Is This Mutton?
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A blog about fashion and beauty for stylish women over 40.
Is This Mutton?
3d ago
Dear friends. Today I have for you an intriguing new Nordic Noir set in Sweden. I'm on the blog tour for I Will Find the Key, the new book from international best selling Swedish crime writer Alex Ahndoril.
Publisher's Description
A man walks into a private detective's office, holds up a photo of a dead body and says: "I need you to find out if I killed this man."
The man in Julia Stark's office is one of the owners of a successful family business. The day before, he was present at a board meeting and dinner at his estate in the north western part of Sweden. The followin ..read more
Is This Mutton?
5d ago
Dear friends. I'm almost 64, a memorable age thanks to "Vera, Chuck and Dave" (courtesy of The Beatles)*
We see a lot of clickbait telling us what women over 50 shouldn't wear. We see a lot of famous older women camouflaging their age, as if it's something to be ashamed of, thanks to cosmetic surgery and tweakments.
But one of the things that rarely gets discussed is how we feel about ageing.
I'm doing precisely that today ..read more
Is This Mutton?
1w ago
Dear friends. I'm a big fan of Ross Greenwood's, he writes crime thrillers that have a great plot but are also grounded and realistic.
His latest novel is The Village Killer, and today is my stop on the book tour.  ..read more
Is This Mutton?
1w ago
Dear friends. Today I'm sharing favourite skirts chosen by of 9 Instagrammers. We've just taken part in my annual #7DaySkirtChallenge.
Some of the women may be familiar to you; others might be new. I'm confident at least one of them will inspire you to wear a skirt!  ..read more
Is This Mutton?
1w ago
Style Not Age Challenge
Dear friends. The clocks have gone back and the weather is finally starting to feel a bit more autumnal. Inspired by the season, Hilda has chosen Autumn Hues as the theme for this month's Style Not Age challenge ..read more
Is This Mutton?
2w ago
October in Review #WBOYC
Tues Oct 1
Drove to Borrowdale in the Lake District with our bikes for a 4 night stay. Horrendous conditions with atrocious rain on our drive. For our first charging stop there were no chargers available; the second one was still being built. Finally found a new charging station. Got to Borrowdale at 4.15. The weather was good! Lovely room overlooking fells and fields with sheep.
For dinner had chicken liver parfait and duck with blackened sweetcorn.
Weds Oct 2
Slept badly, too hot. We were first down to ..read more
Is This Mutton?
2w ago
With Wow on Wednesday
Dear friends. I've got a couple of new items to share today: a show-stopping pair of flat tartan shoes, and a pair of jeans in the unusual shade of duck egg blue.
The shoes caught my eye as soon as I spotted them at Boden and I paid full price (£110). There's currently 15% off on the Boden site, plus the shoes come in Dalmation spots and two other shades as well (be still my beating heart!). I knew the tartan shoes would go perfectly with my pre-loved Kettlewell skirt, which made its debut outing for my #7DaySkirtChallenge on Instagram ..read more
Is This Mutton?
3w ago
Dear friends. Did you know that very few new books are published between now and January? Publishers like to focus on their best selling books, plus recipe and other books suitable for gifting, as we approach the holiday season.
Fortunately all the books I'm reviewing today were read by me several weeks ago, as a NetGalley reviewer. They're all out this month - October - except where indicated ..read more
Is This Mutton?
3w ago
Dear friends. It's time for another Tell Us About challenge, where 10 bloggers from around the world respond to a prompt each month.
I'm thrilled that we're back to full strength with the addition of US blogger Anne M Bray.
This month we're ruminating over Schooldays, a prompt set by Penny from Frugal Fashion Shopper.
We can approach the topic from any angle we choose. I imagined there would be several reminiscences about schooldays so I decided instead to pick just a few comedic moments from school - and Sunday school (which counts as a school), including one from my ..read more
Is This Mutton?
3w ago
And Wow on Wednesday
Gifted Fashion
Dear friends. A striped knitted dress is your best friend, when you find the right one. That's an important caveat, because they're often a fine, clingy knit that highlights the lumps and bumps. I don't know about you, but I've got to an age now where I refuse to wear "control pants."
I'm glad to say I've found the perfect striped knitted dress, and it's from Damart.   ..read more