You can’t possibly take your handbag to the beach, so thank goodness for all the basket bags, string bags and beaded bags doing the rounds this season. I’ve selected a few favourites in my Basket Case Edit. Beach setting not compulsory, but they’d definitely enjoy a sandy outing.
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Why one of my New Year’s Resolutions wasn’t to eat less cake
Firstly, I will say that my body and I have had our ups and downs. I treated her terribly in my twenties. And so she decided to teach me a lesson. Somewhere between 23 and 24 she stopped conquering junk food and just got (dare I say it) fat. I hated myself for […]
4 reasons to fall in love with Malaga
I have been visiting Southern Spain since the late 90s, when Marbella was still ritzy and I was splashing my pesetas on paint-splattered bellbottom jeans. Much like my style (thankfully), the area has changed a lot since then, and Malaga has been at the heart of a cultural renaissance. Here are four reasons why the city has won me over in the last few years.
Hand luggage only? Prep your beauty kit for your carry-on.
Hurrah, I am finally going on holiday. I usually make a yearly pilgrimage to my aunt and uncle’s home in Southern Spain, and to keep costs low I travel with hand luggage only. But this does tend to thwart a gal’s beauty kit, especially if you’re a product junkie like I am. I have thrown […]
Reg. Bev. Wil.
It’s obligatory to cry on your 30th birthday, right? I didn’t actually suffer the thirties looming doom that some of my friends seemed to be plagued with, but upon opening a birthday card from the boy I couldn’t help but whimper like the 30-year-old was expected to on her birthday. ‘ “It was so good, […]
Memento.
Day 7 of Photography101 and the theme is ‘Landmark’. Memento. I bent down and picked up a handful of sand. His stone eyes watched me as I let the grains fall through my fingers and into the black cylinder that had contained a fresh 35mm film cassette just seconds ago. I snapped the grey lid […]
The Great.
Day Five of photography101 and the theme is solitude. The Great. From here, the world was silent.
The Great.
Day Five of photography101 and the theme is solitude. The Great. From here, the world was silent.