October Review - My Weekend with Family & Friends

Hello and welcome to my blog today. 

How has your week gone. 

Can you believe it’s the first week of November! Won’t be long and the decorations will be up!

It’s been such a great weekend. I’ve had the best time with friends and family. Saturday evening was my daughter’s birthday party. She had a Halloween gathering with all the family and it was a fancy dress party. It’s been years since I got property dressed up and my outfit came  about really easily. I thought day of the dead theme would be good so bought a package from Amazon and wore them with an old dress I had hanging in my wardrobe. Included in the set was lace gloves, a lace and flower hairband, a black necklace and dark red and black roses. I bought some makeup and set about turning my face into a skeleton. I had fun doing this and although it wasn’t brilliant felt quite pleased with my efforts. Do tell me what you think of my look!

Sunday was also good fun. David and I went to our best friend’s house to celebrate our 40th Anniversary. They, along with our other besties had booked a private chef (the chap who’d done the wedding dinner) and he cooked a three course meal for us at their house. The food was amazing and every bit as wonderful as the previous meals he’d cooked for us. We started with drinks, crisps and olives and then devoured our starters. Most of us had smoked mackerel pate, which I’m dreaming of now! Main course was sirloin of beef with hassle back potatoes with a red wine jus. It was amazing. James really is an incredible chef and knocked it out of the path. The dessert course was then served. It was a lemon posset served with fresh raspberries and honeycomb. Oh god that was good. We had copious amounts of fizz served too. James provides a personal chef service, which includes cooking, serving, clearing and washing up as he goes. What an absolute treat it was and truly a brilliant get together with our best friends. James now has his own pub. A typical English one at that and has lots of plans to build the business, with dedicated evenings like Italian and Mexican menus, along with sip and paint nights with bands included along the way. 

A Day at the Boost Lab Event - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Morning my friends. 

How’s your month been?

We’re heading into the festive season at a pace. It’s Halloween at the weekend and I’ll then be thinking about Christmas (I’ve already bought a couple of gifts!) I’m really getting excited to put my devs up too. Just ‘when’ is too early my friends??

I’ve had a busy few weeks with me attending two event in London for Bonmarche and Boost Lab. it’s always exciting to head to the capital, meeting like minded ladies and enjoying the latest products and garments which give me ideas for the future. Have you been to events like these?

As I mentioned above I recently went to an event in London for an Australian brand called Boost Lab. I’m happy to share their products with you today along with a sneak peak into the event which was held in the West End!

This was a Pr Invite, my comments are 100% my own. 

Embracing Autumn with Style Not Age.

Hi there,

How’s it going?

Autumn is well and truly arrived us hasn’t it, it’s definitely got me thinking of different outfits. Layering has become the norm and thoughts of cami tops and shorts have long gone from my mind! Replacing them with boots, thin jumpers, jackets and rain coats have been what I’ve been wearing lately. 

I’ve had a super weekend. Saturday was spent looking after my granddaughter. She hadn’t wanted to watch her brother play football, especially as it has been stormy over here, so instead she came to me and we watched a film. I picked one I used to watch with her mum, The Rescuers. It’s an old one and clearly showed its age because there wasn’t much in the way of graphics. That didn’t matter because she loved it. 

That afternoon I helped David in our new build. He’d been adding insulation to the walls, so I joined in. We’re  focusing on downstairs now as upstairs only has a few jobs to finish and then it can be plastered! I must get that bathroom and kitchen sorted as I feel I’ll be needing it soon!

Saturday evening was very special. David and I were due to go out for dinner with friends, unfortunately a couple of them were unwell so had to cancel, but we still went. Dinner for two in Wheelers. We had the tasting menu which was divine. I’ll add some photos on another post soon. 

Sunday was family day. We had a roast lamb lunch with my eldest daughter and her family. My mum came too so it was a busy time. The meal was yummy, everything cooked perfectly & I even made dessert, a chocolate sponge pudding with chocolate custard. My favourite school dinner! What’s yours?

So now I’ve made you feel a bit peckish, I’m changing the subject and introducing October’s theme for the Style not Age group. Read on to hear about our Autumn favourites. 

Styling a Foil Dress - Thursday - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Morning all. 

Hope you’re well. 

I’m off to London today. I’ve been invited to the Bonmarche Press Day in Covent Garden. It’ll be lovely to see what’s new in from then and I’ve seen a few bits already and I have to say I’m impressed! I’ve been a couple of times before but it’s still excited to go. I get to see the new collection, catch up with the staff from Bonmarche and also meet other influencers. I’m meeting the lovely Michelle - Fifty & Fab. We’re having a lunch before heading to the event so I’m very excited to see her again. We always say we’re going to meet up for lunch and a catch up but so far haven’t done it! I’ll try to add some stories on Instagram. 

Items marked with * have been gifted to me, however these are 100% my own honest comments. 

Black Trousers with Polka Dots & Red.

Morning all. 

Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend and enjoyed good weather. 

It’s been changeable weather here in the UK with sunny spells interrupted by rain showers and wind! Saturday was spent in the new build. We’ve put it on hold since before the wedding and am now getting back into the swing of it. I need to get looking at kitchens again, as it won’t be long before we’ll be needing one! 

