In any search for The One, there’s always The One That Got Away. It started with a vicarious Rightmove search for someone else and ended with a move to the countryside. Did the stars align and fate intervene? Read on and find out.
I’ve always preferred being behind the scenes, rather than the spotlight. At school, I loved Drama but was always backstage, helping to make the costumes and props then scuttling on to the stage as the lights went down, to help with scene changes.
Then I realised that’s what I’ve been doing with my life.
As we’re now halfway through the year, it’s time for me to reflect on what I’m learning in my year of visibility.
Newstalgia, emotional escape rooms and funghi. What's behind the interiors and homes trends about to break through for 2023? Settle in with a cosy drink and let's dig in.
Are you ready to put a bit of kitsch in the kitchen? Grab one of my coconut shell bowls and let me take you by the hand to Club Tropicana! Panama and cocktail umbrella optional.
Strikingly beautiful and nostalgic, Singer sewing machines are instantly recognisable and imbued with memories of granny’s house.
Is a vintage Singer worth the heartache for someone who doesn’t know one end of a sewing machine from another though?
Grab a brew and settle in.
