Category: Wonderings
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Local chaz does 00s and I’m here for it
One of my fave charity shops in the village has been drip-feeding me someone’s childhood wardrobe from the early noughties. Obviously, I was thrilled to see two pairs of trousers in that recognisably denim-ISH stretch fabric, a three-quarter length leg and a satin butterfly applique. But it kept coming. Every time I went in, I…
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Why the hell was I speaking at the Royal College of Physicians?
I am, famously, not a doctor. Or scientist. Or practical person of any kind. So what on EARTH was I doing at the front of a lecture hall at the Royal College of Physicians on Friday? Talking about creatives and their brains, of course. I’ve been a professional copywriter for well over a decade, but…
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Little clown
An emblem I love is the clown. So many people hate them, but not me. Love ’em. Circuses in general, really. I love the old sign writing, striped tents, sequinned costumes and darkness just beyond the lights. I had the idea, years ago, that a clown suit would make excellent loungewear. Clowngewear? Maybe not. I…
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Small finds
Forever snufflin’ about in fields and hedgerows, streams and ditches. Just some small and homely finds from this year.
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Picking up last year’s project
I went into my office to start work on an idea I had, but that wasn’t what the universe wanted for me. I’d started a 60s dress pattern a year before but abandoned it when I couldn’t finish it in a day. Pretty standard. But on this day, my eyes settled on the dress on…
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