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Sparkles and Crumbs
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For "lovers, hedonists, atomists, the softly spoken, the warm-hearted and the intelligent." (Amelia)
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You just needed something to fill up your useless, nail-polishing, toe-polishing, rich bitch, sun-t...

Ola, chicas!A rather belated Stylish Movie Monday this week, I fear - in fact, its technically a Stylish Movie Tuesday!My pick this time around?Overboard!The other week, my compadres and I were wonde...

2 days ago

Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmines in my mind...

Oh, darlings, the sunshine is finally here...And I am stuck inside, hunched over my laptop like Gollum, desperately trying to polish off my Masters thesis by the deadline on Wednesday!And then it is ...

2 days ago

Were gonna come together, were gonna celebrate, were gonna gather round, like its your birthday

Hello, honeys!Ive been away for such a while - because theres simply been so much going on! Amidst luxuriating in this sudden English heatwave, cocktail making classes, finishing off my Masters thesi...

6 days ago

What a swell party this is! What frails, what frocks! What furs, what rocks!

Its Stylish Movie Monday again! And this week, its time to escape into a world of Cole Porter-scored balls, Louis Armstrong-led wedding bands, the wealthy Rhode Island social whirl, and - o...

21 may 12

What you read when you dont have to determines what you will be when you cant help it.

Oh, darlings - have I got something exciting to share with you all!"Books are medicine, books are life affirming, books are escape, books are opportunities and wisdom and encouragement, books cha...

17 may 12

But what were you to do if your head was filled with dreams of beauty, glamour, romance, accomplish...

Why, dress for your dreams, of course!How very true!   Oh, and that heady whirl of daydream dresses... the red carpet! Here are some of my most recent favourites:-Love, mended dresses and sewing...

16 may 12

Love is like an empty bottle of champagne: you dont refill it, you get a new bottle.

Is there any escapism more joyous than a fabulous movie? The locations... the costumes... the laughter... the romances... the way that, for an hour and a half, you can be carried away to another worl...

14 may 12

But I think it’s intoxicating when somebody is so unapologetically who they are

Ciao, bella!I had to laugh when I spotted this!:-In fact, I promptly sent it to all of my friends!You see, thats why we Sparkles & Crumbs signorinas are just the bees knees: we want vodka and sex...

14 may 12

Summertime is always the best of what might be.

Oh, darlings, I am waiting for the sun to come! It has been so unseasonably cold here in grey-skied old England - and its May! I long for balmy summer evenings, for splashing around in...

08 may 12

I dont think Im gonna go to L.A. any more...

I dont think Im gonna go to LA any moreI don’t know what its like to land, and not race to your doorI dont think Im gonna go to LA any moreI dont think Im gonna go to LA any more I’m not sure th...

06 may 12

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or...

When it comes to style icons, the Muppets dont automatically spring to mind. But who could forget the marvellous Miss Piggys attitude - equal parts stroppiness, self-confidence and glamour?"Miss ...

29 apr 12

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene...

Ciao, bella!So, last week, I packed my suitcase and headed to the city of Romeo and Giulietta for a two-day mother-daughter trip!What can I say? I am in love with Verona!Our first stop was ...

26 apr 12

And Im telling you, the golden age is la Belle Epoque

"It was a momentary illusion, created through an unspoken accord, the crowds not only assenting but each among them doing his or her best to keep alive the glorious feeling that only pleasure lay...

20 apr 12

I am filled with what can only be described as relief. Relief that I got to this place, that this i...

Hello, darlings!Almost four years after my very first post, putting Sparkles & Crumbs out there into the big wide world, I think its high time to count my blessings and, once again, say thank you...

12 apr 12

Where have all the good men gone, and where are all the gods?

Happy birthday, Mr Peck - still my hero for all time!"Do I think there`s a glamorous male actor today? No way."-Gregory Peck in 2000Strength, sincerity, warm, wit, wisdom, charm and dignity.....

05 apr 12

Even our names sound delicious: Pandora, Delilah, Bathsheba, Lola, Gilda...

...They speak of us in the language of pastries-cream puff, tart, cupcakeThey drool over us, put their hands in our bodiesOh honey, Oh sugaras if plunging into layers of white meringueWe dissolve beh...

04 apr 12

Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.

Ciao, bellas!Have you ever noticed how some dresses seem to have a life of their own? They hold the promise of a new life - its as if they whisper sweetly to you to slip inside them, and take on the ...

03 apr 12

I can write the saddest poem of all tonight

Oh my Greg Peck. These words, darlings, these words! These words make my eyes well up and my heart break."And I kept expecting him back. Especially at nights. I kept waking up thinking: Whys he n...

27 mar 12

I may still not know what I want to be when I grow up...

..but I do know that someday I want to live in a house filled with my books and travel souvenirs. And the walls that arent covered in bookshelves will be covered with photos of my family and friends....

14 mar 12

The warmth of you who made me laugh again

Ciao, bella!Now, havent we all had days when we feel a little like Samantha Jones covered in sushi...? Well, today I want to celebrate the girls who make it all better - who bring you back to the bri...

06 mar 12

May came too soon, and suddenly unable to bear walls, he wandered the campus at all hours through s...

Oh, darlings - spring is here again! The blue skies, and the sunshine warming your cheeks... its just like Aslan returning to Narnia! [Speaking of which, I am very happy - have managed to start off m...

25 feb 12

Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins.

Heres a little magic to glitter up your day, honeypies... I certainly had a night of glitter and glamour at the Churchill Spring Ball. What could be more fun that dressing up with your favourite girl...

20 feb 12

I smile because there are tiny dreams that play hopscotch at the corners of my mouth, and every tim...

...and every time I laugh they fly kites.-Shane KoyczanHappy Valentines Day, chicas!This February 14th, I want to celebrate you. Lets raise a glass [of pink champagne, of course!] to the girls who ha...

14 feb 12

They may sing of the beautiful snow, who dwell in a sunnier clime...

...For me I would rather bestowMy songs on a theme more sublime!"-S. MooreGoodness gracious, gorgeous ones! Cambridge is all snowed in!Do you remember when you were little, and snow meant days of...

10 feb 12

For every woman, every outfit is a hopeful spell, cast to influence the outcome of the day...

...No wonder every womans first thought is, for nearly every event in her life - be it work, snow or birth - the semi-despairing cry, But what will I wear?When a woman says, I have nothing to wear!, ...

04 feb 12

In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light...

...If it is cloudy and raining, there are clouds and rain in my soul.-Jerzy KosinskiHow true this is! Sometimes, there really is nothing more depressing than a cold, grey January in England. The chil...

31 jan 12

What we want is never simple. We move among the things we thought we wanted...

...a face, a room, an open bookand these things bear our names -now they want us.But what we want appearsin dreams, wearing disguises.We fall past,holding out our armsand in the morningour arms ache....

24 jan 12

If you ever have children, tell them they must always be drunk...

"...Drunk on love, drunk on poetry, drunk on wine, it doesn’t matter. This world is too goddamn painful to waste a second of your existence sober."-Ben Hale"Im still here, chief!"Plea...

23 jan 12

Though I often looked for one, I finally had to admit that there could be no cure for Paris

Bonjour, my beloved rose macaroons!First of all, a GINORMOUS MERCI and a big kiss for all your kind comments and support for my first posts as an official wedding writer! I do hope youll keep reading...

20 jan 12

You are lucky to be one of those people who wishes to build sand castles with words...

...Who is willing to create a place where your imagination can wander. We build this place with the sand of memories; these castles are our memories and inventiveness made tangible. So part of us bel...

17 jan 12

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