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The Tatler Fashion Hall of Fame 2013

By On Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Singapore Tatler’s Fashion Hall of Fame is strictly reserved for expensive and wonderfully outrageous dressers. I am sadly neither.  This year’s party for the annual inauguration into the esoteric school of dressing was… Read More

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Varsity Ball in Eden Hall

By On Tuesday, 2 April 2013

My invitations to Eden Hall, the British High Commissioner’s official residence in Singapore, have been rather thin on the ground but two days ago, on the evening of Easter Sunday, I swapped… Read More

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Lazy Cooking in England

By On Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Living here in Singapore means that I do have a modicum of help in the cheffing-up department (‘thank goodness’ cry two small people). Despite being somewhat stove-shy, I’m actually not a bad… Read More

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Rose and Her Wonderful Sandwiches

By On Tuesday, 19 February 2013

I like the idea of a homespun children’s party: I’d string up some pretty polka dot bunting, bake a slightly wonky but creative cake and make some delicious cucumber sandwiches. But when… Read More

Beauty

Art Attack

By On Thursday, 24 January 2013

I felt so clever to have scooped up a bunch of designer, hardly worn clothes last year at the amazing charity event hosted by Club 21 but have actually now come to… Read More

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PS. Cafe’s New Kid on the Block: Chopsuey Cafe

By On Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Block 10, Dempsey to be precise. Black and white 1920’s chic has taken over the place where Angelshare (Angel’s Share, Angel’s Hair – I never quite worked out how you said it)… Read More

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Last Minute Wrapping

By On Monday, 24 December 2012

I have finally wrapped my Christmas presents. My good intentions of garnishing gifts with a flourish of China Town panache – by way of a tasteful tassel – have actually been fulfilled (well, almost.… Read More