It's so nice to see some sunshine, I even got to attack the garden Saturday afternoon.Which had me realise my magnolia was flowering… Which means it's the turn of the seasons!Friday and Saturday had seen me unpacking the beautiful Spring Release from Z&P Knitwear and I have to say my heart did sing. The Colour combinations, with the quirky patterns and styles that we have come to love❣️They bring us a lift from the dull of winter, and I'm certainly ready for fun in a crazy, and if I'm honest, stressful time.What I love about the ranges now is that...

Have you ever have a song that takes you back to a time or place? I have that song - in fact I have 2 distinct songs.On Saturday as we celebrated a milestone Birthday with good friends. During the dance part of the evening the wife said “this song so reminds me of your dads, that new years, when Warren asked, What's the first words to the Gambler?’ … and the memories began to flow, so did the singing I have to admit.🤭 Who doesn’t love a good song and dance❣️🎶“Son I've made a life out of reading people's faces”🎶...

I got caught out watching the closing ceremony of the World Games in the shop on Monday, I was having a proud Mumma moment as my daughter was spotted onscreen entering the stadium. A customer’s children asked what I was watching so I showed them… the wee girl said "oh it's all like a Rainbow” followed by that looks like a fun place. I had some still shots Morgan had sent me too so I showed them those and the boy said “The sushi I just had for lunch was better than that"… while his sister said those girls are...

So the story goes, If you are traveling overseas at present its not likely your bag will go with you…Mention Fly and London, what happens in your mind? A plane taking off for London? ✈️ For me now, my mind goes to blissful comfortable boots and shoes. Like crazy comfort (certainly not like flying to London).Last Wednesday our new shoe brand arrived. It's super exciting to have these in at Gabriels. As Diane and I were unpacking them we had ladies trying them on and their reaction endorsed it. Even with naughty feet.You don't want to be a fly on...

I saw a family Facebook post and it said the first 7 emojis on your phone are how you are handling life right now…I checked mine… Hmm.❣️🤢🥰🤭🤣😬🦠I've felt like a juggler in a 3 ring circus the past 14 days. If not that, the clown.I'm working in Point Break as Brads been sick, so Aimee, Warren and I have been the crew on the ground around there.I feel like the comedy show in Point Break sometimes on a Sunday, just husband and I, but we haven't killed each other yet❣️Being there full-time reminded me we have a really huge selection...

I tried on some jeans yesterday morning, and I wanted to wear them inside out, because the tag had a smaller number on it, like a number I've only fitted in my dreams for about 2 years!! 💃💃 Yes they are sized generously, and I knew that, but still it felt like a win. They are such a comfy denim, the compromise is one must wear a belt with, so they don't fall down in an hour. Nonetheless, I set off and my day continued to be full of pleasant surprises.A visit at work from my cousin, and because things...

Recovering from a thorough soaking is relatively straightforward with clothes: hang them up to dry, tumble dry if you must, or – if really necessary – use a hairdryer or bathroom hand dryer.  Fly London Ragi Boot Shamrock Green Footwear, on the other hand, can be ruined or scarred for life if mishandled after a single weather event, or a lost umbrella. Leather shoes can get wet, but it is not ideal. The main problem with wet leather is as it dries. The natural oils in leather bind to water molecules so, as the water molecules evaporate from your shoes, the...

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose…Since Monday it's been a whirlwind in our house. Our girl kid, has jumped on a plane headed for the summer games in Alabama, 1st stop Orlando for training. Taking along a Miss 12 (signed over by her parents) who’s also competing in the Worlds in Italy - which is 3rd stop. It's all about the board - We are talking about Wake Boarding - Aren’t Air Ports something else? I've waved my Miss 25 off a lot.Many other parents...

There's that hang between, loving the sound of rain on the roof and hating the fact that the rain could be causing havoc where we don’t want it, or stopping us doing something we had planned.Something woke me up… don’t you just hate it when you are in that void of night when wide awake but just want to be asleep. I had the helpers jammed each side of me 🐶🐱 - yes clearly there was a storm outside for this to be the case, so extracting myself from bed in search of a cuppa tea (I’d been trapped for...

I was stroking the new dressing gowns in at Midnight Ivy the other day. These are really nice I said to Robyn. You should treat yourself she said. Why not I thought, my day off is looking like rain and I need a stop and recharge day. It’ll be perfect to make me stop and flop - snuggle up and watch some movies…. Husband and I have been pulling the weekend shifts and grabbing a day off midweek. So with new dressing gown, the rain and the helpers (cat and dog) I curled up totally outta gas to recharge. 2...

As the Queen completes yet another circle of the sun - we get to celebrate her Birthday.My mum was a royal lover, "she even wrote a letter to the Queen once", As little kids, we were told, and she got a letter back from her lady in waiting… occasionally I used to be allowed to look at that letter in her scrapbook. (Mum died 44yrs ago so she missed aaaalllll the good stuff really) Imagine what that would look like now... I wonder if it's still a real position "lady in waiting” - I'm thinking that's a PA nowadays. Then...

Do you have someone in your life that loves a good gadget? I do, I'm soooo lucky, I have a couple of girlfriends that come to mind, along with my husband.Husband has always referred to the leaf fall at this time of the year as Cambridge Snow… Walking around the little lake its been relaxing watching the leaves gently flutter down falling like snow…. Unless they happen to fall in a pile at your gate, in your drive or on your car…. and heaven forbid at the door of your shop!Said leaves have been grinding his gears for the first...