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Flower Arrangement | #CandidlyNicole Ep. 2

Wandering around the V&A

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A chair(throne)- love the rich velvet and gold, would love something similar for my flat Just one of the bookshelves in a section of the V&A I stumbled upon, I think you can look at these books too if you ask! Great WW2 womens clothes- I love the fabrics and practicality of the suits and shoes. Such better tailoring back then for the average woman instead of the very rich now.

Articles

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Audrey Hepburn article in Vanity Fair April 2013, Belinda Bellville article in Sunday Telegraph Magazine, Artists bookcase in colour order, Vintage perfume bottle and images in Sunday Telegraph Magazine .

Sunny Days 2

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A rare sunny day - I love houses in London. Windowboxes are brilliant, make this mews house look so homely in the city. Taken in Chelsea down a little road, this is my favourite picture I think i've ever taken. The dream is to live in the flat at the top of possibly the longest spiral staircase i've ever seen and with a roof terrace.

Terence Stamp @ the BFI

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I am such a fan of 60's films and Terence Stamp and was so pleased the BFI have done a whole season on the actor. I watched 'Far From The Madding Crowd' after reading the book and was hooked my Terence Stamp's total presence on screen as well as Julie Christie. As part of the BFI Season I saw 'Poor Cow' which is a really unknown film and I love the BFI for being able to show rare films you would never normally see. They had a small selection of scripts,costume and posters from Stamp's career, which i've put below,which I fully recommend seeing before it closes. whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/terence-stamp I read this great article with him in The Sunday Times Magazine where he has given up wheat and dairy since 1968! You can read it here if you subscribe.   thetimes.co.uk/tto/magazine/article3758003.ece Posters for 'Poor Cow' and 'Far From The Madding Crowd'. Two of my favourite films, I wish you could buy the original posters The

While the sun's away..

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Cath Kidston Badges, Vanity Fair Lipstick promo, Wallpaper, I Heart Darcy Sticker An article in Vanity Fair promoting Chanel Lipstick but I love how glamourous and comfortable the model looks I found this wallpaper in a bathroom in a house in Bath. Really love how old it looks but still in print.

Sunny Days and Beautiful Skies

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Tucked just behind Harrods Alleyway in Chelsea