My Sentimental Heart

Ever since I heard about John Lewis collaborating with Mother of Pearl on a capsule collection last month, I've had the launch date earmarked in my diary. Whilst the world might have changed hugely since I first read about the collection, it arrives officially today, and is one well worth expl…

There's no doubt that lots of small businesses are facing a huge degree of uncertainty just at the moment. With lockdown looking like the new reality for the foreseeable future, there's a lot to be said for supporting small, independent and local businesses where you can. A huge number are…

At the moment, I'm sure I'm not the only one who is reaching for the cultural comfort blanket of films, television programmes and books which are old favourites, and which I know are guaranteed to put a smile on my face. There's something really important about these feel-good essentia…

Still working through my backlog of outfit snaps! Although these aren't particularly season appropriate, looking back through some photos from earlier in the year is affording me the perfect opportunity to share some of my as yet unseen winter essentials on these pages, as well as allowing me …

Whilst there's no question that the current situation as we are facing it is a strange and scary one, I'm trying to seek the positive in as much of what I can control as possible. It's easy to feel helpless at times like this, but there are still glimmers of light around if you look fo…

One of the things which I'm trying to enjoy about the current situation is having the opportunity to get some more reading done. Whilst it can be a little bit tricky to switch off to start with, I tend to find that once I've got settle into a regular reading routine (usually before bed), i…

Again, it feels very strange to be sharing posts like this at the moment, but keeping a regular blogging routine is something which is really helping me to maintain a sense of structure and normality, especially as the days seem to be merging into one more and more. I'm also now on furlough fr…

There's no doubt that the world is a very scary place at the moment, and it's completely natural to feel more anxious than normal given the degree of uncertainty which we're all facing, combined with some of the harrowing reporting of the crisis which we're seeing unfold in real ti…

Before the world around us changed so completely, my lovely friend Lucy and I went for a leisurely Saturday lunch at somewhere which has been on my 'to visit' list for as long as I can remember- Thomas's at Burberry. This was nearly three weeks ago now (is anyone else finding it imposs…

It feels like years ago since these photos were taken (well, it was last December), but I'm still struggling to get my head around how much has changed since then. The world has turned upside down in such a short space of time, and it's almost impossible to know how long it will be before …