It all started when Jeanne recommended Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead. A novel about how an American ballerina helps a Russian dancer defect, set against the backdrop of the exciting, challenging world of ballet, it has lead to a full-blown obsession. As the NY Times notes, Shipstead “
Happy Monday! How was your weekend? My Friday kicked off with all the feels as I – at long last – finished The Office (US). Totes emosh doesn’t even begin to cover it. Saturday started off wonderfully though, with a lovely yoga class, followed by mint tea here and chats about new year sc
Day one of first week back after the new year: Hope, energy, ideas, excitement. Day two, three and four: Well, not so much. It can be a bit tougher to stay positive as the grind settles in, as you get caught in a torrential downpour on your way home, realise that your plan to […]
Above: Spotted this on Habitually Chic and it made me laugh. Sadly, it seems the wine doesn’t actually exist. But it so should… Ben would love this, I reckon – a light inspired by the moon’s surface. Haven’t got a 2015 calendar yet? Jessica from Coco and Mingo has created
When we dreamed up the food shoot for the January-February issue, here’s what we didn’t want: punishing, painfully healthy rabbity food. We wanted dishes that were clean, nourishing and comforting, but that food-lovers would look forward to getting stuck into. And, thanks to Lesley, Indy
Came across this embroidered Joss Whedon quote on my Pinterest travels. Just love it.
Want to know what the picture of health is? I’m pretty sure it’s Liz Costigan. I’ve mentioned her before – she’s the super charged, super positive, super normal trainer that I’ve been working with these past few months. Her gorgeous new site, The Positive Fitness
Hope you had a lovely break! As I had said, I had days of dolce far niente and relished not knowing what day of the week it was or even what meal was last or next. The post-Christmas haze also gave me lots of time for reflecting on the year gone, and the year ahead (the Unravelling […]
When Kate mentioned that a wedding I had photographed was being considered for the cover of the Bash Annual, I’m not going to lie, I kind of freaked out a little bit inside. As an editor, I know the cover is agonised and scrutinised over for days, so was more than a little nervous. And [&helli