Isn't the cover pretty on this book? Well, don't be fooled, it's really Dickensian and dark. Iris dreams of learning how to paint, but spends her days with her twin sister Rose making dolls. Not just any dolls, but dolls that often look like people's dead children in a store in Victorian London that is …
By the time you read this, I will be sleeping off jet lag and ordering room service in a hotel in Vancouver, BC. Last week I posted about my favourite things about London, but one thing I didn't talk about was how odd the city is. There are so many weird and wonderful stories in …
After living in London for just under a decade, there are things about this city that I have absolutely loved. Since today is the day I'm flying out and moving on, I thought I'd share some of my favourite places and things about this great city. Fortnum And Mason This one has to come first. …
Penned by the author of the bestselling The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, this book is the story of another Victorian crime which was notorious in it's time, The Plaistow Tragedy of 1895. Two boys, 12 and 13 years old, told neighbors and friends that their mother had gone to Liverpool and proceeded to attend cricket …
Continue reading The Wicked Boy: An Infamous Murder in Victorian London by Kate Summerscale
Cara Walden is the beautiful starlet daughter of a well known Hollywood director, who flees to London with her half brother Gray when he's targeted by the Hollywood Blacklist. He's fleeing political persecution, and she's fleeing the memory of an affair that left her used and pregnant. In London, they fall in with Left Wing …
I picked these eccentric earrings up at London Fashion Week Festival last year. They're superfun baby pink acrylic, lasercut. And yes, they're cats! These are a favourite accessory from London brand From Nic Love, who create glittery, delightful jewelry and accessories that are bold and fun. Since I get a lot of compliments on these, …
Continue reading Accessory Of The Day: Pink Cat Earrings From Nic Love
London, 1883, three lives are drawn together. Thaniel, a young man who works for the Home Office as a telegraphist, an eccentric Japanese watchmaker who may have links to a bomb set my Irish revolutionaries, and Grace, a woman at Oxford who longs to be able to work on her science experiments in peace. When …
Continue reading The Watchmaker Of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
The word Bedlam became part of common usage as a slang word for chaos, anarchy and mess, but was originally a well known hospital for those suffering from mental illness. It was established in 1247 and existed at different sites til the 1930's. It's history is the history of the treatment for people who were …
Continue reading Bedlam: London And Its Mad by Catharine Arnold
I love heading to London Fashion Week each season, even though my blog is small and I don't get loads of invites, I love the whole thing! It's fun to see the shows on Instagram and when you're attending, the street style and the vibe is pretty amazing. I thought I'd share the love by …
Continue reading LFW: A Look At 2017 Fall/Winter Fashion Trends
You guys probably know that I love Macabella Spread, so when the lovely people there got in touch with me and asked me if I'd like to be part of their Summer campaign, I said I'd love to. Macabella is a macadamia nut and Belgian chocolate spread that you can have on toast, use in …
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