Really excited as one of my goals/wish lists was to start a perfume collection.
I studied collectable perfumes a little during a detox for something to take my mind off alcohol.
For a perfume to be worth something in a collection it needs to be limited or unique.
My journey now is to try a lot of perfume and discover new favourites.
I imagine limited and collectible perfumes could turn up along this journey so these would be worth collecting.
The fun side of this therefore is to just use and enjoy everything I recieve.
I already love this perfume as I got it in an Elizabeth Arden free gift promotion.
These types of perfume are possibly more for daytime or to create an ambience.
This whole experience is very creative and poetic.
Having a lot of fun as this is all I'm doing having some fun.
Couldn't help realise it matched a choker I have made myself.
It is inspired by nature and one of my favourite projects.
Hope to get back into designing.
I qualified in design at University but went into sales then teaching.
Really happy with this first perfume and how it matches one of my chokers.
Hope you enjoy this new journey and you discover some new perfumes too.
Will be lovely if we find some collectibles too.
Saphire
Sunday, December 22, 2024
A Nostalgic Christmas Party
With the 8 Days of Christmas Liqueurs. There will be one ghost story with which you can partake of one liqueur of your choice. You could build it into the end of your dinner and have with de caff coffee and a liqueur chocolate.
The Nostalgic Christmas Party is 8 days off from the slimming calendar to enjoy Christmas festivities.
Then there will be Sindy not so dry January detox, where you makeup up for Christmas indulgencies in a pyramid scheme. Depending on how much you have indulged you may not have to stop drinking at all, but still balance out your indulgences. So it will stop me getting boring and I can still do weekend parties.
The Nerd researched dry January and it doesn't exist it is a psyop or something?
Not so dry January might help you to drink responsibly knowing you will be detoxing any alcohol you have over the moderate drinking guidelines.
I'm doing it anyway now for this reason rather than getting drunk then drinking nothing in January.
I agree with teenagers doing that so I'm not a party pooper, but been there and done that and this is how I roll now.
If you like the idea it will be there for you in January and I'm doing it.
Below is my christmas contribution which will load up into weekend TV along with some vintage viewing.
Guess people will be watching mainstream tv or be with family and friends or so forth, so this is my little contribution if you find yourself at a loose end.
We are doing all of them as we didn't purchase digital TV.
I have bought ad free you tube and really happy with it.
Just get advertising I choose now in my subscriptions.
Below is my little contribution that loads up during the 8 days of British Christmas. It is at 9pm, but you can watch it anytime really.
Loading up loads of vintage tv also so watch the space on Weekend TV.
We are just gonna rest and watch tv.
25 December
Christmas Dinner
or
Hawaiin Christmas
(as a back up in your freezer after last year ~ just in case)
26 December
27 December
28 December
29 December
30 December
31 December
1 January
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!!!
The next online Party is The end of detox 70's Party at the end of Not so Dry January.
Thursday, November 28, 2024
November Fancy Dress Party
You can go as whatever you want.
I have put a few ideas for you as inspiration.
It is a 20's style fancy dress party where you choose your own costume.
November 30th and December 1st
Saturday Food
60'S CHICKEN AND CHIPS
You can serve it in a basket.
(if you are slimming, we oven roast a chicken in olive oil and serve with low fat oven chips).
If you aren't dieting you could get Kentucky fried chicken or do rotiserie chicken coated in sugar and fries.
There are a lot of costumes ideas loaded into pinterest fashion calendar or you might be inspired by some of the films.
It was my favourite Carry on film when I was little and still is.
I love how the women of the Wild West stood up to men.
They were the original empowered feminist maybe.
Realise this film shaped my life and came in subliminly when I was up against impossible situations with men and teenage boys in schools.
Only realised this from studying carry on films.
Gangsters and Molls
I think this is probably my favourite gangster film. As I've studied films for a while, I like how it links to a lot of other gangster films from the Eastend of London arond this era.
It records the nightlife, 'up North', that a Ken Loach film tells of.
It is set in Newcastle, but with the Landlord from Queenies Castle, I am still finding new discoveries every time I watch this film.
