Yesterday was our 5th wedding anniversary so we took a day trip up to Fleetwood. Not the most erotic of destinations but windswept, drizzly and filled with just enough old fashioned charm to be oddly romantic - oddly mind, oddly. We packed up our tartan and tan picnic bag with tea, cucumber sandwiches, pork pie and scones and managed to scoff beside the sea inbetween patches of good old northern drizzle.
After that it was a mooch around the charity shops - do we charity shop bloggers ever do anything else? Lots of great things to be had in the charity shops but we decided to dress up in the ugliest things we could find in the charity shops. Remind me NEVER to wear pleated trousers again. Yikes.
We're still a bit baffled as to how five years can have passed. I suppose it's a good sign that it has gone past in a blink of an eye - having it drag on might not be the best of signs, eh?
What I wore
Mustard pleated skirt, £15 (thanks to the 25% off day), Sainsbury's
Brown tights, £9, M&S
Grey cardigan, £2, charity shop
Navy top with large white bow, £1.50, charity shop
Blue satchel, £7, vintage fair
Tan brogues, £12, Primark
What Mr Thrifty wore
Vintage army jacket, £4, vintage shop
Batman t-shirt, gift from the wife
Jeans, £3, charity shop
Lee Cooper trainers, gift from the wife
Tartan picnic bag, charity shop
Belt, handmade by Mr Thrifty's brother
Tartan picnic bag, charity shop
Belt, handmade by Mr Thrifty's brother
Location
Fleetwood
TTFN,
P.S. Ah mustard, screw Mr Thrifty, I fall that bit deeper in love with you everyday.
P.P.S YEAH, he licked my face. MY FACE!
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Gorgeous! Congrats! x
ReplyDeleteOoh have never been to Fleetwood, looks like the dogs would like a run on that beach!
ReplyDeleteAwww good old fleetwood! I live just down the coat and I have quite a few friends who live near the port. I'm acctually going to Fleetwood today. :] I'm glad you had a nice time and found charm in the place x
ReplyDeleteYou look beautiful, yellow is your colour!
ReplyDeleteI always thought that when you went on a trip to Fleetwood, you had to wear a Mac!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Fleetwood is ace for charity shops, I go there quite often. The mustard skirt is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteCatherine, XO.
Ha ha - licked yer face - ha ha ha!! Thats the best anniversary present, surely? *slurp*
ReplyDeleteSlobberchops!!!!
ReplyDeletenutters! :) x
ReplyDeleteNutters! :) x
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, wait till you have been married 14 yrs!!!! [and yes they do really stupid things!!!]!!!! Must visit Fleetwood. Must go vintage/charity shop shopping tomorrow!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of you two loved up!
ReplyDeleteYou both look so happy.
ReplyDeleteYour husband is the double of Jarvis Cocker in the first pic xx
congratulations! and wish you guys many more years... that mustard skirt lights it all up.
ReplyDeleteAh you know you've got a good man when he's happy to dawdle around in the drizzle, have a wintry picnic and trawl the charity shops with you - I've got mine well-versed in these arts too.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see such a loved up pair. Happy anniversary.
Congrats, you are both so sweet xx
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! It sounds like a fun day out, the coloured houses look so cute! :)
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aaahhh mustard!! I am really lusting after a mustard swing jacket,I can picture it in my head just not in the shops or online! ggrrrrr x
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your wedding anniversary, and wishing you many many more. Had to laugh at the ol' face lick!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary - looks like you celebrated in style! Love the picnic bag! Fab skirt - I found a great mustard satchel in the Primark sale and some matching mittens. Can't wear yellow as I'm too pale, but mustard rocks!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary, sounds like a lovely day out. I like Fleetwood.... only visited once :( x
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Love it. x
ReplyDeleteLove your outfit today! Happy anniversary.
ReplyDeletecongratulations! the seaside picnic sounds really sweet and in this part of the world you cant let the weather dictate or you'd never do anything lol hope you guys keep getting happier! x
ReplyDeleteAww, you guys look so cute together and lol to the face lick. I may do that to my bf from time to time just because I can! :) xx
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I love the fact that you were only 10 minutes away from my work in Fleetwood but what a drizzly day you had! xx
ReplyDeleteI love the mustard pleated skirt! Your outfit looks great (and so does your misters for that matter).
ReplyDeleteYou look lovely and it looks like a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteMaria xxx
I love Fleetwood, plenty of 1 and 2p machines in the arcade near the ferry, many flavours of Fishermans Friends to enjoy, lovely North Euston hotel (for a non thrifty beverage) and lots of kiting on the beach.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your anniversary too!
Im from the next town away, Cleveleys. Fleetwood gets a lot of bad press but it has such cute houses and architecture. Next time your there visit Rimmers, ask somebody for directions, its an amazing old school sweet shop that sells homemade ice lollies including gorrrggeee "pink milk" flavour ice lollies that taste like strawberry milkshake. They also do vimto lollies in two strengths which are yummy too and they are all under 20p each yummm xxxx
ReplyDeleteI'm from Fleetwood and absolutely love your blog! My great aunt lives in one of the fisherman's cottages in the first photo, the charity shops are amazing when they're open and there are bargains in there, prices seem to have gone up a lottle recently though! xx
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