Today is Father’s Day in Australia, so I thought it was only appropriate that I should honour my own dear Father. Like my Mother, my Father has had an extraordinary impact on my life and has taught me more valuable lessons than I can possibly count. Many of those these have been blatantly ignored (wear sensible shoes, don’t follow fashions),… View Post
Small Pleasures: The Art of Being Idle
The very point of small pleasures is that they are not supposed to be expensive or extravagant, but merely small indulgences that bring us joy in our everyday lives. One of my favourite pleasures requires absolutely no expenditure, other than the luxury of time. For me, when I’m feeling exhausted, run-down, or just in need of some precious quiet time,… View Post
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Pearls, Pastels & The Secret Garden
One of my favourite things about this summer in Cambridge has been my regular midweek dates with my dear friend S – whom I have known since I was school, and who always seems to end up in the same part of the world as me. Happily, S is a fellow at one of the grandest of the Cambridge colleges,… View Post
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A Weekend in St James
Last week, one of my dear friends from Australia was visiting me. Her last two days in London were just the excuse I needed to have one of those decadent London weekends that err on the side of touristy just enough to remind me why I love this city so much. Since the weekend was all about glamorous London, it… View Post
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Building the Perfect Wardrobe: The Ten Wardrobe Essentials
While I have unstoppable tendencies to pile on too many jewels and accessories (all at once), and can be found most lunchtimes fantasising over the most beautifully frothy and impractical clothes on Net-a-Porter from my desk, none of these extravagant sartorial whims work without a set of good quality staples to anchor the whole thing (unless of course eccentric cat… View Post
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The Perfect Lazy Saturday: Brunch, Flower Stalls & Bookshops
You know those perfect weekends where everything feels so utterly lovely and wonderful that it feels as though you’re having one giant romance with your city? Well, last weekend was one of those. The sun was shining with all it’s might, and even the clouds looked positively bouncy in the cornflower blue sky. There was nothing for it but to… View Post
Top 20 Things to do in London Under £20, Part 2
11. Friday lates: I love that in summer, all my favourite London icons throw of their conservative shackles, open the drinks cabinet, call in some DJs and host fun events on Friday evenings. The V&A throws fashion parties, the National Gallery hip & enlightening talks, and the London Zoo has carousels and mojitos to go with your big cat-spotting. 12. Get… View Post
Top 20 Things to do in London Under £20, Part 1
This is an unabridged version of a feature I wrote for the second issue of the adorable Betty Magazine (if you haven’t yet seen it, I suggest you have a read now). Whether hidden gems I’ve discovered by chance, or more obvious attractions that are cliched for a reason (ie. they’re brilliant), these are some of my favourite ways to spend… View Post
Chanel Treasures, Part 2: Small Treasures
I am not trying to suggest by the title of this post that any purchase from Chanel is a frivolous frippery (at roughly $250 a pop for a teeny brooch, these can hardly be considered the kind of impulse purchases one tends to make at the checkout); but sometimes (ok, usually) it is the least practical purchases that make me… View Post
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