Journalist. PR Consultant. Copywriter. Also a pretty inept equestrian.
When I first set up a blog to document my new life in London, I used the strapline ‘Not tired of life’ as a reference to that famous Samuel Johnson quote ‘When a man is tired of London, he’s tired of life’. Eight years (and several blog reincarnations later) the memory brings a wry smile to my face, because I am unashamed to admit, I’m getting tired of London.
Read More...It is the ultimate irony that in this age that presents us with multiple means of communication we are in many respects no better at communicating with our friends than before the invention of the internet?
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While more commonly associated with sweet treats, Mars has been taking a serious gamble on something else we seemingly can’t resist – pets.
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“The challenge is raising them and fighting tradition – we are not our mothers,” says Insta-mum Clemmie Hooper, aka Mother of Daughters, of being a millennial parent (a mum born between 1980 and 1995). Every generation likes to think it’s rebelling, but technology and the advent of equality, means today’s new parents – us millennials – actually are. Whether it’s in terms of discipline, equipment, or the role of dad, we are turning tradition on its head.
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Hundreds of guests no doubt mentally bitching about seating, embarrassing relatives, a veil most Londoners would struggle to fit into their shared flats, mental stress about whether it is a good idea to incorporate children and animals into the day, criticism over costs and a sermon you have no control over… and that’s just what your bog standard couple over the last few decades or so has been worrying about in regards to their wedding. So Lord knows what Meghan and Harry were fretting about in advance of yesterday…
Read More...Just started a job in business or property journalism? Or maybe you are one of those rare young people who can afford to become a landlord? Either way, if you have no idea what terms like yield and rent cover mean, this is the guide for you…
“Say the name Claude Monet and anyone with a vague clue about art thinks of country landscapes and gardens. It wasn’t just water lily ponds that tickled the fancy of this founder of French impressionist painting, though: Monet was also moved to paint cities too, as is highlighted in the National Gallery’s glorious new exhibition Monet & Architecture.”
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