Welcome to another midlife vlog, and the story of my desk. This is a particularly special one for me because, in many ways, this desk represents the foundation of so much hope and yearning. It’s a vintage piece, painted a dramatic Prussian blue, and it once belonged to quite the rare bird — someone who worked in fashion and now runs an art and antiques business.
It was bought for me by yet another another rare bird, who probably doesn’t realise just how much this gift may have changed my life. That sounds terribly heavy, I know — but it really isn’t, it’s the truth.

Anyway, here is how I pulled it together, I’ve changed a little of it since this video (which I finished filming earlier today lol). I hope you enjoy watching this.

And thank you to all of you, at all times, but on this occasion particularly to the RB who selflessly made this happen for me.

Also in this video, I visit a friend and have a drink in a beautiful rose garden (yes, roses are still blooming despite the heat) and Quincy makes her presence felt…

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AFF links:

Cazalet Chronicle Collection by Elizabeth Jane Howard: https://amzn.to/45FnrGd
Slipstream, A Memoir by Elizabeth Jane Howard https://amzn.to/4xMdzGv
Elizabeth Jane Howard: A Dangerous Innocence by Artemis Cooper (this is truly excellent) https://amzn.to/4qrNNF7

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Love Angie xx

On my channel, expect to find:

Interior design, Farrow & Ball paints, eclectic English style, layered English style, midlife style, midlife vlogging, midlife fashion, healthy food, my study, a room of my own, vintage desk

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