Living in the islands of perpetual summer and being fortunate enough to enjoy sunshine around 90% of the year, I have had plenty of time to get my summer wardrobe and summer essentials pretty much sorted. Summer seems to be flying by (June disappeared in the blink of an eye!) but we still have plenty of warm weather left and I wanted to share some of my summer staples with…
One of the highlights of the BVI social calendar is the Leverick Bay Poker Run – every year in May, speedboats of all shapes and sizes from around the Caribbean convene in the North Sound for some of the hottest cards in town. The first leg of the Caribbean Poker Run Triple Crown. Lining the docks the brightly coloured boats and coordinating crews jostle for space – the engines throb…
Sunday was my birthday, I turned 30 *ahem* and-a-few-more… and I thought that it was the ideal opportunity to open up and tell you a bit about myself. So here goes nothing! 1. The only perfume I’ll wear is Issey Miyake L’Eau D’Issey Eau de Parfum. I’ve been wearing it for 17 years now and recently massively freaked out when I was struggling to find the EDP any time I…
Buying designer handbags on the cheap is usually a fool’s game – I know because I’ve done it. When I was 19 it was the too-good-to-be-true eBay purchases – Gucci handbags and Tiffany necklaces (if I remember rightly…) items that broke, fell apart or tarnished in a distinctly un-designer fashion. When I was 21 it was the street stalls lining the roads in Italy (when I lived in Pisa )…
Good morning! It’s Monday, we’re back to work, it’s the start of a brand new week and it’s time to talk planners. I have always been a stationary addict – getting ready to go back to school was my favourite time of year and I would spend hours shopping beautiful notebooks, pens and folders whenever we were in France (is it just me, or do the French have the cutest…
