There is something rather sad about an object that has become the last of its kind. A single teacup sitting forlornly on a charity-shop shelf, its saucer long since disappeared. A sugar bowl with no lid. A teapot that has somehow survived the decades but lost the very thing thatContinue Reading
‘I have never owned a television’. It is one of those statements which, depending upon whom I am talking to, can produce anything from mild surprise to the sort of look usually reserved for people who confess to having no central heating. (Which, by the way I also don’t have.)Continue Reading
In this modern day age of advertisements, YouTube and social media it is really easy to be bombarded into believing we should be like everyone else. Or at the very least, buy this thing or do this thing that will make me a better something, or other. In a slowContinue Reading
There comes a point in life when you realise that slowing down isn’t really about getting old at all. In fact, it may be one of the wisest lessons we ever learn. For much of our lives, we’re encouraged to move faster, work harder, and fill every available moment. ProductivityContinue Reading
Black Friday dawns. A very new thing here in France but it has definitely taken on a life of its own. As someone who lived in the USA, I am used to the concept of Black Friday because it came after Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is always on the last Thursday ofContinue Reading
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