Yesterday at 8.25am there was a knock on the door, just as there has been every day during term time for the last seven years. Since teen son started secondary school, he (then his sister) has walked...
Do you remember the terrific opening graphics to the Stephan Spielberg film Catch Me If You Can with Leonardo DiCaprio? The pair who designed them, Olivier Kuntzel and Florence Deygas are renowned Fr...
We spotted these water servers when we went for our beauty treatments at the spa at One Aldwych (Jane and I won a prize draw at a Handpicked Media event, we never win anything so we were very excited...
It may seem utterly ridiculous to start talking about Christmas party dressing when the sun is shining and we’ve only just got our sandals out, but if there is one film that is going to influen...
Having spent years recording the work of fashion retail visual merchandisers (the UK has the BEST VM creatives, no question) I have often thought there was potential to take some of the creative skil...
The collaboration between Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama is sure to be a love it or hate it thing, so if you are not a lover of polka dots and bright colours, look away now. Marc Jacobs met Kusama in...
Do you need another cook book? Unlikely. But this one’s vegetarian, does that help? I have not got many good veggie cook books in my library and the McCartney girls have almost made a career ou...
We were absolutely thrilled to hear about make up brand Illamasqua’s recent competition Beauty Before Age to recruit older women, mothers and daughters, aunts and nieces and anyone else who is ...
After being inspired by Amanda’s gorgeous posts on Chelsea windows this week, I decided to check out some of the events happening around The Chelsea Fringe. This brand new initiative is entirel...
I am about to destroy the fridge in my kitchen. I am seconds away from grabbing a giant size hammer from the shed and smashing it into tiny, silent pieces. The reason for my rage is the constant, whi...
We were a bit slow mentioning the last limited edition London Blooms Jo Malone perfume launch and by the time we did, some of the good ones had sold out…so we’re just letting you know tha...
The arrival of the warm weather this week prompted an email from WR reader Sarah. Titled ‘Serious question’ she asked “What can women over 40 wear in summer without looking ridiculo...
If you are planning a cake for the Jubilee weekend, here are a few ideas to get you in the mood. Best buy your food colouring now in case there’s a shortage! You can get ready rolled icing in r...
Perfume nerd essential book alert. Tipped off by the lovely Katie Puckrick and her blog’s book division, I have wolfed down this fabulous science-y adventure in understanding a bit more about h...
So, the sun has at last come out in London and so I thought I’d swap my trusty brogues for sandals….bad move. As soon as I looked at my feet I realised I’d forgotten to go anywhere ...
Chelsea in Bloom, where the stores around Chelsea Flower Show put on a ‘bit of a show’ to support the fact that the RHS floral extravaganza is based in Chelsea, is a lovely event, with so...
It’s definitely Chelsea’s week this week, what with Chelsea Flower Show and Chelsea in Bloom, so it might be a good moment to mention Peter Jones Ladies….(Peter Jones is a br...
I’m not normally one for anything Royal or overly patriotic. If I’m honest. Anarchy in the UK is the nearest I’ve ever got to singing God Save the Queen, but never one to pass up th...
Congrats to Kate Evans, who won best new independent perfume at the Fragrance Foundation last Thursday for her first perfume Precious One. It was launched last year (we mentioned it here ) and was cr...
We’ve taken something of a fancy to a new handbag range Aubrey, by Isla Simpson. This is Isla’s first collection and it’s very assured, being good quality with an attention to detai...
We are in full on exam mode here at middleaged Towers, with one teen doing GCSE’s and the other doing A Levels. When I say full on, what I actually mean is, working really hard in some subjects...
We are fortunate today to have as our guest blogger Benson, a handsome golden retriever who has just written a useful guide to dog walking around Surrey. He was helped by his human owner, Jane Eyles....
So it’s a great week for older women on the radio, what with the wonderful Beryl Renwick and Betty Smith winning a Sony Gold for their best entertainment programme on Radio Humberside (Saturday...
The School of Life think we need self-help books like never before, so in conjunction with Pan Macmillan, they have launched a series of six guides for everyday living: intelligent, rigorous, well-wr...
I’m not sure what I love most about this film from the inspirational daily blog from LVMH, Nowness – the beautiful antique wallpaper, the fascinating stories about New York celebrities, o...
These little drops are a stroke of genius by the team at Aesop, particularly if you have a house where there are 4 men regularly smelling the place up, as I do. The Aesop website delicately describes...
It’s here. The long awaited sequel to Wolf Hall, possibly my favourite book of the last few years. I have started it and so far, so fabulous. I hope Hilary has started writing the next one (the...
Here’s a neat idea we saw last week at Kingly Court, just off Carnaby Street. The Carnaby Street Book Exchange is a small oasis of bookish calm in an area packed out with noisy stores and in-yo...
Dark Shadows is a tounge in cheek re-make of a 1960′s TV drama and stars Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins, a vampire who comes back from the dead and wakes up in 1972. Made by Tim Burton (obvs) ...
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