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Is Green The New Black?
Is Green The New Black? As a resident of the desert, I admit that I get a little over excited at the prospect of wearing anything remotely wintery. At the merest hint of rain, the...
A Rummage Through My Closet…
A Rummage Through My Closet I am, I admit fascinated by other women’s wardrobes. We share so much as women, but rarely do we ever get a glimpse into the inner sanctum of the...
What’s Your Superpower?
What’s Your Superpower? SO it’s 2021 and I was deciding what would be the first thing I would write about. I’m not one for New Years Resolutions but one thing...
Our Secret Stuffing Recipe
Yes I know it’s too late for Christmas dinner but yesterday the most important component of my Christmas dinner arrived from the UK. Not the turkey, or the brandy butter...
Betty Wilson Designs
I’m on the lookout for Christmas presents, and after a fairly financially challenging year for all of us I have decided to try to be more supportive of small local...
The Christmas Table
I Love a Christmas Table. I spend all year on the lookout for anything that will add a bit of glamour. Accessorising is Key Lanterns, glasswear, napkins, napkin rings and candles...
BEAUTY
The Eyebrow Revolution
I took the plunge and got my eyebrows done. Oh the vanity, I hear you cry. Ok yes, it is a bit, but post lockdown I was trying to feel a bit more normal, and this was a quick fix....
Ready For An At-Home Facelift?
I am definitely Ready For An At-Home Facelift. Never was I more depressingly aware of precisely how much I relied on an army of external, tweakers, dyers and pluckers to keep me...
Ethically Sourced Beauty.
This week Lorraine and I are delighted to hand over to our guest contributor and lovely friend Sarah Hall to give us the rundown on Ethically Sourced Beauty Over the last...
FASHION
Is Green The New Black?
Is Green The New Black? As a resident of the desert, I admit that I get a little over excited at the prospect of wearing anything remotely wintery. At the merest hint of rain, the...
A Rummage Through My Closet…
A Rummage Through My Closet I am, I admit fascinated by other women’s wardrobes. We share so much as women, but rarely do we ever get a glimpse into the inner sanctum of the...
Betty Wilson Designs
I’m on the lookout for Christmas presents, and after a fairly financially challenging year for all of us I have decided to try to be more supportive of small local...
INTERIORS
The Christmas Table
I Love a Christmas Table. I spend all year on the lookout for anything that will add a bit of glamour. Accessorising is Key Lanterns, glasswear, napkins, napkin rings and candles...
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree I’m always in denial that Christmas is looming, and will bury my head in the sand during most of November, long after they’ve started playing Jingle Bells...
Autumn Decor
Unbelievably it’s Autumn. It seems like 5 minutes ago the world changed and we were locking down and that was March! Anyway, I was on the phone to my mum the other day she...
TRAVEL
Zipping in Jebel Jais
Zipping in Jebel Jais So the other week we found ourselves in Ras Al Khaimah. We don’t go very often so we decided to make the most of getting out of the city even though it...
Look Forward To A Weekend in Oman
When we need something to Look Forward to – Look Forward to a Weekend in Oman. Before the world came to a screeching halt I went to Oman. I hope to go again when everything...
Relaxing Break in Zanzibar
Relaxing Break In Zanzibar We were looking forward to a relaxing break in Zanzibar. There were no real plans, no itinerary, no expectations but just looking for a laid back...
LIFESTYLE
What’s Your Superpower?
What’s Your Superpower? SO it’s 2021 and I was deciding what would be the first thing I would write about. I’m not one for New Years Resolutions but one thing...
Christmas Parcels with Sparkle
I’m always trying to make my tree look like those super expensive ones in Bloomingdales and Harvey Nicholls, but on a shoestring budget preferably! I found these gorgeous...
Making Christmas Memories
Making Christmas Memories – My Favourite Christmas Traditions I love Christmas Traditions, to me, they make Christmas special and things my parents did when I was young,...
FOOD
Our Secret Stuffing Recipe
Yes I know it’s too late for Christmas dinner but yesterday the most important component of my Christmas dinner arrived from the UK. Not the turkey, or the brandy butter...
BBQ Pulled Jackfruit Burger with Rainbow Slaw
A Vegan Treat – BBQ Jackfruit Burger with Rainbow slaw A treat this week, following on from Lorraine’s Vegan Protein blog we are privileged to get a glimpse into a new...
10 Sources Of Protein For a Plant-based Diet
10 Sources Of Protein For a Plant-based Diet. How will you get your protein? As you know, I’ve been trying to maintain a plant-based diet and if I had a pound for every time...