Friday Five : 20 Jan 2017

Another Friday Five? Oh go on then ....

Friday Five (1 of 5) Adidas Gazelles

Adidas Gazelles in Super Maroon with Gumsoles

Last year, I bought the Adidas Gazelles in raw pink. They were lush. Then I saw that they did the Adidas Hamburgs in the raw pink too so but with a gum sole which made them even more lush. So I returned the Gazelles and bought the Hamburgs. Then the weather got really wet and horrid and I didn't get round to wearing them and so I returned those too. As you can tell, my halo was super super polished at this point. Then I spotted the Adidas Gazelles in what they call Super Maroon with the gum sole on Other Stories. They had my size. I wanted them and I knew the colour would be harder wearing than raw pink but I was being good, the weather was wet, I was living in Uggs. I didn't order them!  Horror Story ensues - they sold out in my size. So if anybody spots them in a size Eu 37, UK 4, please will you put me out of my misery and let me know and make this silly woman happy and get them out of her system. #shortesthorrorstoryeversoldout


Friday Five (2 of 5) Knitting

Erica Knight Wool at John Lewis (it's lush)

I took up knitting again. I actually had a lot of fun standing there in John Lewis staring at various balls of chunky coloured wool trying to decide what I wanted to knit my new hat in. Did I want chunky or super chunky? Felted fleece or Aran? And what colour??? I was umming and aahing over a  pink and burgundy for a time and nearly reached for a grey but then I thought I should live a little and picked .... ? I'll tell you when I finish. I have found that I quite like knitting as long as I'm not following anything too complicated - I never was much one for instructions and tend to make things up as I go (story of my life). The bit I hate most though is joining the seams together - there's a bit of a knack to it but I didn't know that. The first hat I made, when I stitched up the seam, it looked like I'd done it drunk. This year, it's more recovering alcoholic style. #knitonepurlonehic

Friday Five (3 of 5) Sale Steal

H&M Reefer Jacket in Wool Blend

I've previously eyed up this jacket in H&M and picked it up a few times and then put it back purely on the grounds that I didn't think the shape was cut for me being a shorty and all that. But it was a quiet day in H&M and there were no queues so I bobbed in to the changing rooms and found that it did indeed fit. It's at times like this that I think "faberooni it fits" and then "bog, I have to buy it". So for £15 I did. It's lovely - a boiled wool type fabric and because it's not lined - a great alternative to a cardi and makes for a smart easy work wear piece (if you go to work that is). #surprisesurprise

Friday Five (4 of 5) All Change

Primark Bed Linen Sets in store.

I came across the new homewares range from Primark just before Christmas and was quite taken with the bedding which is very of the moment with the cheeseplant/palm greenery. I decorated the big boy's bedroom last year and monochromatic bedlinen works well with the style of the room so the chevron pattern is good.  I'm also loving the fact that it is £9 for a single bed set and I have to say, I've not had any problems with their bedlinen at all and I've bought a few sets over the years and they've all washed pretty well. Oh and I don't really buy "children's bedding", I buy anything which I think works and that I like.  #mummysacontrolfreak

Friday Five (5 of 5) Hyacinths

We do what we can with what we have.

What a difference a week makes. The hyacinths in the glass pot popped up and fell over. I forgot hyacinths did that as they basically get too top heavy. So I've just tied a bit of twine round them for now. #leaningtowerofhyacinth


Have a good weekend, y'all!

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