Inspiring me this week

This interesting article on refining your creative process from Rena Tom here challenged me to think about my own process and how I can make it more efficient … not so easy for a 6 months pregnant with toddler in tow creative lady but perhaps now more than ever I need to identify and put [...]

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Summer style

I love this photo of Ingrid Bergman, check out her style!! If only I could borrow her dress for balmy summer nights out in Provence …for more eye candy you should check this site out for images of classic Hollywood

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Keep growing, keep moving, keep living

Came across this wonderful video and wanted to share it here. Not just for the gorgeous imagery of travelling through Asia but of its message which especially resonated with me this morning. Our life is a little upside down at the minute, as my husband is in the throes of starting his own business, which [...]

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Escape to Aix

Today we escaped the gloomy damp hills of Lacoste for the bright shiny lights of Aix en Provence, hair was blow dryed, mascara applied, high heels dusted down and then discarded (and wisely so) for my posh-ish wellies….oh Aix here we come!!!! Of course we did have a valid, deeply cultural reason for visiting the [...]

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Fashion and Art collide

I came across these images in an old issue of Elle Deco and really wanted to share them. I adore the colours and the wonderful compositions, the glamour and of course the sneak peek into these artists studios. These  images are a result of Designer Claire McCardells 1955  collection where she used the designs of [...]

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We’re back

Months ago we made wonderful plans to go to Disneyland Paris, treating our two nieces, Emilie (who is Raphs god-daughter) and Juliette…. we’re just in the door and exhausted, but it was fantastic and I’ll share some pics and stories tomorrow,….meanwhile here is a taster titled ‘King Louis smiling in between Paris showers’ x P.S. [...]

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Sun sets on Lacoste

We’ve been living off the grid for a few days, no mobile, no landline and no internet….it was nice but now we’re back!!!! So news… we’ve found somewhere to rent, it’s the upstairs floor of an old house just outside of the village of Lacoste. It has a huge terrace with two sets of french [...]

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Travelling through Dublin Airport with a baby

Came across this video via Baby Travel Shop – this would have saved me the trillion calls I made to DAA when travelling with Louis.

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The Glamping craze

…I can see the attraction especially when you’ve got campsites like ‘Camping les Ormes’ in Les Perigord in France, who wouldn’t want to stay in this safari tent? It’s more luxurious than my bedroom at home! Imagine breakfast on this terrace…

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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

I have BIG news to share, tremendous but terrifyingly daunting news….we are moving – en famille – to the South of France. It’s been a journey in itself coming to this great big decision, it’s very tough to leave behind a great career and colleagues who are like family. I have a job that I [...]

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