A love of Brogues

Me in my favourite Clarks brogues  One of my favourite multi-purpose shoe for days spent in the city, events, going out for drinks or just running errands has got to be a pair of brogues - they are so versatile and practical but also stylish and I have my eye of a few for Christmas. They are perfect for Autumn and winter weather and pair up so well with skinny jeans or black trousers. What is also great about brogues is that they are a perfect "his & her" option and the work equally well for men for work and socialising have to be one o our favourite kind of footwear. I love these Moorgate brogues by Asos It's been a while since I picked up a new pair and I have worn my current two pairs to the maximum plus I want to move on from my patent or two tone pairs and go for perhaps a pastel option or something a little softer and John is also looking to pick up another pair for work. At the moment the top of my list are these are these beautiful dusty pink A......

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When we open the door

So as many of you may already know we only just moved into our new house in December and we still have months of work ahead of us to make this house a home from upgrading, renovating and painting there is a lot to do although we are slowly getting there. There are a few sections of the house that I do love, one being an alcove to the side of the front door and it holds a few of our favourite things. The three little cacti never fail to make me smile, as does our authentic vintage radio and little trinket box from Australia. Underneath the ledge is a side table which still needs to be painted and an umbrella stand we picked up from a bric a brac store. For some reason Mr A likes to put on and take off his shoes right next to the front door so it's also somehow become his own personal shoe space, which it what happens when you become a parent. I love the retro feel and would love to carry this through the hallway and love this inspirational image below which would be my dre......

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