It is also either interesting or annoying how the North of England got bungled into one place around that era, even though it is a vast area that varies a lot.
I think out of all the gangster films from this era, this is definately my favourite because of Michael Caine and Britt Ekland.
The style from Get Carter definately helped to shape and improve the North of England After this film and up until covid. If you watch Likely Lads the Movie when it comes round again.
A similar thing happened in Manchester, you can't help wonder if post covid Britain is crying out for a makeover a bit similar.
Not all coal miners were staunch and were actually happier being Rock Stars or Degree Graduates.
Brilliant film if you have never seen it.
There is an actual true story similar to this, not sure if it is the inspiration behind it.
We will get Blue Nun wine if we can source any. Then Gordon's gin like every weekend. Also 70's beer for the men.
Sunday Night
Sunday concert
Love this concert getting dressed up to see two classic guitarists in a stately home. My college was like this. We saw loads of plays put on by the drama students. Our college was a bit like Covid as it was in the middle of nowhere with a massive hike to the buses. I was healthy luckily as I used to live on a hill. Walked for a bus and enjoyed the nightlife of the North left over from The Get Carter film influence.
Just add your favourite tipple and enjoy.
The next online party is The Christmas Party and 8 days of liqueur; you could get 8 different liqueurs or just have your favourite ones.
If your idea of a Witch is Samantha out of Bewitched your actually close to what witches actually were. The nerd discovered this once.
Real Halloween
Are you fed up with Witches being caricatured like Endora used to moan about.
The Young Endora getting her own back at idiots mocking witches.
But you confess to being a Horror film fan.
Now I've discovered Countess Dracula, Weekend TV will be offering a fortnight of alternative entertainment, worth a browse if you like the American style Halloween also as there could be something of interest.
We had an American friend who told us she hated American Halloween as a child as it was really weird. They had those weird tractors, think it had to do with this organisation that was trying to block out the truth by making it weird.
As far as I know, it is when the spirits of loved ones walk the earth again.
This is actually quite beautiful and comforting to know they are all right. They just look like they did when they were alive, just people not freaky.
Decided to do a fortnight as Halloween is midweek this year, so you can do either weekend or both. Will be doing it anyway and watching it ourselves so makes no difference to me.
Food
If you like aesthetics, marketing and quality control when you eat your food.
I'm trying really hard to find ideas that are for Adult British people.
This year has gone too far in my opinion, I've already had to change the brand of a food product but won't go on about it as that would probably give them the reaction they want. As a loyal customer, they've lost my custom though, if everyone does that maybe the joke will be on them.
Endora and Samantha flew around the world to high-end restaurants and insisted on aesthetics.
Fashion
Actually, years after leaving college I discovered what I'd learned is how to design high-end fabrics that someone like Endora would wear.
I'm glad I didn't know what it was as I went into Community art, performance, sales, Tarot reading, and teaching instead.
This is the vintage air hostess look that I'm planning to do.
Halloween Fortnight
Sat food
Mexican
Sat tv
This is a TV series about real haunted homes starring real psychic Mia Dolan. We love this program, the cynic just moans all the time but the format makes the show really entertaining.
Then there is
the Karnstein trilogy 2
or
The Omen two
There are loads more also
Sat Concert
The Cramps at The Nappa State Mental Hospital
This is an actual gig by the Cramps in a mental hospital.
This is actually real and a curio for Halloween.
If you are easily offended or of a nervous disposition don't watch this.
If you are a cramps fan enjoy!!!
Sun food
Is a four-course Victorian Menu with a Halloween twist
We grew up on Sunday roasts like in the fantastic Spring and Port Wine film with James Mason. This will be on for another week or so if you want to observe vintage Britain you may enjoy this which is one of my favourite films ~ got so many.
We are quite humble people I suppose.
Hopefully beef and food will come back soon as I was brought up to cook this type of food.
We had quite a Victorian upbringing whereas other parts of Britain opted for takeaways instead.
We'd have a takeaway on Friday sometimes, but always cooked Sunday lunch and sat together as a family.
It was so instilled in me I have cooked Sunday lunch all my life without fail, until COVID food restrictions. Even managed it a few times through COVID.
