Anni Yes, guilty as charged- I have loads of books. We use them as extraneous 'cavity wall' insulation 
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I love those Edelmans, Shop. I have been pinning away these last few days having been absent from pint since last November. I too have a swimwear crisis having tried to move away from my customary styles- all in one with shorts legs or basic modest bikini. I have bought a white one but gulp every time I look at it. I do not tan you see...That glossy caramel skinned look is not going to happen for me. I never thought I'd shop in Clarks regularly but they have nailed the major trends in shoes these last few seasons and of course, they're comfortable too (which is increasingly my age related fashion criteria these days).....
QueenCadbury I love Saltwater. I have a beautiful shetland wool cardigan in a limey-green-yellow marl (which sounds hideous but it's not) that will outlive me such is its quality at a really good price. It's several years old now.
Talking of high street, I found two amazingly good quality stretch lycra/cotton tube skirts from Matalan. One in black, the other a geometric black and white optical. They were between £8-12 each and came in a myriad of marl, stripe and plain. A great investment buy at a non investment price. The fabric is really thick and corset like in its stretch. They had some lovely opaque cotton slouch T's in marl shades of cream, biscuit, apricot, grey too. Excellent quality with nice flat seams, long in the body and arms which my yoga going friend tells me is vital.