Last week, I went to Stockholm with my boyfriend who was there for business. We started off staying at The Grand Hotel but we found it, well, rather too ‘Grand’ so we decided after his meetings were over, to move… Continue reading
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The joy of spring bulbs
Ah, spring is here. And so are the spring bulbs. Last autumn, we planted a whole load of bulbs – hyacinth, iris reticulata, crocus, snowflakes, narcissi, fritillaries, and tulips. The squirrels ate all the crocus. There was a mighty battle… Continue reading
Oh, Aggie…
My sister sent me this photograph of her family’s beloved bull terrier puppy, Aggie, on what was a lovely sofa in their kitchen.
The subject heading of the email read simply: ‘Aggie – deep sleep after… Continue reading
Can I really wear candy-pink lipstick?
Here’s a confession: I wear minimal makeup (my only obsession is foundation but even that ‘disappears’ in a couple of hours so I’m left looking barefaced and shiny. I’ve tried primers, I’ve tried bases, but still no go.) Despite having… Continue reading
Blog: Moomin mania
A few years ago now, my sister decided that every birthday she would treat herself to a Moomin mug from which to sip her morning coffee. (If you’re not familiar with the Moomin clan, they are a 65 year old… Continue reading
Nobrow at the Hayward Gallery shop
The Hayward Gallery shop has been taken over by publishers Nobrow for the month of January. Nobrow are a small, independent press who work with graphic artists and illustrators to produce books and prints and other lovely things. Their… Continue reading
Happy new me!
Amidst all the many recent articles about New Year’s Resolutions and getting healthy, I must confess that I’ve found a whole new way to keep fit that, hurrah, is body transforming and totally addictive. I’d tried traditional pilates before and… Continue reading
Five minutes of TV food perfection with the Roca Brothers
Sorry, but did you see the last series of Masterchef, The Professionals? The episode when the finalists go to Catalunia and get a masterclass with the Roca brothers, who own and run El Cellar de Can Roca, voted the second… Continue reading
Recipe: leftover pork, fennel and potatoes
We went to Bocca di Lupo the other day for a friend’s birthday dinner and ate many plates of delectable food. By the time the fourth course arrived we were full, except that the fourth course was roast suckling… Continue reading
The first camelia in the garden and the last posy
How thrilling to go out into the garden and find this: our first camelia flower of winter. And what a surprise, because they usually flower in early January. Seeing them bloom helps us get out of bed in the dark… Continue reading
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