Yes, really. I like Victoria Beckham and what she’s done with herself. Not your usual celebrity makeover. She wasn’t my fave Spice Girl (actually, I don’t have a favourite Spice Girl). But she seemed more in the background that Sporty,… Continue Reading
We’re talking paying for perfume today. I love perfume. I know we all do. We wouldn’t be faffing around here if we didn’t. But, in maybe the last year I’ve become a lot more aware of how some things that… Continue Reading
“Liberty is the chosen resort of the artistic shopper”. Oscar Wilde. Oh, Oscar. You are the man! I love Liberty. It’s not as huge as some other London landmarks; it doesn’t have every single department you could desire, as in… Continue Reading
A friend from here is running in the NY Marathon today. Sadly, you can only watch the professional runners on the BBC coverage. So, I’ll just have to wait for her Facebook posts to see how things went. We had… Continue Reading
It’s a bit before 6 pm and it’s pitch dark. Time changed over night and here we are till early next year. It’s been raining again. Not drenching but certainly not light pitter-patter. The lawn out back is a sponge… Continue Reading
I was planning this week to write about the bottle for Hermes Twilly. I mentioned recently that I sprayed this on a blotter and it was fruity-floral and basically forgettable. It wasn’t the juice I’d set out looking for –… Continue Reading
Sunday dawned cold. So, maybe this is actually the ‘real’ start of autumn. We shall see. Lit woodstove for first time since last winter. I had my Covid booster last week (flu jab several weeks ago). We’re almost in corporate… Continue Reading