If you are American descended from Britain your ancestors will probably of eaten this in Victorian times.
Discovered I'm a Victorian lass in Victorian Weekend.
(Eating ready meals all the time annoyed me at first, especially pasta as it is so affordable compared to the price of pasta ready meals. Found it hard to stop making Sunday Lunch also. Just got used to it now I suppose).
Hopefully this weekend I'm going to try my first stilton and port wine and Jaggermeister.
Port and Jaggermeister keep so you can have Port and Stilton again at Christmas and Jaggermeister with Christmas lunch or we do game bird on New Year's day ~ well used to ~ we learned it off a vintage Floyd video.
If you cook with olive oil instead of lard it is healthy.
Also, you can have a slimming push in November to make room for a few Christmas indulgences, then decided to do dry January to compensate for drinking a little bit more at Christmas. This isn't too bad as there will be a 70's party at the end of January to look forward to.
Sun Tv
Have to recommend Carry on Screaming
My favourite Carry on Film although it is more like a Hammer Horror Spoof than a Carry on Film. As it is Victorian it ties into the Victorian Sunday Lunch day off in The Slimming calendar.
Sun Concert
Pentangle at the Two Brewers
I was new to these, but they are my favourites now because of my Victorian discovery.
Not found this concert before so looking forward to it.
Hope you enjoy the Halloween party.
The next party is a Fancy dress party at the end of November.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
A September Island Holiday
I got this idea from Japanology.
Then thought of Island Holidays around the world.
I find this subject a challenge as someone like me isn't supposed to dream of holidaying beyond designated holiday destinations within my class or status.
I moved from working class to middle class and not sure what I am now.
Have studied this one as for instance Japan is classed as an Island which I didn't know.
Britain is an Island but I did that with British June.
Ireland is an Island independent of Britain.
Decided to feature this instead.
Another place I'd like to visit. A tarot friend of yore recommended Dublin and The Crowley deck ~ she was right about the Tarot deck.
Also, we love Irish coffee ~ you can also make calypso coffee.
Saturday food
Japanese or Hawaiin
Japanese
I would recommend Wagamma, which is a Japanese restaurant
Struggled a bit here but found some high end cannapes in Dublin.
I think the Irish party is like the 70s party served with an Irish or Calypso coffee at the end.
As we struggle with food still, we will opt for an Island fusion party.
Think we will do Hawaiian pizza followed by Irish Coffee or Calypso coffee.
We are finishing off with Mcvities Jamaican cake, (was in our shopping bag by mistake). This adds another Island as Jamaica is an Island. Will probably put some squirty cream on left over from the Irish and Calypso coffees.
I haven't a sweet tooth, but I love Welsh T loaf, guessing it is like that but with ginger instead ~ will have with a coffee to sober up again at the end of the Party
Have to laugh about calypso coffee.
We once saw a gig in a converted church in London, then went for Greek.
Ordered a Calypso coffee and these old dears overheard and said they where having a Calypso coffee too, they had a fab time dancing around the tables, what Island holidays are all about.
Think that was the last time we had fun before covid actually.
Really recommend Calypso coffee, The nerd prefers Irish coffee. These are great drinks for winter warmers too if you live somewhere cold.
I have a nip of brandy or whiskey in my coffee or options hot chocolate to keep me warm on winter nights.
Whiskey is definitely the best cure for colds or flu.
Think Sherry might possibly prevent flu as it warms you up so much, then you can detox it off in dry January, which isn't that bad as it ends with the 70's party.
Sunday TV
Have to recommend Fellini's Casanova
Set in Venice.
It is roughly 2 and a half hours, but if you are in a film buff mood really does what it says on the tin.
Just get yourself set up for an evening of film watching, with drinks if it is the weekend or herbal tea if it is mid week.
(can leave the films on longer now as I got my pinterest sorted).
Interestingly another great film with Donald Sutherland also set in Venice is Don't Look now.
Interesting connection.
Don't think I would of noticed that if I wasn't mixing films with holidays.
