The Perfect Hostess.

” To show the way to run one’s home without help, efficiently and happily too, has been the object of this book. But a guide can only point out the path. Of course there will be rough places on the way and setbacks. Days when the jelly won’t jell, the housework seems a meaningless grind,…

When a person starts fantasising about a good nights sleep, she knows she has tried to squeeze in just a little bit too much life into her week. Yes, Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, after a three day celebration of my sisters fortieth birthday, a silly amount of rather dull behind the scenes admin work, and…

I get more ridiculous by the day. I recently changed washing powder. Not because I objected to the eco-credentials of my previous preferred brand, or because it brought me out in a rash or smelled to high heaven. No. Nothing so worthy. I have stopped buying Fairy and started buying Filetti, because for the few…

One of my favoritist  (yes  I made that word up) stores on the web is the wonderful Re-Found , not least because of the  inspirational way that they are taking old things and re-inventing them in their own, pared down aesthetic vision. There are no frills here: instead they bring to those of us who…

There are things in this life I want: Robbie Williams (and I will have him), a Georgian house with three floors and a huge front door, a pink camper van, skinny thighs, and a new wardrobe. They are , you will appreciate, the things that would make a difference to my life on a daily…