Fashiolista Nelly High Heel Shoes looking good !

Tonight I descended into 'The house of Coco Tang'  where I discovered a secret world of cocktails creations and late-night glamour discreetly hidden beneath the cobbled streets of Nottingham. And all within whispering distance of the fashion boutiques of Bridlesmiths gate. A red lantern sits above a slim doorway leading downstairs to a cavern of interlinking rooms inspired by Shanghai opium dens and the American Prohibition secret clubs.

I had thrown my mummy shackles off for a couple of hours and gone to an Fashiolista  event that I had won entry to where free Nelly High Heel shoes beckoned. I had been standing in the line with the young , the hip and the trendy feeling my age. But you know what despite watching young ladies defying the laws of gravity in the sort of shoes that Victoria Beckham wears i was pleasantly surprised by the attitude of them. they didn't bat at mascara enhanced eye lash at me. In fact I was here they talking about vintage fashion, school trips to prison of war camps etc so it really does show you should never ever judge a book by its cover.

After a while I was ably rescued by my mate Di Coke and we advanced to the VIP line  and we were straight in. Di has also won entry in the club for a pair of some fabulous shoes.

With fashion on a twenty year cycle scary I know the 1990s are now back in fashion! and  these shoes are very much to die for with a wide variety of styles.

Nelly High Heel shoes.

The high heels come in a variety of style from the Geri Halliwell cool Britannia inspired ones you see above to the glitzy silver sequined shoes to the right. These shoes wouldn't look out of place in a design  museum and a pair of red glittery high heel shoes that Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz would have gone wild for!

Ruby Red slipper updated into a Ruby red slinky high heel (back) for that Wizard of Oz magic!

With the cocktails flowing it was a really fun event...

Cherry Bakewell Cocktails.

The aptly named Fabulous shoes from Nelly High heels.

Scandanavia's number one online fashion retailer is now launching here in the UK and they're doing it in style...


(Disclaimer I have not been asked to write this I won entry into this event and I am just waiting on delivery of my free shoes from the event )

Fifty shades of Grey conversation....

It was just another night in the sleepy middle class suburb where I live myself and my friend went to choir after which she decided she needed to buy three cucumbers and some coriander. So as the dutiful friend I went with her normal chit chat ensued until..

" Have you read that book ?" she excitedly enquired  ..

"Oh that book, errm No " I replied.

"Why ?" she enquired ?

"Because I don't want to !" I gently retorted.

"It can't be all that bad if it encourages people to read" she whispered as we approached the cucumbers.

"Right ... I'll stick with my Sherlock Holmes , Thanks"

Bemused she purchased the coriander  three cucumbers which she had carefully selected for size and firmness.

Fifty Shades of Grey it seems cucumber is a favourite !

Unless you have been living on another planet you will not have avoided conversations that involves that book. No it's not Jamie Oliver latest culinary master piece sadly as I would love to get tied up in some cracking recipes. No it's the literary phenomenon that is ' Fifty Shades of Grey' or so I have been told.

Fads come and go but I will sit this one out I think such themes always repeat themselves for the next generation for example 9 1/2 weeks ! No doubt after reading this book it will encourage particularly women to read and have them perhaps reaching for literary classics such as Pride and Predjudice..

Haven #snaphappybritmums

London Calling 8/7/2012

London from The Monument to Trafalgar Square.

After the blogging conference that was Britmums I needed some down time so I wandered round London. I had thought about going to Convent Garden again but decided against it as much as I truly love the place its so vibrant. Sometimes it is better to be random about what you do if you day and time allows to , I think I have captured some very good images of London on my random ramblings around the Big Smoke. I have blogged about Britmums really yet but one of the sessions was about how good photographs can bring your blog alive and I do believe this to be true assisted too by  engaging writing.

I am starting to get into photography slowly I am not saying I'll ever be David Bailey but we never stop learning do we, and after all life is a journey I wish to enjoy. A photo should be a catalyst for a memory or provoke you into writing something. An evocative image or a shocking one the world is there for the taking and we can all take a thread and weave it into the tapestry of life.

Silent Sunday 8/7/2012 #SilentSunday