Garments should be made to fit the body, not the other way around. A lot of mass-produced garments aren’t made to fit the body at all, not to mention a diversity of body shapes. Instead, they’re made to fit the needs of a factory to churn things out quickly and cheaply. Often this means sheath... Continue Reading →
Hello, and welcome to the February edition of 1212 Garment Rescue. Today’s rescue is this beautiful green shirt. I bought this shirt at a charity shop because I liked the color and the fabric. Unfortunately, the shape is exactly wrong for…well…most people. Seriously. Batwings don’t even look good on a mannequin. So that had to... Continue Reading →
Abigail Gordon Nurse Abigail Gordon co-founded the Cornwall Street Clinic on London's East End. Kind, but with zero tolerance for shenanigans, Abby considers herself the protector of the clinic, its patients, and her fiancé and clinic co-founder, Dr. Gideon Spencer. But the real threat to everything she holds dear is not what Abby thinks it... Continue Reading →
The decorative hood that came with my Big Coat "Snowstorm expected. If you're English, stay inside and wait for the all-clear. If you're Scottish, you'll need your Big Coat." This is the hood that came with my Big Coat. The coat itself is perfect, but the hood is decorative. Decorative! I ask you! Some designer... Continue Reading →
At the heart of Simon’s second story, Slough Dog, is the story of a ghost dog, which workers on a building site believe has killed a man. In the story, an ancestor of the building site owner attempted to throw the family doginto the Firth during a storm. The result was a generations-long curse on... Continue Reading →
“Comiston House sat aloof on a large tract of land, a little more than three miles to the south of Edinburgh, and north of the gently sloping, green-carpeted Pentland Hills. It was modest in size, square in shape, and constructed from large bricks of local sandstone. Ionic columns stood to either side of an arched... Continue Reading →
Today I have the honor of sitting down with author, book blogger, and the face behind Meeting The Authors, Camilla Downs. In addition to being a generous voice for authors and a powerful force of positivity, Camilla has a number of books of her own, and we'll talk about that in a bit. But first,... Continue Reading →
REBECCA COHEN spends her days dreaming of a living in a Tudor manor house, or a Georgian mansion. Alas, the closest she comes to this is through her characters in her historical romance novels. She also dreams of intergalactic adventures and fantasy realms, but because she’s not yet got her space or dimensional travel plans... Continue Reading →
Today I have the privilege of chatting with one of my favorite authors and people, Charlie Cochrane. Charlie has a new book out, Lessons in Following a Poisonous Trail, and it's excellent. Charlie's Cambridge Fellows stories were some of the first LGBT+ mysteries I ever read, and they have a special place in my heart.... Continue Reading →
This pandemic is terrifying, let's face it. Tragedy is all around, and I'm not making light of that. But if we want to move through it, we can't lose hope. And hopeful events are all around us, as well. I'm collecting them here. Please feel free to add more hopeful happenings in the comments. Testing... Continue Reading →
