Went up to Portobello today via Kew. It is now my mission to convincve my parents to move there (Kew, not Portobello) and/or find me a nice little period conversion up there. Portobello was cold, not much else made an impression. I always find it's stupidly over-priced in comparison with other areas of London selling the same thing. Bought a sweet earthy-coloured knitted jumper, very "The Good Life", and a bit of a geeky book. One thing I DID find which was spectacular was the most breath-taking baroque chateau-style sofa in pale blue, pink and gold. I would seriously happily buy this sofa and have absolutely nothing else in my living room, or indeed any other room of the house, and just sit there. No TV, no coffee table, no lamps...just sit there in something damsel-esque and writhe enthusiastically around on my new sofa. No one else would be allowed to sit on it. Just me and my chateu-style sofa. It was £4,700.
I'm thinking of trying something different. BEATNIK. I've never really dabbled in beatnik before unless by accident (when having a slobby-i-cant-be-bothered-to-put-together-an-outfit-day). The thing that scares me is it's not the most versatile of looks - one thin black jumper looks the same as another and even wearing a pair of diesel jeans is considered selling out (pondering it, you could probably get away with Levis). Extend your wardrobe to include a pair of Hepburn style chinos and penny loafers and that's about as creative as it gets. Find a patch of grass under a tree and commence smoking moodily whilst not talking to your friends.
She makes me want to cut my hair again.
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