Saturday night was spent watching telly with my favourite Strictly come Dancing on early evening and a catch up with football in the latter part. I got engrossed in watching Tiktoks on my phone though. I love watching tutorials. Makeup and beauty routines for over sixties. I like to learn routines, exercises and makeup applications, hoping they can help me. Does anyone else feel a bit miffed when watching them though? Ladies, well beautiful ladies sharing creams, lotions & potions and I honestly feel some of them might have had Botox or fillers or may even have had surgical treatments but don’t divulge it! I realise they don’t have to but I’d like to know if the products etc actually work! I’ve recently bought a new cleanser from Tropic. It’s a buttery silky oil which removes makeup, SPF and pollutants without disturbing the skins natural lipid layer. The Renewing Cleanser gives excellent results and my skin feels so much softer and supple and I’m hooked on this ceramide cleanser and can throughly recommend it. 

Today’s look is something I wore last week. I like the simplicity of this classic outfit. 

Styling a Brown Jumper - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Hello and welcome to Mummabstylish. 

How are you all doing?

Did you know I had four of my grandkids last weekend? My daughter and her husband were away for a long weekend so David and I had the kids for three nights. They were so good, even little Kimberley who’s only 4 was very good for us, she missed her mummy and daddy, but handled the whole situation really well, maybe that’s because she’s the youngest child, they are quite resilient aren’t they? (Youngest child right here)!

It was hectic, as you can imagine, and I honestly don’t know how I managed to bring up five children! I realise I was so much younger and dare I say more able, but I’m rather impressed to having done it! Raising five kids wasn’t an easy task!!

So I didn’t get any new photographs over the weekend, I hardly had time to look at my phone at times, therefore I’m looking back to some previous looks to share with you today. 

I bought a brown jumper in M&S a couple of weeks ago and thought I’d show you a few ways I’m going to incorporate it into my outfits. 

My Weekend!

Morning. 

How you doing?

Well that’s been a busy weekend, fun and hectic too. 

We’d had my daughter’s four kids to stay as they went away and aren’t back until tomorrow. It’s been really lovely to spend so much time with them. I admit to it being crazy mad busy but it’s been good too. Fortunately they spend a lot of time at ours, although they haven’t stayed overnight for ages. They feel relaxed here and treat it like home, which I love. 

Items marked with * have been gifted to me, however these are 100 % my own honest comments. 

What to wear with White Jeans - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Morning all. 

How are you?

Hopefully better than me!

Last Saturday evening I went out with my husbands and son and had a delicious Japanese dinner. First time for me and it was amazing. We had a couple of drinks before heading to the taxi rank. I unfortunately twisted my foot when the heel of my shoe went down a hole in the cobblestones. I didn’t fall over but the next day I couldn’t walk properly and was hobbling about. I’ve rested it with ice packs on at various stages along with an ibuprofen cream and am seeing how it goes. So as you can imagine I’ve not been to my usual gym classes and have been staying indoors most of the time. I’ve managed to get a few bits done and even managed to try out some new Laura Geller products namely the mascara and eyeliner. Do head over to see my reel all about it. 🤍

Today’s post talks about my white jeans. They’re a new addition and I can’t wait to get wearing them! Need to wait until my foot heals as wearing anything high or tight on my foot is out of the question. 

September Review.

Good morning my friends. 

How are you?

I can’t believe it’s a new month. I was literally looking through my new posts and soon realised it was indeed a new month and the first Monday means it’s a post to look back on the past month to see what I’ve been wearing. 

I’ve had a super weekend and even managed to get the grass cut! It’s not too long but I had thought it wouldn’t need cutting again this year due to the drought in the UK. However with a little bit of rain and a lot of sun the grass sprouted as did the weeds! So I got both front and back grass done on Saturday so it’s nice and tidy now. 

The weekend wasn’t too busy, grass cutting was the highlight! I had a little look at some fashion outfit ideas, I’ve got a new pair of white jeans that I can’t wait to style. You’ll be the first to see I promise!

Now let’s get back to the post, it’s all about my recent posts and what I’ve been doing and what I wore to do it in!

What would you wear to a Wine Tasting event? I picked a pretty polka dot dress to attend Chartham Vineyard for David’s birthday gift. The vineyard is local to us and we spent a wonderful few hours hearing about the grapes, how they came about and also got to taste the end result. Guess how many bottles we came home with?

Military Style - Chic & Stylish Linkup

Hello and welcome to the blog. 

How’s your week going?

Our weather here in the UK has been fabulous. It’s been hot and sunny and I’ve learnt that my favourite all round temperature would be 21degrees! That’s just such a comfortable temperature to go about all our daily business without needing and extra layer or umbrella! I’ve often thought are there any areas that offer this ambience consistently? Do let me know if there is such an area!!

With ‘unusually‘ hot weather recently I’ve been concentrating on outfits that fit this in-between period. For sure colder weather will arrive soon enough it’s just a case of when it’ll be. 

So this season is filled with lightweight trousers, tee shirts, light jumpers or jackets and sandals or open flats. My outfit today emulates the weather nicely as it can shift between hotter temperatures and cooler days. Do let me know if it’ll be something you’d wear!