Rusty (and Winner announcement)

 Hi Folks

I spent the most wonderful day wandering the streets of Cwmbran with my wonderful Mum and niece, Lillie and Neo. We did a little shopping, sipped coffees, ate cake and walked for miles. It was lovely. I did also have to negotiate a toddler tantrum from my darling son, in the middle of a quiet hall that had a lovely local craft fair going on. It's the first time he has ever performed in public like that and i had no naughty spot to put him on. I did that thing where you excuse yourself and your screaming child and then had the knowing glances from other women/mothers. Oh my.... terrible twos are FUN..ahem , no no they're really not!!!! I mean is this a test for parents? How long to keep your cool. If we make it to his third birthday i think i'll be the one deserving of the presents and a huge slab of cake.heehee!!
But anyway, he did soon stop creating and calmness was restored thank goodness! Jeez kids, they don't half know how to push your buttons sometimes.

 Dress & Boots: Next

Cardi: Tesco last year

We planned on taking these photos before our outing but i was too lazy to go back to the car, but i bloody should have! I was so shattered and dishevelled afterwards and the beautiful sun had already started to set (at half 3 i might add!!)

Hubby is away working again this week, so i asked my dear lovely mum to snap some for me. Bless her, these were the only ones out of a fair few, that i could use,  Shall we just say, blurry wonky shots are the new abstract artistic blogging format for photos...yes? Thanks! ;-).... (love you really mum)

This is my lazy day dress. The day when i don't really want to think about what to wear. Needless to say, it gets A LOT of wear. the rust like colours are some of my favourites, and if I'd have been a good blogger and taken lots of nice photos, you would have seen that i matched the beautiful trees with the last of their leaves and the ground that seems to be covered in a layer of orange.

 I have to be honest, im going through a real lazy phase lately. Not really sure why. My schedule is all over the place at the moment,week after week i'm kind of flying by the seat of my panties. Literally hoping each day pans out ok from one day to the next.

 When i do stop and have a rest bite, i normally cant be arsed to think about clothes, which isn't too great for a supposed style blogger, haha. But bare with me. I'm sure i'll pull through. If you see me in tracksuits feel free to intervene.

 Well i will love you and leave you. 

Wishing you all a fabulous week ladies!!

Oh...
and if you havent but wouldnt mind, you can still vote for me to be crowned style blogger of south wales here... which would be prreeetty cool!!
ok bye

Ps....

Thank you too all who entered the Max C London Giveaway! I have another giveaway in the pipe line so stay tunned!
And
The winner is:

Number 32

aka_lolly1 November 2012 09:21

I love bonfire night too, it's my wedding anniversary <3 Never checked out Max C London before but they have some really cute stuff :( My fav is this clutch, nude and skulls, oh my!: http://www.maxclondon.com/product/max-c/foldover-clutch-with-skulls-in-beige/5242/

Email me to claim your prize ( rachelturone(at)gmail(dot)com )

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A Favour To Ask.....

A couple of months ago i mentioned in this post i'd be chosen as a finalist for a fantastic competition, well the piece has just been run in our local paper and on line here...
I was wondering if i could ask you my lovely readers, to take just a second and scroll to the bottom and  click vote for Rachel Turone (that'd be me ;-) VOTE HERE!!
it'd be great if this old dog could win something so wonderful ( seriously i was the OLDEST there!  just call me Granny the Hat)

Photo from our shoot, myself and the lovely other two finalists...
Photo from Wales On line

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!!

And as always thank you for you're wonderful support, you guys rock my world!

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A Coat and a Bow

What i love about winter time is sometimes all you need for an outfit is a really great coat. No one really needs to know whats underneath, you can just get away with a nice coat and a pretty bow! Easy peasy!

 These were taken over the weekend, we'd gone out for a little walk and some fresh air. Sometimes 5 people in our little home can be a leettle bit overwhelming. .. just think 5 lots of washing, ironing, feeding etc plus 5 lots of coats hanging around, shoes everywhere, well, you get the point. I find going out in the cold air for a brisk walk really is good for the soul. The kids burn off some of that energy, and i clear my mind from all the clutter. 'Tis good stuff!

  It has been a such a great weekend! I was honoured to Co-host The Totally Awesome Blog Hop on Saturday and it has been amazing. So far 112 ladies have joined in and mingled with other like minded lovely bloggers. It is just wonderful to see you all interacting in our awesome on line community! There is still time and it is open for 19 more days so head on over and join in HERE! I'm planning on visiting all 112+ blogs and sharing the comment love.
And  if you're new or haven't yet, don't forget to enter the Max C London Giveaway HERE! £25 (about $40!) they have some GORGEOUS dresses!

I bought this beautiful bow a couple of weeks ago from the lovely Rebecca of Manzanita, she is one clever gorgeous lady! Its quite large and i love that! It made my simple coat outfit perfect!

The winter berries are a sure sign that autumn has passed, all those golden leaves are departing and all that remains of the bare branches for a long cold winter. I was driving home at 6pm Saturday evening and i got caught in a huge hail/snow downpour. I live up a hilly valley, i couldn't believe it, the streets were white and i had to drive so carefully up the hills to my house. I think we are in for a long cold winter here. Is it cold where you are right now?

Well ladies, i am in for a super busy week here. I hope to be popping in again soon as i have some super yummy recipes to share with you all! Winter.. its all about the food for me!

Take it steady you lovely lot! xxx

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