I got a text from an endlessly glamorous single friend recently, telling me she’d pulled someone with a flat in Trellick Tower, and how envious she knew I’d be of getting a gander inside. It instantly made me think about a blog post on ‘boys’ flats I have known’ – still in the pipeline. Of […]
I’m in the market for a hobby. I’ve worked out that my life lacks an absorbing activity that removes my mind from everything else by bamboozling it with things it doesn’t know how to do properly. So, I’m thinking about taking up painting. The last time I painted was probably at school and I could actually […]
The second instalment on my week in Margate is a rag-bag of photos I took. The weather was gorgeous and so I took my camera on the daily beach walk, the daily trip to Pantelli’s for a latte and a jacket potato, and the daily delve in the house clearance shops. Here are some of […]
Kate Middleton was visiting Margate’s art galleries last week… of which more in subsequent posts. Today I’m covering my own art adventures from my heavenly week off by the sea. With only the task of painting a room to put off, I spent my days wandering along by the sea to explore the house clearance […]
I’ve found it, if you’re looking for it. IDEA Books sell themselves as “Superbooksellers” and if you’re into vintage coffee table books that straddle the worlds of art, fashion and interiors, you’ll agree with their description. It’s books on the latter that have been a particular delight on my instagram feed – they flit between the […]