Some of you may recall my swimming pool enthusiasm from the beginning part of 2013 and our delight as a campaigning group that our local Baths did indeed survive the threat of immediate closure and live to fight another day, another two whole years even. But those over armband age know how very quickly time... Continue Reading →
Poor water pressure findings drive me a little bit Psycho…
It's not a lot to ask is it, a decent shower when you get up on a Saturday morning, a bit bleary eyed after your Friday night excesses? Well, apparently it is and there is precisely nothing you can do about it if one week your shower is working just tickety boo and then the next... Continue Reading →
999 Emergency! We all (and Prince William) just want a happy ending…
It's rare for us normal folk to ever see a moment of unguarded human reality in those far, far removed, whether that be the TV rich and famous, the A list Hollywood set or, my goodness, can you even imagine it, royalty. Tonight, for us, there was such a moment. Something which captured the essence... Continue Reading →
Picture frame dilemma – how much choice??!!
I needed a new frame this week for a very special family picture. Sounds simple, right? Just one picture frame but it did have a few rules attached. Not too plain, which ruled out plain black borders. Not too fussy or twee or 'shabby chic', which ruled out painted cream flowery wood. Not too polished,... Continue Reading →
Butterflies, buddleia & blackberries on a summer’s afternoon
After the glamour of this morning, cleaning down a small rental studio, I've just had the most relaxing and lovely half an hour watching about ten Peacock and Cabbage White butterflies feeding in the sunshine on the purple Buddleia in the corner of the garden. That coupled with the first blackberry pick of the season... Continue Reading →
How to revitalise a wooden waste paper bin in graphite, white & brass
Change is always revitalising and sometimes things which seemed previously okay, definitely will no longer do. Like my fairly battered, slightly orange wooden waste paper bin, long hidden under an attic desk. A perfectly nice, very practical bucket type bin which, as it will look totally out of place in my new white office but... Continue Reading →
Sacrificing Hollywood & handbags to get on the property ladder
I was asked last week if I'd provide a quote for an article in The Telegraph on first time buyers and the current property market, with particular reference to Kirstie Allsopp's recent comments about young people & their reluctance to make lifestyle compromises in order to save deposits. The short article is below, and then invited... Continue Reading →
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