There is something comforting about matching curtains with soft furnishings…. bedding with window dressing and carpets for example. For some families this is a no-no. The more varied the palette or plainer the window blinds, the happier they are! I am definitely from the […]
There can be nothing nicer than sitting on the sofa, cuppa in hand and just whiling away the time looking at a lifestyle programme or leafing through a magazine. We can get bogged down in everyday tasks very easily and to take a little ‘me […]
Gifting homewares was never at the top of my list of ‘how best to keep buddies’ it has to be said – until younger family members started out renting and then buying homes . . . . That’s when it became a really good idea. […]
When I was growing up we didn’t really know that many families who had more than one home. With the ease of buing abroad, it is not uncommon for a family to have their main everyday property in dear old England, but the holiday home […]
I was reading one of the various magazines that adorn the spare chair in the sitting room the other evening, whilst waiting for flatmates to assemble for an outing. This particular publication has all the major haute couture names displayed over the first 40 pages […]
I was out and about doing a favour for a very frail uncle. He’d not been able to get out and about for weeks – his carer did her best to stay as long as she could but her programme was not designed to be […]
I was out and about on travels recently and came across the most amazing store. I’ve not been in one that dedicates itself to yester-year quite so effectively. They specialised in offering every day items but dating back to the 1940s up. It’s hard to […]
We use jars for so many things – once the original food item has been exhausted. I was out with some chums last night, visiting a nearby flower farm. It was fascinating to see all the different colours of the dahlias and cosmos with beds […]
Keeping the kitchen clean and tidy is not always the easiest thing on a busy agenda. How tedious is that need to keep wiping everything down after cooking dinner – I notice that when I stay with my inlaws, they work very much as a […]
Country living is very much the way of newly ‘arrived’ families to make it kown they are success and have thus arrived. so they can show off their new country decor and furnishing. . . Being seen out with the Barbour coat & boots. For […]
