Fin and I recently watched House of Cards in an attempt to fill the West-Wing-shaped void in our lives. I spent a great deal of time admiring Claire Underwood's hair. We also recently watched The Queen: A Passion for Horses. I don't know why, I don't even like horses, but we'd finished House of Cards and there was nothing else on. I spent a great deal of...
Tomorrow I embark on an aggressive programme of relaxation and beautification the likes of which the world has never known. From massages to manicures, facials to fake tans, even a brief but thrilling foray into acupuncture: my spa attendance in the next three weeks will represent a 10,000% increase on the whole of the previous three years. It's going to be... intense. Stylist...
I don't recall pain, or joy, only the blue dress I wore, and the door open to the sea, and the liquid sun across the floor beside the bed. Excerpt from The Blue Dress, by Freya Manfred No reason. I just liked it. Wishing you a lovely weekend, filled with liquid sun. Bambi Northwood-Blyth by Tim Barber for Muse Summer 2011, via Fashion Gone Rogue...
It would be a jaunty mixture of practical and ridiculous. Sounds about right. NEW GAME. If you (or your blog) were an outfit, what would it be? Bonus points if you make a moodboard (I recommend Polyvore for the Photoshop-impaired). Necklace: Amanda Deer | Dress: Joy | Shoes: Zara | Bag: Cambridge Satchel Company PEOPLE PLAYED ALONG! ↣ Lisa of This Girl Is is...
In my first year of blogging, I wrote 200 posts. It's taken me over 15 months to churn out another hundred, but here we are: 300 posts and still going. Not going strong, exactly, but definitely going. Hooray. And what better way to celebrate than to share the love? I've given my Blogs I Love page a spring clean and added some new favourites. There are many smart...
You might think that comparing my hunt for the perfect spring coat to the First World War is a bit over the top (my, the tasteless war puns are flowing thick and fast today), but they have more in common than you'd think. Both involved carefully-planned strategic campaigns. Both dragged on for years. And both, ultimately, achieved precisely nothing. Okay, maybe they're not exactly the same. I should probably...