THE Coat

Apologies for the absolutely awful photo, it had to be taken quickly before Lol decided she never wanted to wear anything inside the house but the coat and it fused with her skin. This was one of Lol's christmas presents from Mother Scott, and it was a complete lovely surprise, because Lol had seen it weeks before and it had taken its place in her heart straight away but she never thought she would het it! For weeks it was the flock of birds coat this, and the flock of birds coat that, and now that she has it, well, it's been pretty much the same!

Lol wears:

COAT, Principles

black dress, charity shop

red ribbed tights, stolen from the mother

Jim went to the Flower Ssnake ceremony at Tate Britain yesterday, and got to watch a lady whip the christmas spirit out of the massive Norwegian spruce they have up as you come in. Meanwhile, Lol was answering Latin questions (boo) and reading one of Keats' letters to Fanny Brawne about every five minutes- they are beautiful, almost like sonnets. The everyday becomes magical in Keats' hands. Someday Lol would like her own Keats to write letters to her, Keats sans TB and another women but most definitely avec at least ten more inches to his 5 feet. Somehow Facebook just doesn't capture the sublime and beautiful quite as well.

PLUS: We're going out for pizza tonight, and we've both agreed to wear the clothes we bought each other for christmas, so we'll post up some pictures later on.

Take Centre Stage

Or don't, if, like Lol, you can't dance- just dress like a ballerina instead! Lol has always loved the faded jumpers and off the shoulder tops that go along with ballet in the movies, the pastel pinks and blues and lilacs, but the closest she's ever come to it is lessons when she was six and anyway, she wouldn't wear the lovely tights because she hated seams. But now, you can just buy such things and pretend that you have coordination! We've had these outfits in mind since we watched Centre Stage before the holidays (everyone should watch it, because it's one of those films that makes you want to be in the world it represents), and so we were really pleased when we opened the guardian magazine on saturday and foudd a double page on the ballet trend in the style section, and then envious, and then sad because we can't afford any of it.



Ok, you caught us, the second outfit is from a couple of days ago, but this is the last time we'll travel back in time to bulk out a post, we promise!

Lol Wears:

(first outfit)

faded jumper, H&M

pastel green calf length skirt, charity shopped

clock necklace, Accessorize

(second outfit)

faded jumper, H&M

lace shirt, Republic

lilac skirt, Uniqlo

ribbed black tights, M&S

We are going back to school tomorrow, and Lol has done all her work, which means that it is going to be a day of relative lounging (there's always something to write for something). She has just finished One Day, by David Nicholls, and has only this to say: Read it. Read it now. And quick, because she's reading Tess of the D'Urbervilles next, and will probably tell you to read that too. Jim meanwhile is doing... something- playing the DS? or Fifa 11? or watching anime? Just generally not reading any of the amazing books Lol is loading his desk with.

Have a nice Sunday everyone

JimandLol xxx