Birthdays, anniversaries, new babies and 'thinking of you' moments have come and gone over the past three months. And I've left no virtual stone unturned on the internet in an attempt to find affordable, well-presented letterbox gifts with a decent delivery date and price from independent businesses. Pretty lengthy list, I know. And if you've [...]
The planet is stuck like a broken record on a sour, bum note and it's managed to press pause, rewind and remix on all of our lives. The tune we're all used to bopping along to has taken a big ol' turn and in true British style, we're taking the cordial high-road with our trusty [...]
Is it just me, or are dried flowers having a moment? They've been cropping up in more Instagram feeds, Etsy stores and conversations that I can keep count of recently. And dare I say it, but they've pipped fresh flowers to the post for me. I've always been a sucker for a good bunch of [...]
"You want character in your teeth. Looking like an Osmond is boring." No words have rang through my head more often over the past 12 years than those blase ones from my childhood dentist. I was a self-conscious 16 year old girl watching all her friends hop aboard the Perfect Pearlies Express and I was [...]
A book that's probably graced the bedside table of almost every twenty-something year old woman and her dog, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is just a delight. It already had me at "Jojo Moyes approved", but Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine was also crowned Book of The Year as well as The Sunday Times Bestseller. [...]
Melissa McPhillips 