Dress – Bernie Dexter, get it here!Cardigan – ModclothShoes – I Love Billy A few weeks ago we made the decision to start buying our fresh fruit and vegetables at the Farmers’ Market. It’s something we had been talking about doing for some time, so when the prices at our local green grocer went up…
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Dress – Bernie Dexter, it’s on sale at the moment, get it here!Shoes – I Love Billy This morning I was doing the grocery shopping when I stumbled upon this amazing installation art that had been set up in the middle of the shopping center! I found this display so inspirational that I could not…
Russian Fashion: 1917 – 1960
“Russian Violets” perfume Face Powder Housekeeping Journal As promised last post, here is the second part of the fashion exhibit I went to with Maria! A large part of this exhibit included the fashions of the 1970s – 90s (not my cup of tea as you know!) so the section of mid century fashion was not…
Russian Fashion: 1850 – 1915
A fan that was also a calendar! This week I had the pleasure of attending a wonderful exhibit of Russian fashion from the 1800s to the 1990s. I love watching costume dramas so I adored every bit of the exhibit and found myself wondering what it would have been like to wear those clothes. Just…
House of Butterflies
This week is our last week in Russia and we are trying to see as many places as we can before we leave. The Butterfly House was a place I had been waiting to visit for a while and I was not disappointed. Inside the greenhouse-like room a tropical habitat had been recreated to house…
Cat People
Top – Freddies of Pinewood via MisKonduct KlothingJeans – Freddies of Pinewood via MisKonduct Klothing First of all, I want to thank you for your wonderful response in regards to the video I posted! I am so glad you liked it. I enjoyed making it and as I have been studying film for the last few years…
I made a video!
As a spur of the moment thing when we were taking photos the other day I decided to make a little video! I’ve never put a video of myself on my blog so I thought it would be fun to give it a go and show you the beautiful Russian landscape in action. I would…
Put a Bow on It!
Dress – Trashy Diva by Candice Gwinn That’s right – I took two gingham dresses with me! For some reason, being in the country side makes me want to wear gingham. Maybe it’s because gingham is so rustic and wholesome? Before I left I mentioned that I took some new dresses and old dresses too,…
Kuskovo Palace
When Count Sheremetev started building Kuskovo in the 1730s he wanted the palace and the grounds to rival that of Russian royalty and nobility. Sheremetev was the richest man in Russia during this period and no expense was spared in building the lavish estate which consists of a series of summer houses, an orangery and…
Eeenie Meenie Cherry Print Bikini!
Swimwear – Esther Williams I have just got back from a wonderful holiday at the beach! To make the most of this beautiful April weather we booked a hotel and did absolutely nothing for a few days. Most of our time was spent at the beach, lying in the hot sun and swimming. The waves were perfect…