And so to blog ..
posting, talking, recommending; people, places, products and more: a copy of Deadly Diplomacy and a glass of Bolly; all good things Made by the Forge; Green People make-up; homemade jam; shopping, sharing, living & loving!
posting, talking, recommending; people, places, products and more: a copy of Deadly Diplomacy and a glass of Bolly; all good things Made by the Forge; Green People make-up; homemade jam; shopping, sharing, living & loving!
A tour of this website will reveal that I get up to quite a few different things; I enjoy what you'd probably call a portfolio career. One of the hats I particularly relish wearing is that of creative director/advisor. Shaping brands, helping companies not to improve what they have, but
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It’s easter, the time to talk about eggs and I have just given an interview to ITV news for a nationwide feature on “Size Matters”. It’s a campaign being run by the national charity British Hen Welfare Trust to raise awareness of the issues (for hens), of this penchant we
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Serendipity is a wonderful thing and I have trained myself invariably to surrender to it. So when I chanced to read a report on The Great Yorkshire Show, with rave reviews on Alison O’Neil’s “Wool is my Bread” collection, I thought it was high time we met because this was
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What is Valentines about.... really? I don’t think it’s chocolates, champagne and roses, trips to Venice or expensive jewellery. Those gifts are more about demonstrating that one cares, with a bit (or a lot) of indulgence, depending on one’s pocket. Isn’t valentines really about opening the heart and giving of
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"Oh the British Hen Welfare Trust, yes marvellous work they do and all started by Jane Howorth, she has an MBE now you know." It all trots off the tongue quite easily, pleasant enough conversation, suitably complimentary and supportive of a worthwhile charitable cause. I've done it myself. The BHWT was
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I have been a huge fan of Neal's Yard Remedies for almost as long as they have been around so when I discovered they were selling their products through independent distributors I knew it was only a matter of time before I signed up. From the first little store in Covent Garden Neal's Yard
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A truly international equine charity working tirelessly to improve the lives of horses in the UK and around the world. With HRH The Princess Royal as President, and patrons including Pippa Funnell MBE, WHW has a distinguished and hugely respectable pedigree. Their vision is a world in which horses are
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When my little princes were babies this was my miracle in a tube. Weleda is a company with great ethics and great products, and I have had some fantastic buys from them over the years; but this nappy change cream from their calendular baby range is worthy of the crown. As a
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Allen and Page is a horse feed company who set out to help owners feed their horses as naturally as possible, and to make really useful horse feeds for specific nutritional requirements. From laminitics to nutritionally deprived to dentally challenged, they cater for all; and their nutritional helpline is staffed by
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