I don’t know how good it is, how old it is or how big it is but I love it! PS excuse the catsand scattered on the floor. No matter what we do, they still manage to scatter some out… Read More ›
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Carmex Lip Balm – a new discovery
I have known about Carmex for ages – it is hard to miss. The red and yellow packaging is very distinctive and you see loads of people with it on their desks or using it out and about. The packaging… Read More ›
Longchamp Large Le Pliage tote in blue and purple
In many ways this has been a hard year for me so far, as I am sure it has been for many of my readers. The winter was horribly dark and rainy with no snow, so I suffered more badly… Read More ›
Duck island in Mariefred during a coronavirus summer
Yesterday we celebrated the end of the ‘2-hour travel ban’ by going on a long ride on our Harley. It was lovely to be out all day but by the end of it we were both very stiff! As we… Read More ›
Quarantine eating
Do any of my readers find that, like me, you eat a lot more when working from home and staying inside? I snack a lot. I am not sure why. Maybe I am avoiding doing certain tasks I don’t enjoy,… Read More ›
Weighted blankets
When I was little, my mother always used to tuck me up really tight at bedtime. I liked the feeling of the weight of the blankets and that I could not move around. I am naturally a very restless sleeper… Read More ›
Snapshots from our new apartment
We are so happy in our new home. It is a dream to keep clean, close to everything, but set in huge gardens. I have never had a dishwasher or automatic washing machine before – ever. I have always washed… Read More ›
I love these vases
I like these vases by Onetic design. I have a feeling they could look pretty kitschy if you didn’t style them correctly, though and I don’t have the instinct to avoid that. But they are so beautiful. My favourites are… Read More ›
Imagine…
Imagine you were born in 1900. On your 14th birthday, World War I starts, and ends on your 18th birthday. 22 million people perish in that war. Later in the year, a Spanish Flu epidemic hits the planet and… Read More ›
Scottish chest of drawers
Last weekend we spend an afternoon giving my beloved Scottish chest of drawers some loving care. My carpenter grandfather made this in the 1920s. The central drawer was apparently for a top hat. My husband took out all the drawers… Read More ›
