If you're considering visiting Paris next year, don't book into a hotel – although there are some truly lovely ones around, such as Le Senat and the Pantheon. Try renting an apartment instead. An apartment gives you a) more flexibility, because it will usually have a kitchen (great for preparing your...
Paris in the Winter
I love Paris in the winter. Most people don’t realise that Paris is more beautiful going into the colder months than at any other time. Under a dignified sky the shade of Dior grey, you can see the ‘bones’ of the city, including its noble architecture, through the brittle branchs of the trees....
A Parisian Typeface
Here's another glamorous typeface. A designer called Moshik Nadav was so inspired by the world of fashion that he decided to create his own 'Paris' typeface, which is now being picked up by fashion magazines and luxury brands. The typeface is a cheeky, chic mix of beautiful ligatures and sexy numerals....
High Heels Typeface
So very clever! The clearly chic designer Zummi has created an alphabet inspired by elegant shoes. Mr Blahnik would surely love this.Via trendland.net/high-heels-typeface and justbaustralia.com...
Vogue: The Covers
Christmas has come early to our household this year. Last week, I received my first gift, and what a gorgeous gift it was! Entitled Vogue: The Covers, it's a enormous new tome filled with the best Vogue covers of the last century. If you love Vogue, photography, magazines or simply fashion, then think...
Beautiful Book Covers
Books are a difficult business. Especially at the moment. The number of books being published has increased to the point where the market is saturated, the online buying phenomenon has kicked bookstores in the knees and – to really finish things off – the book buying public isn't spending as much as...
Our Family
As Christmas is a time of family, I thought I would introduce mine.My Other HalfI met RR in a gorgeous cafe called The European the day after I'd finished writing a novel about looking for love. (Is that serendipity, or what?) He bought me a G&T, I told him a dirty joke about a Scotsman, and they...
Once, Upon an Island (Part 2)
I love islands. I always have. I love their mystery, their geography and their topography, their slow pleasures and their languid lifestyles. I even love the architecture of islands, which tends to celebrate the honesty of form and the purity of line. But mostly I love their landscapes, which are...
