September 15, 2024
Curating - the latest news from Sally - Up Hill and down Dale
Well what a week it's been ... particularly busy and I haven't felt on total top form nursing a bit of a cold and with cold sores on my mouth.
It felt a little like the end of a school term when I had to hang in for those final few days to get through to the end of the week - and then just flop
From a Bias point of view however, it's been a great week; and a special THANK YOU to all the wonderful people who called into the store, or sent me kind messages on Wednesday to celebrate the official launch of our Autumn 2024 Collection
Last week we had deliveries from both Seventy + Mochi and Bibico with some wonderful styles amongst them. In particular there's some great denim styles in both collections - I've highlighted a couple below.
Seventy has taken their signature Pablo jacket and created a longer version that they're calling the Pablo Trench while Bibico have recreated the Anya relaxed jacket for Autumn as well as designing a close relation called the Ada which has a great workwear look.
And who cannot love the hand knitted 100% wool sleeveless vests that Bibico have produced in glorious autumnal colours. To those of you who are good knitters, I say get the needles out and get cracking because you can probably create one in a couple of days; but if you're more like me, and it wouldn't be finished until next summer, then I urge you to have a look online and choose your favourite.
So, feeling a good deal better and with bright skies forecast, here I am on my late summer hols, enjoying time in The Lakes for a few days with Paul and Monkey. Tonight we're staying in a lovely hotel in Seatoller.
We have a dinner, bed and breakfast package (Paul's birthday gift to me earlier this year) and from here we go to Bowness in Windermere for three nights in a dog friendly Couples Pod on a rather nice campsite
(my gift to Paul for his birthday!)
Today we came across from the Wear Valley through Alston and Penrith; amazing views all the way. We've just taken a walk along part of the coast to coast route and learnt that not only is Seatoller the wettest inhabited village in England (possibly the UK) but that its name is Scandinavian meaning 'soft pasture with Alder tree'
How unlikely is that? the Bias roots really do grow deep!
It may well be the wettest place, but right now it's a beautiful evening and the sun is just setting below the horizon as I write this and we're looking forward to a lovely evening meal.
Talking Scandi don't forget that Bitte Kai Rand and Dea Kudibel make an appearance on the Bias rails sometime in October; I'll keep you posted as to when they arrive. And some of you may have seen the article in The Yorkshire Post Magazine this weekend about my life with Bias.
I'm truly delighted and indebted to Katherine Busby who I met a couple of months ago and is really helping to put Bias on the map.
She takes lots of the footage for our posts and reels, wrote the article for TYP and is passionate about showcasing all of the other things that Malton has to offer in addition to it's foody connections.
So huge thanks to Katherine@elevateemail
I love writing these reflections to you and I hope I'm not being too confident to think many of you like them too; last Saturday a customer was in store and absolutely made me smile when she said she looked forward to each Sunday evening email arriving to read
what I've been getting up to!
So until next Sunday when I let you know how the camping pods were, take care, Sally x