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Sunday 7 – Velvet Heaven

Nov 12th, 2017 Small Talk Bean 22 min read

Hello! How’s your week been? Well, it’s actually the past two weeks, given I had a much needed weekend off… I’ve been on a very bumpy ride on the ‘parent rollercoaster’ this week, with a very, very poorly small child, but all is good now. So, from the title of this post, you’ve probably guessed I’m looking at all things velvet this week and having missed last…

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Sunday 7 – Something Small

Apr 23rd, 2017 Small Talk Bean 18 min read

Hello! And welcome back after my Easter Sunday off: even bloggers need a break sometimes, right? I think that my Sunday 7’s generally seem to be random stuff which has caught my eye over the past week from my ‘New in’ emails, magazines and of course my Instagram feed. However, I often bang on (and on and on…) about being small, short… extra petite and…

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Sunday 7 – Spring Time

Mar 12th, 2017 Small Talk Bean 20 min read

Hello!  It is almost… almost, properly Spring: yay! We’ve had a couple of very mild, sunny 16 degree kind of days where, forget needing any kind of coat or jacket, it was almost warm enough to go short sleeved! OK, I exaggerate. But how lovely to feel the warmth from the sun rather than just the cold-crisp winter sun’s rather nothingy glare. And with Spring in…

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My one and only Black Friday purchase…

Nov 29th, 2016 Small Talk Bean 10 min read

… so following on my from my previous Christmas Gift Guide post, where I confessed that although I seem to want masses of clothes all year round and yet, at this time of year, I tend to hit a bit of a blank. A more frugal shopper that I would have have been noting stuff down as they spotted things for a “wanted list” and…