Mother’s Day is around the corner. Where did February go?! I don’t know about you, but I like to relax on Mother’s Day. My love language is acts of service. However, this year, like at Christmas, I’ve requested perfume. At Christmas, Santa gave me a bottle of...
February is seen as a dreary month in the UK. We are all recovering from the big spend at Christmas. It’s rainy and grey. However, if we look beyond the usual, there is so much going on. Be curious about other cultures and share in their joyful celebrations. February...
I never make new resolutions on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. I take at least two weeks to decide on my focus for the year. Chinese New Year falls on 17th February, in 2026. It will be the Year of the Horse, with the element of fire. If, like me, you...
No, we are not vegan, but we never turn down an opportunity to try any cuisine. So, when Ming’s Cuisine invited us to try their vegan Chinese dishes, our answer was, ‘yes!’ Vegan Chinese? Honestly, I never knew it existed. Could it make us forget the flavours of our...
It wouldn’t be Christmas without a panto! It’s true, but I’ve never seen one in person. Sure, the requisite CBeebies panto on the tele when my kids were little, but that was it. No surprise then, when I received the invitation to attend a press show...
Scents take hold of our senses and forge links between them, the time and place we first experienced them. In the early noughties, I was led by nose to the Selfridges counter that sold Alexander McQueen Kingdom Perfume. I bought it then and there, and it is still a...
