Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Sometimes I want to write about something other than health! These posts are an ecletic collection of things that interest me and hopefully you’ll like them too. Enjoy x
Thinking of sending actual Christmas cards this year? I usually give money to charity instead of sending cards, but I do like to give special people a special card still. I saw these and thought I'd share. A set of 48 eco recycled/recyclable nice cards if you need quite a few. Or, for really special …
For anyone, like me, who has a cat who is determined to sit with you whilst you work, I've found just the thing! I can't see it for sale anywhere in the UK, but you could always DIY one or ask a local carpenter. I mean: what a great idea. No more over-heated and fur-clogged …
And you couldn't choose better seeds than these from Kew. Although, I confess I might have trouble actually using them as the packet designs are so gorgeous. £3.99 a pack. Not bad for such cheerfulness. Choose from 24 different flowers here. From Kew: "The pollination seed collection brings together a range of plants and flowers …
The French-Style Enamel One I mean, come on: how gorgeous would this look on your kitchen shelfie? Small and beautiful. What's not to like? Check it out The Design Classic One The Juice Salif by Phillipe Starck, this is a stunning piece. Imagine juicing your oranges with this of a morning? See it here The …
Looking for a lighter jacket for Spring that will keep you warm, but make you feel uber-cool? Biker jackets are having a bit of a thing, it seems, and you can't beat a short denim cover-up or blazer either. Try styling with a summer dress, T-shirt and skirt, with a hoodie (hood out) for warmth …
There’s a tradition in drama for the ‘lower classes’ to dish the dirt on the tiddly posh. Plays, especially social comedies, often start with a pair of servants discussing what naughty things their superiors are up to. ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ does something similar. In the 1970s, when I was growing up, this was a drama series …
To chime in with International Women's Day, here are two of my most recent womany TV favourites. First Sandi Toksvig's Extraordinary Escapes on Channel 4. Now, I'll watch anything with this diminutive witty woman in it, to be honest. Why? Because she's just so human, somehow. She comes across as genuine, caring, sensitive and 'normal'. …
Smugge by name, smug by nature, Isabella is debut-novellist Ruth Leigh's unpalatable influencer character, who discovers she has a well-hidden heart of gold. In The diary of Isabella M Smugge, you are hard-pushed to like 'Issy' much, what with her constant #hashtagging, (im)perfect family set creation and incessant people-judging. Moving from London to the country …
I just loved these when I came across them recently. I wasn't even looking for coasters, of course. Mirabilia Sunlight Coasters designed by Anna Glover for Polkra. The hand-illustrated designs are so unusual. Anna was inspired by mythical animals and folklore from ancient Indian, Arabic and European manuscripts, known as Books of Mirabilia. Mirabilia means …
Not being blessed as a natural crafter, this has not been on my radar at all. But now it is, and I love the simplicity of it. You can make a blanket like this.... ...in an hour! If you can't be bothered, of course, and still want some chunky beauty for your bed or sofa, …