If you are not enjoying post covid living, this is a great film buff evening and will transport you to a mysterious Venice, much more exciting than some of the tv around at the moment in Mho.
Invite some friends round and have a film buff party.
This evening will impress and satisfy your guests jaded by post covid.
If you like the sound of this, hang around to November as it ties in really well.
Maybe we will all get there in the end, i.e. the fun and fashion we used to have pre covid.
Also Quite Pleased with how many classic films based on Islands have turned up for this Party. Along with some newer films that I think may become classics.
Sunday Concerts
The nerd chose this, so it is Pink Floyd on Sunday.
Counted among the most extraordinary and controversial rock concerts ever held in Italy, the free concert was organised in Venice on a floating stage on 15 July 1989 on the occasion of the traditional Redeemer festival (festa del Redentore) at the presence of some 200,000 spectators positioned on the banks and boats of the St. Mark's basin. The concert was broadcast by RAI worldwide with an audience of about 100 million viewers.
Great end to the Island Holiday Party!!!
Hope you have a great time!!!
The next online party is an October Halloween Party.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
A SUMMER HOLIDAY PARTY ABROAD
This idea is something just about everyone wants I would guess. The dream destinations will obviously vary, but it is one of the reasons we work hard so we can travel to sunnier climes than Britain and have well-earned rest and luxury.
Saturday Food
The idea is either:
70's buffet party, which could include Swedish food.
Not sure if Ikea is back fully yet, but when it is there are loads of party ideas available. I actually once impressed a snobby foody by making hors d'œuvre from Ikea products, shocked myself but it did. Suppose I did get Home Economics at school. Until Ikea is back you can just get whatever there is at the supermarket.
Then serve with a 70's alcohol like Mateus or Cinzano or of course Swedish vodka. Found two beers at Ikea so maybe it will be back soon. We used to buy a lot of their alcohol.
Got this off an old friends music twitter, might watch this as well
The Jam - Danish TV Concert Special 1982
Just found this also really love this,great holiday feel to it and great music.
Sunday
Food
The options are:
Greek Party
The Greek deli used to be brilliant at the supermarket, you can still get a few low-calorie options and salads, so if you don't feel like a day off you could opt for this.
Have Found some Greek recipes
and
You may live near a Greek deli so you could just get takeout.
Serve with ouzo or retsina
or:
Italian
It is decided we are having Italian when I listed the options.
Found some recipes for you or you could see what the supermarkets have on offer.
Again I'd really like to cook something.
Think I'm going to have Italian Salad, Garlic bread and a dessert if there is any.
Probably serve with Cinzano
Might look for Italian ham, Parma ham is really low calorie.
Just found some Parma ham salad recipes, decided to try that.
Anyway have a browse at the lot and see if something inspires you!!!
If there still isn't many options at the supermarket, just realised you could do pizza and red wine like in the George Baker video.
Just this minute the shopping was delivered and we have a great selection of Italian food from M and S, including low calorie garlic baguette, antipasto selection and some pasta/spaghetti ready meals.
Things do seem to be getting better ~ just need some red wine or cinzano to accompany it.
Have a rest and congratulate yourself for all your effort in August Slimming calender, then we will walk ourselves fitter with Lesley and Jessica up until October ~ where more treats await you!!!
In Three film we discover red wine actually is good for us and is an elixir of youth.
If you are lucky enough to travel abroad this year, hope you have a lovely time. If you are like us, we haven't managed to do anything as post covid turned into riots and so forth.
Hopefully, we will all get to go abroad next year.
You can browse and plan outfits maybe.
By next year you may have made more progress in the slimming calendar and got a new look together, so feel more confident in summer outfits. I'm still not beach ready anyway. I'm aiming to get back into a tankini or tankini and shorts as I haven't got a small waist.
Hope you enjoy this day off and get some holiday ideas from the films.
Have to say I hope to watch all the films and concerts if I get the chance. One good idea is if you like some of the films you could purchase the books for your summer reads next year or buy the albums for your in flight journey to your holiday destination.
Maybe things will of calmed down by next year, we will all be back in shape and be on holiday at our dream destinations!!!
The next online party is an end-of-September Island Holiday party.
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