussy bow is new and from New Look.
To set the scene. My sister in law is in need of a frock for a special event, she has been hunting high and low, shops and internet alike, and I have been looking too, at the same time as finding suitable and extremely unsuitable options I of course ended up finding a couple of things I just had to buy!

Willpower what willpower?

Pussycats with a pussy bow and in the sale, now do you blame me??

Nautical but nice :-) 

 The only downside is it's sleeveless (time to get to work on the bingo wings!)

Finally the bob:

My hair always a bit sickly, has not been in the best of health lately. I can do bugger all with it, it has been wispy, dry and generally crap. I finally got to the point of no return last week and pleaded with my sister in law for a haircut. With no idea of what I wanted other than anything that would make it look better, I left it up to her. She decided to go for a much shorter and more sculptured bob, here it has been straightened but she says it should work with my natural curl too (we shall see later when I have to wash it!! Eek)

and yes I REALLY am as tired right now as I look in this picture, weekend plans are to sleep, sleep, sleep!