It’s February or ‘Dead Feb’ as it’s known in our house, nothing really happens, no trips, no sunshine no leaves on trees. So I am doing a crazy declutter- it is positively forensic and after the bin liners have left for the local charity shop, I will clean like a woman possessed by the e-cloth devil. The good thing about February is, with no distractions we can nest, sort, fix and do all the jobs we put off because of…
How often have you said, “What I need is a holiday” And by this you mean packing a bag, leaving the country and preferably heading to the sun for two weeks, returning restored with all your weary woes gone like magic? But the truth is, sometimes these ‘quick fix’ breaks don’t actually fix anything. You merely take your problems with you and return with most of them but you are poorer and have a load of dirty washing! The tan…
I’m loving the theme of this week’s bumper copy of My Weekly because in the melee of consumerism, plain, simple, sensible messages about health and wellbeing get buried. Why is this? My theory is because sound, practical advice isn’t headline grabbing, it doesn’t sell books, DVD’s, promote YouTube sites or have scroll stopping Instagram seduction. Yet the sage advice steeped in science and social studies if followed by all would go some way to ‘Saving’ the NHS. About a year…
So, we’re marching forward into the new year, some of us have specific resolutions others (me) just give it a broad- brush stroke to try and find as much good in the complications of life as we can. Since entering my 60’s health has gone from somewhere near the bottom of my ‘To Do List’ to the top, if not the very top. I’m literally frightened to death of becoming inactive by my own lack of effort, this doesn’t’ mean…
Hello, Well, after our much-deserved Autumn gift of sunny days someone up there has started to turn the gas down (obviously saving money) and we on earth are reaching for extra layers and a little all-round warmth and comfort. I might rail against this change in temperature with true British moaning, but my Danish friends (I have many) have ‘got this’. They positively look forward to it, embrace it and even give it a word ‘Hygge’ which roughly…
As many of you know, we have had a long standing relationship with TV sensation, Anthea Turner, so we were thrilled to bits when she agreed to collaborate on a bag with us, called none other than the Chrysanthea. The Chrysanthea is a stunning leather handbag which can be worn crossbody, or as a shoulder bag, and has the trademark detachable smaller pocket bag on the front, which everybody knows the Sarah Haran range for! After all, it wouldn’t be…
I am delighted to be finally be sharing with you the gorgeous new Chrysanthea Shoulder Bag, something I have been working on with Sarah Haran for a while now! It’s the perfect addition to your SH collection! Read our press release below to find out more about the Chrysanthea… In collaboration with the gorgeous Anthea Turner, the thoughtfully designed handbag can be worn either cross-body or over the shoulder, making it the perfect modern living bag. The relaxed, slouchy effect makes it the…
Hello, I always look forward to my Thursday chat with our Editor Stuart about the articles he and the team are working on and this week in relation to one of them he asked me a question which I answered very quickly and as you and I have learnt by now those quick reactions good and bad are the honest ones. They are the answer we come out with before going into some long explanation where we try to sound…
So, this week one of the subjects upper most in my mind (because I’m a born optimist) is packing, or should I say the ‘art’ of packing because it’s a subject I take very seriously, in fact I will go as far as to say I’m a professional packer because for many years it’s been part of my job to arrive on location with the right clothes, toiletries and activity accessories. Horse riding in France, Rock climbing in Wales, city…