Such a quick and easy recipe for summer. Baked apricots require zero effort for maximum results. Soft, delicious and nutritious apricots in a golden glaze, it makes the best fruity pudding base. Serve on their own for an apricot debut solo, or with ice cream, or sorbet, or cream, or a sponge…
For me, beauty is at its best when it’s simple and straightforward… particularly when travelling. An indolent makeup bag, if you will. These are the products that I took away with me when I went to Cambridge. Compact, light, mini products with no big bulky breakable bottles and no brushes – and bearing in mind I had a formal family wedding to attend – I covered all makeup bases. Here goes!
I thought ‘The SMART Vision Garden: Having the vision to see beyond mental illness’ had a very clever concept behind it.
Continue reading RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show – Press Day – Part Two
I feel a real frisson of excitement around flowers, so I went to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Press Day, the very first day of the show.
2015 marks 25 years of the flower show, so (horticulturally speaking) it’s the biggest year yet!
Continue reading RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show – Press Day – Part One
In the late nineteenth century, women played tennis in corsets and their clothes weighed about 10 ½ lb – the equivalent of nearly five bags of sugar.
Dolce Vita by Dior. The very name hints at the beautiful bouquet of notes in this fragrance.
I’ve always thought of shoes as reified works of abstract art.
Cinderella. My favourite shoe story. Cinderella – the girl whose shoes helped elevate her to a higher status. The tale of the ‘slipper test’ can in fact be traced back to 1st century Egypt.
Isn’t it nice when fashion falls in your favour? I’ve never dyed my hair. Ever. I’ve always called my hair colour ‘Honey Blonde’. Continue reading Brondes Have More Fun!
It wouldn’t be a press day without celebrities. Everywhere I looked, there were celebs among blooms.
Sir Ian McKellen was interviewed by Sophie Raworth…
