Ickle

One reason I am always keen to take a couple of shots on my push bike is that there is no visual record what-so-ever of the two most a-mazing bikes I've ever owned. Not a single photo.

For three glorious days I was the proud owner of a 1930s Falcon ladies bike: An early 21st birthday treat from me to myself. I habitually name my bikes and this one was called Ickle. As in Bic-ickle.

Some mean bastard who I assume owned both a van and a set of bolt cutters thieved it. I was inconsolable and cried my head off while running up and down the street hoping to find the bike I'd locked to a wall not three minutes before. In Cambridge it really doesn’t matter how careful you are with your bike, sooner or later someone is going to have it. Mind you, that’s the extent of crime in this peaceful university town.

So on the final days of my twenty first year I was a grudging pedestrian.

At the time I lived in the front room of a shared house so the postman's knock often woke me. When, on the morning of my birthday, I opened the front door I found a group of friends the other side of the threshold instead. And they were wheeling along a bike. It had a full chain guard, patterned, white handle grips and the most ornate rear rack you ever saw. That was one amazing birthday. I rode that bike, named Ribbid for a squeaking noise it made, every day for years. Didn't take any photos of it though. And that when I was studying photography at the time!

This bike is a lot younger than Ickle and Ribbid were. It's a 1980s Raleigh Caprice.

Just before it broke down and was renegaded to the back garden last year I'd planned to fix up the nasty wire basket (not only is it ugly but also pretty useless: The wire grid is so large most things fall through). Now Dusty is back on the road I am once again making plans for a basket DIY. Right now I am favouring a generous helping of duct tape..

And on a different note: Isn't it freaky how mahusive I look on a bike? They always end up looking like toys. Just call me the friendly giant. :)


beret: eBay
earrings: etsy (altered - used to be hair pins)
dress & brooches: etsy
cardi: asda (years ago)
jacket: topshop (years ago)
belt: h&m (couple of years ago)
mint tights: welovecolors
saddle shoes: bass

Thursday

Here's what I wore last Thursday. Yes. Purple skirtage for two consecutive days. Slob is my secret middle name. ;)


The push bike I'd been using since last summer was more expensively broken than I realized, so I got old Dusty fixed instead (my sit-up-and-beg had been languishing in the back garden with a back tire so far out of alignment it wouldn't turn). I am smiling my head off pedalling away sitting upright and having a basket to store my bag in once again. And let's face it, Dusty is so much more photogenic than my purple ride ;D Can't wait to show it off on the blog again.

I've not been particularly active over the weekend, but I did work on some bits for my doll house and found out a little more about it's origin too, so I'll tell you more about that as soon as my miniature make over is complete.
Typical, I haven't uttered a word about my mini abode for MONTHS and now I can't shut up about it :D

My new tattoo is finally healed (as near as dammit) so I am going to make an appointment to get it touched up and hopefully I can show it to you properly soon (after all you've only seen a faint outline under my tights so far). It's taken quite a while to heal but it is a bit larger than my first one so I knew it would take it's time :)

Have a most awesome day you all!

hat & jacket: present
dress: all-mighty
brooch: etsy
ring: DIY
cardi: primark
skirt: next via eBay (dyed)
saddle shoes: bass

Drizzle and cushions

I wore this Saturday before last but as soon as I didn't get to take photos today I thought I'd at least show you my current nail do :) Nail do. Is that a word?

It's been one drizzly Saturday.

Instead of running the errands I'd compiled such a neat list of over the course of the week,
I lodged myself firmly in the sofa and commenced to produce a series of less and less misshapen excuses for doll house cushions, munched blueberry cupcakes and watched The Mystery of Edwin Drood (with an over emphatic lady signing her heart out in the corner) and Doctor Who reruns.


Hope you are having a relaxing weekend too :)

beret & boots: eBay
scarf: present
sweater: asda
jacket: zara via time enough for drums
dress: tara starlet