These couple of weeks I am doing a fair amount of packing due to a three-week family holiday in Australia. Those travelling with young children will relate to the proverbial ‘kitchen sink’ being moved from continent to continent, as well as the hassle of negotiating various airport obstacle courses. It is hard to believe that not … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Helping Pearls Keep Their Lustre
Pearls are the oldest gem known to humankind: the oldest pearl found is over 7,500 years old. Famous women — from Cleopatra to Coco Chanel — adorned themselves with these shimmering gifts of the sea, which are a staple of every woman’s jewellery box. Until the early 1900’s, natural pearls were accessible only to the … Continue reading
Wild About The Dress
Two topics were trending on social media last week. The first was #TheDress craze which dominated the twittersphere and literally tore us apart with the white-and-gold vs. black-and-blue debate (the verdict is, it is black and blue). While I’m personally not too crazy about the bodycon dress that profoundly challenged our collective sense of vision, I … Continue reading