January 16th 1920 is an important day in American History. The drying out of the United States. The last day alcohol was available to the General Public. So, what kind of effect did this have on the Country? A very negative one, in fact. Supporters of banning alcohol did it with the best of…

As my readers will know,  I recently wrote a post about getting a small tattoo on my wrist covered up with a vintage inspired design. Now tattoos are very addictive. Even though it was the most painful one I had received up to date, I immediately wanted to tattoo my opposite wrist in a…

A few months ago I was thrilled to have received an invite from the hubbys cousin for her Hen party in London. She is getting married at the beginning of September so chose to have her Hen do on August 12th. As it is a relative, this meant Mum, Baby Bear, my Sister in…

The vintage look is a pretty high maintenance look. Unless you have mad hair styling skills and several hours free, it is not easy to get the perfect hairstyle every time. Even the simplest of victory rolls take curling, backcombing, spraying and moulding into place. You are looking at potentially 30 minutes to an…

On my 50 things before I turn 50 I had stated that I wanted to go to an Alice In Wonderland party. I have no idea why this was so important that it made it onto my list, apart from the fact that I have always loved the stories of Lewis Carroll and how…