I've Been Thinking... - December Miscellany (Some Photos From The Month So Far...)

Hi!!!

Good afternoon, everyone.  Welcome to Blogmas Day Seventeen. I wasn't really sure what I wanted to post today, so here is December Miscellany, a random series of photos I have taken so far this month.

A lot of these photos have been taken on Christmas shopping trips at range of shopping centres including some taken in Selfridges at the Bullring in Birmingham (that's pictures three and four) and in Coventry  (picture number five). Then there's one from a pre-Christmas lunch with one side of my family - it was the loveliest day full of paper hats and laughter and some Brexit banter (it's laugh or cry, really, isn't it?) and presents and hot chocolate and ice cream. Massive thank you to everyone for a great day. 

Here are the photos, I hope you like them. Here's to all the little moments that make us happy, not just in December but all year round.

 

Thanks for reading today's post.
What have you been up to this month? Do you have any other comments or suggestions for future posts? Leave a comment and let me know.
See you all tomorrow for Blogmas Day Eighteen.

Have a great day!

GingerSnaps xxx

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do - Music - Live Music Lately.

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Good evening. I think I said in my last post that uploads would be back to normal but so far for July... I had one of the busiest and best weeks of my life last week and so I wasn't able to write and upload but I am excited to fill you in this week. I wanted to start at the beginning of the week, which was booked up with live music. Let's begin.

A note here: I had planned for this to go up today earlier this week. I'm editing it now because I simply couldn't publish a music post without taking a moment to reflect on Chester Bennington, the singer from Linkin Park, who has recently passed away. My thoughts are with the band, his friends and family.

Now onto the post.

On Sunday the 9th, I went to Godiva Festival with a certain Elf and one of our close friends. Godiva Festival is held in the War Memorial Park in Coventry, so it's definitely one for my fellow Midlanders.
 It's also free to enter, which is an absolute gift. They have a Rythmn Tent which you will adore if, like me, you are a big fan of ska and other similar genres. It's full of great bands. Then there's the 'main stage' where we caught the end of the Lucy Spraggan set and watched Kate Nash (yep, she's still going haha). The main reason we went was to see The Darkness and they did not let us down at all. If you aren't familiar with them, they are a hair metal/glam rock band who've been making music for at least fourteen years. They are easily one of my favourite acts that I have seen live - they put on such a good show, they have great banter and they care about their audience in a very genuine way. Their set was filled with everything from old to new songs and it was glorious. 

I also finally got to go and see Coldplay with my Uncle B last Tuesday. A few years ago, I was invited to tag along with him but couldn't because of school commitments, and this repeated through sixth form and life and such. Finally, this year I was free and so we went down to Cardiff to see them perform their Head Full of Dreams tour. I finally got one of the Xylobands (they light up automatically during the concert, at different speeds and in different colours) - let me tell you, seeing an entire stadium light up yellow is quite the sight to behold.

 The show is also full of confetti, pyrotechnics and giant balloons, so it is a lot of fun and certainly a memorable performance. We were also able to buy Pringles from the bar and got through several tubs during the gig, which is certainly not a bad thing. Thanks Uncle B for taking me!

As I said at the beginning of this post, I still have plenty of things from last week to fill you in on, and hopefully I'll be doing that over the next few days. I hope you enjoyed reading this.
Have you been to see any live music recently? Do you have any comments or suggestions for future posts? Let me know in the comments.
Thanks so much for reading.

I hope your day is wonderful!

GingerSnaps xxx 

Style It Out - Fashion, Style and Get Ready With Me's - The Baby Pink Band Tee of Dreams

Hi!!!

I was in Coventry recently and accidently fell into Primark - but in my defense, I only bought one thing, and it is a glorious thing which I thought I'd write a little post about.

I am a big fan of Nirvana, as you may or may not know, and I already have one Nirvana t-shirt in my wardrobe. It is a classic black tee with the traditional yellow smile logo, and Nirvana written in the same colour. Coincidentally, it was also a Primark purchase, but from a few years ago and from the men's section.

This one is completely different. It's baby pink, which instantly made my heart soar - I LOVE the colour pink - and it has the spiral logo, which is quite hard to find in merchandise at the moment. The logo and the band name are in black.

 I just love this top so much.

I love band tees for many reasons. I love that they show my likes and the kind of things that mean a lot to me, I love how wearable they are, I love the way they make me feel when I wear them. And this one is definitely a contender for favourite in my collection, partly because it is one of the most 'me' band tees that I own.

Oh and did I mention it was only £8?

Available in store at Primark.

And to end this Nirvana heavy post, I'd just like to make a point of saying - Rest in Peace, Kurt Cobain, who would have been 50 years old today but who the world tragically lost.

Thanks for reading, hope you found my ramblings about a tee shirt enjoyable.

What are your favourite recent purchases? Do you have any questions, other comments or suggestions for future posts? Drop me a comment and I'll get back to you.

Speak soon.

I hope your day is epic!

GingerSnaps xxx