So many questions spring to mind when I look at this photo of an African lady sporting full Victorian-style dress in the hot desert heat. Some more frivolous…
A couple of weekends ago, I visited a friend across town (near this hidden gem) and I spotted a blue plaque which read: ‘Violet and Daisy Hilton nee…
I grew up in a household obsessed with Stanley Kubrick films. To romanticise these times, I spent many an hour watching The Shining – my Dad’s particular favourite,…
As we revel in the afterglow of the landmark moment Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris, made history as the first Black and South Indian-American woman to hold office, I’d…
Turns out that even in the Victorian era, humans were obsessed with pictures of cats doing silly things. It also turns out that the forefather of silly cat…
I’ve just been invited to a hen do, and I’m going to suggest the theme is ‘smoker night’ circa 1941. What’s a smoker night I hear you ask?…
It’s come that time for me in Brighton when the charm of whizzing around town on my bike is overshadowed by feelings of dread at the though of…
Nobody could create a party shoe quite like Thea Cadabra. From bumper cars and space rockets, to rainbows and clouds, palm trees and suspender belts, Thea Cadabra -…
Apparently in the 18th century, the word “macaroni” referred to the hairstyle of a young English aristocrat. Who knew? On a more serious pasta-related note, I also read…