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Tea with Pinks Boutique at Liberty I have a confession to share. When I need to catch up with my lovely, clever friends at Pinks Boutique, we always meet for afternoon tea in the most captivating surroundings we can uncover. This time we decided on the keeper of all things English, eclectic and one of [...]
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We were thrilled to discover a carpet of spotted orchids on the slopes of the South Downs, above Lewes on our recent expedition. Nothing beats seeing these delicately beautiful, intricate and extraordinary flowers gently swaying in a summer breeze. After years of decline, the orchid is making a comeback in the British countryside, and one [...]
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Sometimes His Majesty and The Ethical Hedonist just need a day out to recharge our batteries, let someone else do the cooking, and loose ourselves in the great British countryside. “It’s Thursday morning, let’s go to Lewes, I suggest very decisively. “ I’ve heard the town really likes to champion green businesses and local, organic [...]
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Go foraging for wild cherries they are now in season – you will find them in city parks and the glorious British countryside. But don’t delay, the season is all too brief. If you are not sure where to look – take a tip from His Majesty and study the ground for the bright crimson, [...]
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There are times when I’ve been forced to live very frugally, but never for more than a few months at a time, that’s the nature of a writer’s existence. It’s always feast or famine. So it was His Majesty who made me think about the beauty and value of thrift, and that it has everything [...]
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The Isle Of Wight : A Vintage Fashion Heaven If you have the tenacity of a female Sherlock Homes and an instinct for a bargain, the Isle of Wight is a treasure trove of beautiful things, from a more refined and genteel age just waiting to be re-discovered. I’ve purchased thirties devore evening gowns in [...]
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How interesting of La Bruni, a fashion icon herself to pronounce our own Sam Cam as ‘Some kind of icon’, with a ‘maverick’ sense of style. That’s generous praise indeed coming from the oh so soignée, Dior-loving Madame Sarkozy. For knowing Carla as I do, I’ve interviewed her twice for The Times, she is very [...]
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Nuz Shugaa - Stellar Organic Facialist to the A List Horray for Nuz Shugaa – What Nuz can’t do to rejuvenate a girl’s tired, stressed, unloved skin and make you feel like a glowing Cleopatra, isn’t worth knowing about. Part stellar organic facialist, vibrant earth mother, and with an encyclopaedic knowledge of plants, herbs and [...]
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This Week’s Object of Desire – Organic Pharmacy’s Resculpting Body Gel Eureka! I’m thinking about changing nationality and becoming French or Italian in the fight against cellulite. For as Margo Marrone, the pharmacist and founder of The Organic Pharmacy tells me –“ British women see taking care of their bodies and having spa treatments as [...]
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A Saturday Morning In Ventnor One of the best things in the whole wide world are my slow, languorous Saturday mornings spent wandering around Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. It’s my home and I love it. It’s a wonderfully quirky town, and a magnet for artists, writers and film makers, and people who are [...]
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