I’ve read so many lovely Autumn blog posts recently that I thought it was high time I wrote one of my own. But this is a post with a difference, I’m going to list out what I don’t like about Autumn (spoiler alert: there will be pumpkins…) The constantly changing weather. Do I dress up…
Archives for October 2017
Valley of the Dolls – book review
My Book Group’s choice this month was the classic Valley of the Dolls* by Jacqueline Susann, published in 1966. A very different proposition to Switch Bitch.Β I remember seeing this book on the top shelf of my parents’ bookcase when I was a child, although the cover indicated it was not for children! I was…
Giveaway – October’s Birchbox: Feeling Good
As some of you may already know, the lovely products in this October’s Birchbox weren’t really for me, sadly.Β But, as the box is all about raising Breast Cancer Awareness, rather than waste them, I’ve decided to offer up this month’s box as a giveaway π If you missed my review, or if you’d like…
The Liebster Award
I’ve been nominated for my first Blogger Award, hooray! The lovely Lydia at Mademoiselle Women has very kindly tagged me to do the Liebster Award. For those that don’t know, the Liebster Award is a way to connect with and support other newbies in the blogging community, and to promote each other’s blogs.Β It’s also…
Feeling good: October Birchbox review
The October Birchbox has the theme “Feeling good” and I had high hopes as my last couple of boxes have been spot on.Β My star product from September (review here) is one I’m still in love with, and use every day. Who would have thought a lip balm could be so fantastic? Is Birchbox on…
October in the garden
The nights are getting chillier and longer, and everywhere I look there are pumpkins on display. Yes, it’s October in the garden now, time of mists and mellow fruitfulness (to misquote a Romantic poet, Keats). So, what jobs are there to do in the garden? Tidying up jobs There’s always plenty of deadheading, pruning, seed…