I’ve always loved sewing. My grandmother had a tremendously stately Singer sewing machine, which sat proudly on its own sturdy table with swirly metalwork legs. It was a very important and splendid thing, a bit like the Queen Mother, seldom wheeled out but always treated with a lot of reverence. My mother, very good at …
As I sit here trying to plan our summer holiday, with the wishes of four adults, two semi-adults and two little ones to consider, I’m reminded of fraught pre-divorce attempts to have fun in the sun – if your marriage is troubled, then summer is often a bit of a flash point. For all those …
There’s nothing that says summer to me more clearly and more beautifully than a nice set of shiny, freshly-varnished toes. My poor pinkies have spent the winter months stuffed into socks, ferociously neglected, I’m afraid, until last week, when a friend suddenly suggested a pedicure. It’s such a lovely indulgence to get it done for …
Summer’s here (or it was yesterday when it was finally warm enough in London for me to take my socks off) and it’s time to try new things. So I’ve got some make-up goodies to review, ready for you to take on holiday. 1. Eyeko Fat Brush Mascara. I was given this as a present …
I’ve noticed something really strange. I now enjoy taking things back to the shops more than I like buying stuff in the first place. Bizarre, isn’t it? For years, hunting down the perfect dress, getting it wrapped by a polite stranger and taking it home in triumph was rather a thrill. Now I get genuine …
I was so excited when a PR for the Globe Theatre invited me to a special bloggers’ theatre event. I’ve absolutely loved the Globe ever since returning to the UK, partly because it’s such a brilliant way to introduce children to Shakespeare. Ok, not teeny tiny tots – but my daughters have been going since …
There’s been brilliant news in the last week or so for people with lung cancer and melanoma too – it seems as though the scientists have managed at last to stop cancer hiding in the body. This means our immune systems can suddenly ‘see’ the cancer cells and attack. I’m not going to attempt a …