Was anybody else devastated to learn that fashion chain Katies will close its doors forever this month? Their parent company, Mosaic Brands, is in voluntary administration and Katies has been axed, which I found surprising as it sounds like their other brands – eg Millers, Rockmans, Rivers, Noni B, etc – will still be around […]
Inspired by Little Women
One of my favourite books growing up was the Louisa May Alcott classic, Little Women. I was reminded of this when I caught a snippet of the movie on TV recently – what I think of as the “new” version, starring Susan Sarandon as Marmee and Winona Ryder as Jo. However Miss 26 informed me […]
Mother of the Bridegroom Outfits
It’s only a matter of weeks before our son gets married, so the hunt has been on for mother of the bridegroom outfits. His lovely fiance is from a Greek family (I wrote about the proposal here), so you know what that means – it’s our very own Big Fat Greek Wedding! I realised early […]
My Lip Story
Perhaps you’ve heard of Liptember (a fundraiser held each September for women’s mental health services) … well this is my Lipstory (Lipstick History)! Like most little girls, my first lipsticks were my mother’s cast-offs, or the tiny lipstick samples courtesy of our local Avon lady. When I started at high school, lip gloss was BIG. […]