If your employer insists upon you wearing high heels, … look for another job! Or, better still, go self-employed. There’s nothing as blissful as donning flats, day in and day out! And if, like me, you once aspired to be a ballerina – and now have arthritis, gout and everything else that could go wrong withContinue reading “Savvy Style – On The Flat”
Author Archives: The Silly-Savvy Salopian
Savvy Style – Raining Flowers
Today is the day! The aforementioned Unbranded dress from Ebay arrived about three days ago and I still haven’t opened i! Not that I wasn’t excited about another opportunity to upstage Princess Beatrice, with one of my bargain lookalikes – far from it! I was saving it for a rainy day! And, today, without aContinue reading “Savvy Style – Raining Flowers”
Savvy Tips – Net it!
What to write about? Why question it! Why not just write about whatever you can catch back? All you need is a net – it doesn’t have to be costly – one of those little nets on the end of a stick will do! You know, the sort you nagged your parents for, every timeContinue reading “Savvy Tips – Net it!”
Silly Letter – Dear Mrs Moo
Dear Mrs Moo, I’m sorry that I did it, but what else can I say? I mean, how can I justify myself in this case? I know that your milk was produced with the sole intention of seeing your calf through to existence but, you must understand, I too was in need at that time.Continue reading “Silly Letter – Dear Mrs Moo”
Savvy Style – Princess Forever …
Thought you’d seen the last of savvy-old me? No chance! Yes, I did bag myself up in no less than two Bargain Buy bin bags! But no, I didn’t stick with the bags when I upcycled them! In fact, I didn’t upcyle the bags at all – I just couldn’t bring myself to use my hand-sewnContinue reading “Savvy Style – Princess Forever …”
Savvy Letter – Dear Bannatyne
Silly Poem – Winter’s Approach
October cold nips at thighs and calves. I wrap them, tuck them in, try to be at one with the shape of my chair. It’s a swivel chair. Once shaped, will I be able to twist, turn and spin into takeoff? And, once airborne, will I be able to land? Or, will that be meContinue reading “Silly Poem – Winter’s Approach”
Savvy Style – Princess Cool
It’s 1.22am, and here is the moment readers of Savvy Style – Bag a Princess! have all been waiting for. Put down the red carpet for a very important guest! Cameras at the ready … Let me introduce you to our late arrival, held up by a wardrobe malfunction, on the eve of her engagement toContinue reading “Savvy Style – Princess Cool”
Savvy Style – Bag a Princess!
Update on the whole Princess-Beatrice-lookalike dress on a budget fiasco! As you saw in my previous post, Princess Budget, I did eventually achieve some success with my charity shop jaunt, with a floral wonder from Cancer Research UK – well under budget at £3! It’s true enough that it was a little short and improper, theContinue reading “Savvy Style – Bag a Princess!”
Savvy Style – Legs to Love
Having a branch out! And, no, I’m talking about an extension of my mountain-top tree look … … you can take a look at my post Dear Harry for further details about that particular campaign! Today, I branched out from writing book reviews, to enter the world of high fashion (i.e. cheap fashion). Yes, I know thatContinue reading “Savvy Style – Legs to Love”
