Olafur Eliasson

I was immediately drawn to Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's vibrant  Colour Activity House   outside the 21st …

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things

It's always a pleasure stepping into Tim Walker's whimsical world, and the V&A  has plenty of it on show in a n…

Club Marot, Lille

Unbelievably, considering it's an 82 minute Eurostar journey from London, I only visited the northern French city of Li…

Givenchy AW19

I'm not the biggest fan of Ariana Grande, but I am a big fan of the striking new campaign from French luxury house G…

Face Favourites

Hello!  I've  been rather quiet on the blog so far this year -  wedmin is taking over  my spare time -  but I wanted to…

Easter Bunny

Helmut Newton , Elsa Peretti, New York , 1975

Rushton Hall

For Mother's Day last year, I booked a stay at  Rushton Hall  for a weekend of countryside walks, afternoon tea and sp…

The Boden Catalogue

I only have a few pieces from Boden hanging in my wardrobe - cropped cashmere cardigans and this silver leather backpack …

Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin

This is not a restaurant review.

Spring Charm

Ah, February .  We've come out the other side of a pretty damn long January to brighter mornings, later sunsets, snow d…

ENB's Swan Lake

Do more of what you love: and if that’s going to the  ballet  by yourself to see  Swan Lake  for the 87th time, so be it.  …

Val Thorens

Am I the tardiest travel blogger in the world?  I may just be.  Because, as I write from the Alps in the middle of our skii…

Hotel Koh-I Nor, Val Thorens

Last January we headed back to Les Trois Vallées for eight days in the largest ski resort (and one of my favourites places…

Berlin Christmas Markets

And just like that, it's all over.  A s the time has come to pack away the decorations for another year, I'm remini…