MN Vogue - Vol 33

[libertychick]

For all glass half full fashion fanatics. For frivolous fashion talk, fabulous links and lots of friendly chat. Come on over and tempt us.

Decam happy birthday! Have a wonderful day
Dry beautiful earrings - how fab of your DH
My Dh gave me an assortment of difficult to find loose leaf teas (yum) and a gift card for Waterstones to encourage me to read more and spend less time in front of a screen
I will be cutting my time down on here a little so forgive me if I don't reply quite so quickly to things......
I have a date with the washing machine repair man - let's hope he's a Valentine's hottie - somehow I doubt it!

I haven't read a darn book in three weeks apart from the one i reviewed for Mumsnet.

Shop i wish you well with the books. What are you planning to read?

That's the thing Mig I have no idea. Any recommendations?
Loved Before I go to sleep by SJ Watson and Me Before You by JoJo Moyes, One Day by David Nicholls........

Shop I read this book over the last couple of evenings. I bought it for my sister as it was in the teen lit section in Waterstones. I don't think I have ever sobbed so much over a book!! Very good but really heartbreaking.

So far on this holiday I've read a few Modesty Blaise books (love them), a great yoga one, and now I'm struggling through The Goldfinch. I really wanted to like it, but I am growing more and more irritated at how nothing ever seems to happen.

Thanks Liberty I'll take a look - although I'm supposed to read to improve my mood
I don't know Modesty Blaise Because I'll take a look.....
Dry what was the book you and Decam were talking about recently that you couldn't put down??

Linus it's not the gold one I pinned is it? I was trying to order that last night but kept losing my connection. Was that a sign??

Dry the earrings are beautiful - I'm v . As you can see, I gave up waiting last night (at about 12.45, I think). I have a sleepy DH too - you'll have to thank him tonight

Happy birthday/valentines Decam. Super spoilt today, I think.

Mig The island near my parents (Gulf coast Fla, just about directly opposite Palm Beach) is very Lily Pullitzer. All the wealthy New Yorkers vacation there during the winter - it's Bergdorf re-positioned. All coiffed ladies being driven into the sandy, shabby chic town by uniformed chauffeurs in Limousines. They look completely misappropriated! There is a store that stocks a very comprehensive selection of Lily - probably why I too have such a soft spot. I've a lovely raffia clutch in colours that make me think of hot, dusky evenings on the island.

Ohhhhh homesick now! (I think of there much more as 'home' than here)

One I've just posted you the sweatshirt - normal 2nd class post. Hope it makes it. Let me know.

Thanks Shop will let you know when it arrives

at Shop - while the book is a sad topic and quite heart rending it's one of those geared towards making you appreciate what you have and how wonderful small moments can be if you take the time to appreciate them. I'm going to read it again before I post it to DSis!

Oh Grumpy you are making me sigh now for beaches and long hot days followed by balmy evenings...

Mig Tim's been in touch - PM

Liberty DD has that book. I'm going to find it and cut down MN time so I can actually read something!!!!
Happy birthday Decameron did you get your bags?

No it's this one grumpy

Shop

Got the PM and thank you - I quite dread what he remembers about me. I was a tearaway and had a few 'lost years' before getting it together .

Grumpy That sounds fab- I love that bizarre elderly 'snowbird' look. I plan to look like Edna Everage when I am old (er). it's not Sanibel is it? I have been there one Christmas. Every house decked out in white lights- beautiful. I want to see a photo of your Lily bag!

Books-

I have just read' The Invention Of Wings' by Sue Monk Kidd about two girls- the daughter of a slaver and the slave she is 'given' for her birthday. It is based on a true life lived.

I prefer American literature and can also recommend 'The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls' by [Anton DiSclafani about Florida girl Theodora Atwell who at 15 enrols at Yonahlossee, an exclusive school on a secluded estate nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. It is the Great depression and she arrives under a cloud.

Have you checked out my Bookworm pin page? http://www.pinterest.com/Mignonette66/book-worm/ Plenty of suggestions here but the top few books are yet to be released.

Rhoda Jantzens 'Mennonite In A Little Black Dress' is sweet and well written and I cannot sing Barbara Kingsolvers praises enough- 'Poisonwood Bible' 'Pigs In Heaven', 'The Bean Trees' 'Prodigal Summer' all lovely.

More recent fave's 'Swamplandia' by Karen Russell and 'American Ghosts' by Janice Owen.

'The House on First Street: My New Orleans Story' by Julia Reed is written by the Vogue USA writer and is stuffed with names, delicious Marie Antoinette moments.

'Songs of Willow Frost' by Jamie Ford is set in Seattle in the Depression and follows a woman escaping her past and a boy looking for a future. I love his work; he wrote 'Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter Sweet' too.

Plenty of suggestions here

Oh and Liberty can you PM me the knitting website we talked about last week?

Nice Linus.

Now I'm going to go and order the gold one in anticipation of it going really well with the jumpsuit I'm going to buy next month

Ssssh.

I was never here.

What's happened to MNV?

Lovely earrings Dry.

Happy birthday decam.

Now am off to Boden so hope you have all left a few things for me!

PM Mig

Pm Mig.

So Atterley Road have despatched my bag already. bag. Not neon (tried that before and felt as though I was trying to be 20) but I love a bit of orange (especially with khaki) so am hoping it will work with my Parka and my Dagmar sweater. Love the fact it has cost me less than a fiver.
I have just received a Valentine's text from Domino's pizza

Didn't we all Mig?
Thanks for the book Pins

Not a lot I like in my size on boden. Oh well....

Have read all your comments re Atterley Road- do you think they have managed to iron out their problems? There are a few things i rather like.

I am another one neglecting reading as keep getting sidetracked by my ipad and MNV in particular. Would agree with mig, I love Barbara Kingsolver. Have just read Tell the Wolves I'm Home which is a great read especially if you were a teenager in the 80's.