Push the Limits
on May 1, 2009 in Books The Writer's Life Fame writing For as long as they've been around, books have enlightened , instructed and given pleasure. Despite this, and freqently because of it, too, they have also offended and outraged in equal measure. The history of book censorship is long and colourful,...

Make Do and Mend
on Apr 30, 2009 in Vintage Delights Interiors Design Midcentury Modern Inspirations Upcycle, recycle, rebirth...today's post would have made our wartime ancestors proud! I've always been a huge fan of renovation projects whether it's one piece of furniture or a whole house. And in the current economic and ecological climate what be...

Write Now
on Apr 29, 2009 in Writers' Resources Books The Writer's Life writing Inspirations If you always wanted to write a novel but never quite found the time (aka motivation), you could do a lot worse than join the annual national novel writing competition at NaNoWriMo.NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month - founded ten years ago by Ch...

Five Things I'm Loving Right Now
on Apr 28, 2009 in Music Randomness Dogs TV Interiors Inspirations I've decided that along with Shop of the Week, this is going to be a regular blog spot. The reasons for this are twofold: firstly because the things I am loving right now are notoriously transient and won't justify a whole individual post, and second...

Shop Of The Week
on Apr 27, 2009 in Vintage Delights Shop of the Week Interiors Design How I miss the old London Routemasters...fond memories of travelling to school in the Elephant and Castle each day with a walkman the size of a house brick and the smell of eau de Silk Cut wafting around on the top deck...Nothing beats the sense of e...

Raiders of the Lost Art
on Apr 27, 2009 in screenplays film writing Inspirations Most people have films that inspire them, that they revisit for the rest of their lives and which occupy a special place in their heart. Not many, however, decide to remake them... But in 1982 this is exactly what three schoolboys did, and the res...

Pinch Me
on Apr 26, 2009 in Interiors Design In the lexicon of modern furniture design, Pinch is ccertainly a brand to conjure with. Founded in early 2004 by husband and wife team Russell and Oona Pinch, the collection debuted at the 100% Design show with 10 original pieces that went on to win...

MidCentury Goes Mobile
on Apr 25, 2009 in Vintage Delights Interiors Design Midcentury Modern Oh I do love to be beside the seaside.....and even more so when it's seen from the vantage point of an Eames chair or two...Yes! The Midcentury Show is having its annual sojourn away from London on 10th May 2009 and has chosen as its location the bea...

Make Your Mark
on Apr 24, 2009 in Design via Google Images Graffiti: Italian, plural of graffito [scribbling; graffito, a scratch]:usually relating to unauthorized writing or drawing on a public surface. (From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) Whether you believe it to be an anti...

Shop Of The Week
on Apr 21, 2009 in Vintage Delights Books Shop of the Week Interiors Design Midcentury Modern Each week I’m going to be recommending some of the books, films, music and shops that inspire me. I think it’s a great way to introduce them to a wider audience and I hope you will take a punt on some of my recommendations and enjoy them as much...