From the Archives: Easter Parade

I like to look through my archive sometimes and share an old post. I'm not sure how I ended up clicking on this post from April 8th 2012 (Easter Sunday), but I liked the outfit in it (I still own most of the items though the cardigan is in the cull pile!)  and the joke at the end.

Enjoy!

Easter parade

Hello!  Despite the rain and cold, it's been a lovely Easter Sunday thus far!  I was awoken at 6am in order to enable CBC to get to a 110km cycle ride in Kent (AHRGH!), so this meant I was alert and ready at 6.30am to leave the house and pick up 2 buses (oh the joy of living at an intermediary minor station on a route with engineering works, you get the pleasure of not having rail replacement laid on all the way, but fending for yourself for  half the way!) home!

This meant I was able to eat a leisurely breakfast, lots of tea and even do some tidying up before being on time for church!  We sang well this morning which was great and proceeded to eat lots of Easter eggs afterwards!  Then a friend just came round for a cup of tea!

 I ended up wearing a festively Easterish outfit in the end!  The skirt (TKMaxx) I'd worn last night at a barn-dance as I hadn't realised the engineering work began last night!  This is fine though, as it is a skirt that needs much swishing and obviously an evening of barn-dancing wasn't enough!! Worn with a matching pinky cardie (Monsoon) and purple hat (Tescos) and Hush-puppies gunmetal shoes.

 What you don't see in this photo is that seconds before it took, my heel sunk into the mud, I slipped and ended up with one foot out of the shoe!  A good save to meet the timer methinks!

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 I kannee resist swishing!  I think it was all that barn-dancing last night that did it! It was so much fun as we did loads of unusual dances that I've never done before including 'The snowball' and the 'Jumpback'!    My friend Anne and I stuck rigorously to the beat as usual and despaired at lesser-mortals who couldn't stay in time and remember the routine,notably stripping the willow!  ;-)

 I suddenly realise this outfit realised went well with this coat which I've had for at least 7 years, but don't wear all that often!  It's a Matthew Williamson Butterfly coat which I love because it's all embroidered and detailed.  That's what I like about eveything Matthew Williamson does- he always uses some lovely vibrant colours on his clothing and embellished details!  Everything seems pretty, feminine and like he's taken a lot of care over it! Most designers I'm really not bothered about, I'd never buy designer, but for Matthew Williamson, I'd consider it if only I were more affluent and not conscious of wasting money and thinking more ethically- the spending ban has really made me think about it!! The Lent leg of it is over, now comes the continuation!

 To keep me warm, I decided this 9 year old M&S collar would go well with it!

 Just a couple of action shots CBC took naughtily last night at the barn-dance! See that grimace!  That comes of being far taller than your partner and having to go under arms- apparently the first time, I dragged her off her feet!

 It was a lovely evening, in aid of the Helen Rollason cancer-charity, lovely folk and it's such a brilliant way of having fun- healthy, being exercise, challenging mentally but utterly hilarious!  I spent most of the evening naughtily laughing when other people couldn't remember the routine!

I just had to share a hilarious simile I heard recently, courtesy of Philip Larkin, which I am STILL chortling about:

As pedestrian as a centipede.

Hope your Easter is beautiful and not as pedestrian as a centipede!
Hugs xx