My Edit: Two Pigs Trunk Show

By • Monday, 16 September 2013 • Fash, More Dash than Cash, My Edits

This little gem of a jewellery find is strictly word of mouth and is run by Angel Carew-Jones who is super talented and under prices her fabulous, fun jewellery.  Majoring in earrings there are also bracelets and necklaces, but it’s her earrings that I love best.  At my last count, I own seven pairs.

She was a leading light in Retail Therapy’s Wheelock store for a while but now just holds a big sale at her house once a year or so. And the good news is she has one coming up this Friday, 20th September. Read More

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This Year’s ‘Lantern’ Festival at Jurong Chinese Garden

By • Friday, 13 September 2013 • Day Trips, Festivals

I’m re-running a post from last year’s throughly successful visit to the Chinese Garden in Jurong. Yup it’s lantern festival time again.

This year though, the guys in charge of the decor at have gone decidedly off-piste: instead of all the pretty lanterns you might be forgiven for expecting to see, they have blown the budget on enormous moving, roaring…um…dinosaur models.  A huge hit with the children but I have to say, visually, I much preferred it last year.  And besides, what do dinosaurs have to do with the mid-Autumn festival? Read More

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Bomba Paella Bar

By • Tuesday, 10 September 2013 • Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews

I know, I know…two posts on carb-eating within one week. What’s gone wrong?  Sometimes, life is just too short. Dinner last Friday was courtesy of Bomba, the hip, low-key Spanish restaurant just off Mohammed Sultan. One of the owners – Miss Y – is a friend who kindly invited me to come and try it out.

Bomba is actually part of the No.38 Martin Road development (it’s next door to Baker & Cook) which is a part of town I love.  You can get anywhere from here in a matter of minutes; Orchard is a stone’s throw away yet you feel miles from its hustle and bustle. Martin Road also happens to be just around the corner from the Gallery Hotel with its incredible resident magician – perfect for after-dinner cocktails. Read More

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Two Very Different but Equally Lovely Books

By • Tuesday, 3 September 2013 • Food & Drink, House & Home, Recipes

I’m always so thrilled when any friend of mine has a book out. On the basis that I can’t really imagine being able to write more than the word count required for a newspaper article, (yes, stay tuned, my first proper piece for the The Telegraph is out later this month) I think binding your thoughts, hopes and dream together into something totaling 250+ pages is a serious achievement. Read More

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The Writing’s on the Wall

By • Friday, 30 August 2013 • House & Home, More Dash than Cash

I regularly say things about my kitchen that are less than kind, but let’s look at the bare facts: it has only one power point – helpfully positioned just above the gas hob – it was installed sometime in the 1960s, it’s hot and it’s pretty small.

What it does have going for it though are large, shiny floor-to-ceiling wall tiles.  In white thank goodness.

And these tiles in my un-chic and cluttered kitchen have become something that I love: they are hands down the best place for lists, messages and reminders. Read More

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