This one was recommended to me by an old friend, and it ended up on my must-read list for the year. It's the first book in a huge epic sci-fi saga called The Commonwealth Saga, and oh my God, it's about a billion pages long, and has a huge list of characters. The book is …
I'm not really the domesticated type, so baking is often beyond me, but I wanted to share this with you because it's fun to do new things and get creative, and also because I can't stop eating Macabella right out of the jar. Macabella is a spread made from macadamias and Belgian cocoa, and goes …
The designs on the covers of this book (there are two, one for the character Bea and one for Peter) are very beautiful, and having read the authors incredible book The Crimson Petal And The White, I expected big things. When Peter is selected by the mysterious company USIC to be a minister on the colonised …
Continue reading The Book Of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
My boyfriend recently built me a laptop (he does things like that, he works in IT), which has all the perfect specs for the blogging, writing and editing that I do. I loved it, but ... It's black and grey. If any of you have seen my really old Mac, you'll know that it has …
So in the interest of full disclosure, I was sent this product to sample and review for you, but honestly, I really, really love it! I'm an addict. I can't stop eating it right out of the jar! Made from cocoa and macadamia nuts, Macabella is a spread that you can use on toast …
Continue reading Macabella and Me: The New Chocolate/Macadamia Spread I’m Obsessed With.
Don't judge a book by it's cover. Although, in most cases you normally can, it would be a real shame to go past this absolute gem because of it's dressing. The book is an exquisite examination of family, grief, dying and the father-daughter relationship, as well as an exploration of place and family anecdote in …
Continue reading Travels With My Father: An Autobiographical Novel By Karen Jennings
One of Hoffman's shorter novels, this fairytale-like story is of a girl whose impulsive wishes can curse those around her to die, and whose wrteched heart has turned to ice.Her first wish was as an eight year old girl, when she wanted her mother to stay home instead of go out to a birthday dinner, …
Happy Halloween! And nothing says "Halloween" like a black cat! There are so many incredible makeup looks out there this year, from zombies, to gory melting faces but I don't have the skills for prosthetics and makeup artist precision. I went for simple, smokey, and achievable looks. Everything used here is listed below. Shirt from …
Continue reading Happy Happy Halloween! And a simple feline makeup look.
It's a beautiful time of year. The leaves are turning burnished golds and reds, and the nights are drawing in earlier and earlier. There's a hint of Winter the the wind in the evenings. And Hallowe'en is the gateway to the colder times, and some say the gateway to more sinister things... Hallowe'en, short for …
Continue reading Something Wicked This Way Comes… My Hallowe’en Look
I came across Swim Classy, the New Jersey based Swimwear brand on Instagram, and I loved the way that they used real women as models. The designs of the bikini's and one pieces are really good: modern, flattering and sexy without revealing too much. I started to wonder, who was behind this great brand? Swim …
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