Tag: holidays
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Fundamentals of a Summer Holiday Wardrobe
It’s the summer and everyone is headed to wherever for some much-needed time off, for a long weekend perhaps? Or a two week banger… for however long we are away, whether it’s the French or the Moroccan Riviera the rules of packing for the summer holidays are really simple… to keep it well, simple. There…
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#11- Peace Talks Of The Sort
‘We need to talk Dad.’ Jason, Thomas and Fen let themselves into their childhood home where their father still lives, even if it is too big for him. They all moved away from home and did not come back after University. All except Cleo. She clamoured for her father’s affection and she eventually got it,…
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HOME SCENTS- DIFFUSERS
JO MALONE- Lime, Mandarin and Basil: This scent is the best home scent ever, it is great as a perfume but stupendous as a diffuser, my goodness it is the perfect balance of calm and smooth and mellow and heady. JO MALONE- Pomegranate Noir: Perfect for the holidays the quintessential scent. Dr. Vranjes- Peonies and…
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 23 | SEASON YOUR CHICKEN
It’s the twenty-third of December; SEASON YOUR CHICKEN. This year is going to be different for all of us. Some of us will be spending Christmas alone, others will be getting together in our bubbles trying to be as careful as possible, and others might not be in the mood to celebrate. All of the…
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 12 | HARVEY NICHOLS WINDOWS
BAH HUMBUG in the glitziest of lights. 2020, what a wild ride. She came, she saw, and she sure did conquer. Man oh Man are we glad to see the back of her. Roll on 2021 because whatever the new year has in store, she couldn’t possibly be as cantankerous as this year right? At…
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 11 | AN OLD FRIEND
As life goes on, we move on and leave some moments behind, in those moments are people who mattered at one point or other in our lifetimes. I am not a fan of looking back in regret but fond memories often pepper our present and they bring people to mind whom we have forgotten but…
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 6 | WITH THANKS
Tis the season we would normally traipse from party to party, hosting people in our homes but this year we cannot so we are going to host things a different way. First things first, get your thank you cards out and write a thank you note to your guests for the times they graced your…
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 5 | SWEET MAGNOLIAS – SOOTHING
This was released in the summer but I cannot help but include this in the advent calendar ritual because it is such a series that it ought to be repeatedly relished whatever the season or occasion. Sweet Magnolias… from its release in the summer, at the peak of the pandemic, I have watched this show…
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 4| SELF CARE; HOME CARE
As we go through this calendar, I will be inserting self care every so often, the aim here is not to out-Christmas ourselves before we get to Christmas Day, rather, we must slowly glide through the holidays, breathing evenly, deeply feeling and making sure to take every care. Self care is what we make of…