What is the literal cut-off point for women having very long hair (and by “long” I mean where it almost goes into the toilet bowl)? Thirty? Forty? Fifty? Try 65 – the age I turned this year. If this strikes you as grossly inappropriate, in theory I’m with you. The unspoken rule is that the
“Why doesn’t anyone ever do what you ask them to?” inquired my husband, who is something of an expert on the question, I should have thought. He was referring specifically to a plea I made three years ago to people I’ve never met to stop sending emails that begin: “I am reaching out to you.”
It’s strange the things that can trigger amity or affection. At the beginning of the capsule/pod coffee-maker craze, when George Clooney, with his come-to-bed eyes, was seducing the world with Nespresso machines, I bonded with my eldest daughter’s Italian boyfriend over the Bialetti Moka pot. Notwithstanding the expense and waste of the capsule coffee makers,
As part of the planning for a retreat I’m organizing in May, I recently visited Scotland. I spent time near Edinburgh to learn more about the work of designer and weaver Araminta Campbell, whose approach reflects the connection between nature and clothing. Her atelier, set within a fairytale castle outside the city, is renowned for
I heard on the wireless a reference to the growing number of small political parties getting funds from short money. I’m afraid I let it slide past me as one of the many things about money that I don’t understand. Short is an extremely productive element in English vocabulary. Short-haul journeys preceded by decades the
Part of the problem of contemporary interaction is that our categories are now blurred
It may most often be used now as an echo of Parker
It may most often be used now as an echo of Parker
I never leave home without one
Surviving afflictions unscathed is not always an unmixed virtue
Being able to hold your drink – and chopsticks – are considered impressive feats
The word potassium derives from the earthy English word ‘potash’
Indeed, it has some evolutionary advantages
The word ‘ninja’ itself is less than 100 years old
The compound word describes what the vulgar press calls a supermoon
We zipped the baby into the only snowsuit and trooped out, snowballs first on the agenda
The first hurdle: how to get the sleep right to avoid jetlag
The country is much more than a geopolitical hotspot or even a stable Asian democracy we’ve committed to help
My family was given the liberty to slowly figure things out the way we wanted to
Whether or not we need a real monument to the Founding Father, his contribution to the blueprint of America ought not go unnoticed
