A year ago today I started the 10 mile challenge - swimming 17,600 yards over the course of the month in order to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. I shared my mission on the blog here and while I signed up to swim ten miles when I was only two weeks in I had already hit my target and decided to doubled it - committing to swimming 21 miles in July. Last year I hit my goal, swimming just over the required distance by the end of the month and I also reached 112% of the fundraising target I set out, thank you again to everyone! And while I don't like to move backwards life is not the same as it was 12 months ago so I am going to choose the more reasonable, yet still difficult option, in 2022 - a charity swim of 10 miles in July to benefit Breast Cancer research.In the past ...
Stars and Stripes for the 4th of July
Red Wine & Blue Wine T-shirt Independence Day is right around the corner and believe it or not, I almost forgot. At the start of June you could barely walk a block in London without seeing purple posters, banners, or memorabilia to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee. However, Fourth of July in England is nearly the exact opposite of the Jubilee - why would they celebrate a day where they lost a war and a very profitable piece of the British Empire?My husband, being British, calls the 4th of July traitor day but as nearly half of my readers are in the United States - and I am still an American - it is still a cause for celebration. In my online shopping endeavours over the past few weeks I came across the adorable patriotic collection at Pink Lily and then began seeing stars and ...
The Historic Little Moreton Hall
It is the start of a new week and I can not believe it will by July on Friday, woah! Mark and I spent this past weekend in the Cotswolds with his family but next weekend we will be crossing another spot off of our National Trust bucket list. I am very excited to see the roses at Polesden Lacey and will be sure to report back but until then, let's talk about Historic Little Moreton Hall.This is actually the fourth post to mention this historic building - I included a photo it in my Spring 2021: The Unseen Highlights post, it was the backdrop for a Fashion Friday outfit feature, and the famous house was in my post about National Trust properties post last month. However today I am going to share more photos and a few fun facts about its history.I love a good Tudor style house - ...
Celebrating Pride Month
So many important days are celebrated in June including Father's Day and Juneteenth but today is about a month long celebration - it is Pride Month! I started this post weeks ago but kept finding more and more items I wanted to include in this round up. Ultimately I had to cut myself off earlier this week and by that time ended up with over 75 and I am going to share my top 40 today, yes, you read that right, forty!I have features on t-shirts, sneakers, and maxi dresses as well as a whole host of other items and I included options from lots of brands I don't normally share including Bombas, Coach, DKNY, Superga, Toms, Walmart's own brand and more! Let's start with the Ally shirts that are perfect for Pride Month.1 | Human LGBT T-Shirt Rainbow Graphic Tee Shirt 2 | LGBT ...
