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Lovely Things: The Teaspoon Upcycled Earrings
In my series “Lovely Things”, I look at the beautiful objects I own and explore the stories behind them. Today: upcycled earrings from Finland. —–
28. April 2023
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Lovely Things: A Tale of Two Jackets
In my series “Lovely Things”, I look at the beautiful objects I own and explore the stories behind them. Today: my two statement jackets and
27. April 2023
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Lovely Things: The Uzbek Lacquer Box
In my series “Lovely Things”, I look at the beautiful objects I own and explore the stories behind them. Today: a relic from an extinct
23. April 2023
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Fans saying “Madonna’s face looks dreadful” is a sign that her mission is accomplished
Madonna taught us girls how to be fierce, fearless and outspoken. Now we are using those powers to reject her leadership —– It’s official. I’ve
27. March 2023
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Marriage is not for me
This is not a divorce story, but marriage is not for me. —– When I was growing up, I held a number of assumptions about
27. December 2022
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A list of my life failures
Today feels like a good day to publicly bathe in my own life failures, mishaps and misadventures. —– It’s great when you’re successful. It’s wonderful
9. December 2022
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Am I ready for a pandemic amnesty?
I, for one, am not ready for a pandemic amnesty. Not yet. —– Emily Oster’s article in the The Atlantic has caused a stir this week.
6. November 2022
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Dishy Rishi – Britain gets its first hot PM
After the tumult of the last few months in British politics, one could be forgiven for suffering from slight whiplash. The Greek tragedy of Boris
30. October 2022
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Meghan Markle is right. In a way. Sort of.
I’m annoyed to have to admit that Meghan Markle is right. —– It’s always bothersome having to admit agreeing with someone who you don’t like.
21. October 2022
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My 40th birthday – 40 thoughts upon reaching a big milestone
I celebrated my 40th birthday in April 2022. This is certainly a milestone birthday and it was bound to set off a flurry of different
22. September 2022