An English Grandmother's Recipes

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Holly Crinkle Georgette Swirl Print - £20 - Boohoo

Kaylee Crinkle Georgette Button Placket Detail Tea Dress - £20 - Boohoo

It's London Fashion Week!

So I adore London Fashion Week.  Here are some of my personal favourites! 

Orla Kiely - Beautiful line.  Gorgeous prints and colour palette.  Soft feminine skirts teamed with delicate blouses and chunky wedges.  Socks and sandals aren't for everyone but i'm a big fan. 

Mark Fast: Takes the term sheer perhaps a little too far with his latest line.  Though the set is gorgeous, i'm not sure how many people would brave trotting about on a night out without a bra.  I can imagine there will be lots of similar versions of this line appearing in our high street shops soon.  Christmas party attire...

Antonio Beradi:  Chinos are fabulous right now.  I love everything about this outfit. 

Paul Costelloe: Vintage-esque tea dresses.  Delightful prints.  More socks and wedges! 

Caroline Charles:  I love the rusty/burnt orange colour that we are seeing a lot of at the moment, it feels as though it has a place in every Summer/Autumn wardrobe.  Another ladylike tea dress.  

I'm not sure I would ever wear this but the floaty high waisted shorts/jacket combo is cute.  Another great geometric patterned fabric too.

Michael van der Ham: A newcomer... Another modest, soft and feminine tea dress. Geometric patterned /burnt orange fabrics.   

Post War London

Awhile after my Granddad passed away I was given multiple suitcases full of photographs, film reels, slides and negatives that he had taken.  Having pursued a degree in photography my family were happy for them to stay in my possession.  Photography had been a great passion of my Grandfather and it became something that I grew to adore from a very young age too.  

Loosing friends.

Last month I lost a very dear friend.  Not everyone would understand the way that a pets death could upset a person.  For me, loosing a pet was like loosing a family member.  It's strange the way that when they are gone you feel like you have lost a vital relationship in your life.  Unlike people, dogs never judge, they are always happy to see you, and they respond to the way you are feeling without you ever having to explain.  My pet became sick whilst I spent the summer in America.  She was taken to the vet by my sister after having trouble breathing.  After tests we found out that her heart was failing along with many of her other organs.  I tried to get home in time but in the end I had to make the decision to have her euthanized over the phone.  I felt as though I had let her down.