Springtime. For many a time for feeling alive again after the darkness of winter. A time for admiring the snowdrops and watching the daffodils slowly open, dotting every park, garden and dual carriageway with yellow. A time for planning a mini break. Maybe getting a wedding invitation in the post. Or if you are in… Continue reading Suited & Booted (featuring Roco Communion Suits)
I won’t lie. I’m looking forward to Autumn. Not only do I enjoy the chill in the air and the crunch of leaves underfoot on a bright, dry day, I cannot bear the oppressive heat of the German summer. It makes cranky. Ok, not just cranky. It actually makes me aggressive. I slam things, I… Continue reading Get Your Wardrobe Autumn Ready Before The First Chilly Day
Those among you who were here reading my blog before we got our dog will know that at first I was a little apprehensive. I’m not what you’d call a dog person by nature. But I am getting there. I’m also not naturally a shopper, not a clothes shopper anyway. Strange though it may seem,… Continue reading Pepping Up My Spring Wardrobe with Joanie Clothing
Pretty much since we moved to Germany but especially since I’ve had my children, the skin on my hands has suffered. There’s the sun and heat in the summer – not good for skin at all – but the worst is the dry cold in winter. Coming from Ireland where the damp winter air and… Continue reading Getting My Gloves On
Clothes are not my thing really. I’ve never really been into, or understood, fashion and that, I think, played a part in me realising in my early twenties which cuts, styles and colours suit me. I like to wear clothes I look well in and if they don’t fit in with the current mainstream trend… Continue reading Project 333 – The Why and The How Of It
A wedding, a garden party and two communions, that’s what we have been through over the last two months. That’s a lot of suit-wearing for little boys. Luckily they seem to love the novelty of being dressed up like their Papa – the white shirts, ties and dickie bows, pocket handkerchiefs  and waistcoats were a… Continue reading What’s Rare is Wonderful – Families and Formal Wear
With my sister’s wedding just days away, I am getting *slightly* panicky about how ready we are. There are bags to pack, a present to wrap, loose ends to tie up at work and a dog to be handed over to her minder, not to mention the bridesmaid duties. Rather than get myself into a… Continue reading Wedding Prep – The Children’s Suits Are Sorted
Looking back, a lot of recent years seem to have had inofficial themes. 2006 & 2007 were choc full of weddings, our own and those of friends and family. Dresses were on my mind a lot back then. During 2008 and 2010 the babies arrived – our own as well as a niece, a nephew,… Continue reading Communion Preparation featuring Roco Clothing
