We LOVE Patrick Grant’s new book LESS
Patrick Grant is in the news. The Great British Sewing Bee is back (10 years and counting) and the esteemed judge, champion of British manufacturing, co-owner of Savile Row’s Norton &...
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RHS Chelsea celebrates Octavia Hill and the joy of plants and flowers
Being in green spaces, whether in woods, park or gardens, is proven to improve mood, mental health and emotional wellbeing. University of Exeter research shows positive impacts including reduci...
Fran Lebowitz on being old
Fran Lebowitz is 73-years-old. In an interview in this week’s Grazia magazine the New York-based author and social observer discusses the upcoming election, city-living, style and ...
The stark(ers) reality of older bodies
We are bombarded by images of perfect bodies: young not old, sculpted not flabby. So it’s been a relief recently to see a couple of films featuring positive depictions of naked older peop...
Going solo: why travelling by yourself is always a good idea
Going on holiday by yourself is an opportunity to put yourself first; to take care of your own needs and wants. You don’t have to take anyone else’s opinions into account: what to d...
Vintage seller Michelle Mason shares her advice on buying and styling second-hand homewares
It’s a small world. I hadn’t realised that my old friend Michelle Mason actually went to school with Carolyn Denham the founder of Merchant & Mills until after I’d publi...
The pure joy of people-watching
To the casual observer, it may look as if I’m simply loafing around in a Parisian street cafe, idly toying with a café crème. But behind the vacant-looking facade, I’m in fact ext...
That’s Not My Age podcast: Lyn Slater (AKA the Accidental Icon) on How To Be Old
Lyn Slater and I have met several times over the years, in New York – and she attended both my book launches with her partner Calvin. The former professor, writer, activist and ‘ref...
Expert wardrobe decluttering advice from professional organiser and founder of A Tidy Mind: Kate Ibbotson
‘I haven’t always been tidy! I wasn’t a hoarder, but was what I’d describe as a clutter-bug, with a bit of a shopping addiction,’ admits professional organiser, life c...
Is your smart phone ruining your memory & making you less smart?
Cast your mind back to a time before smartphones, when instead of tapping away on your small screen, we did mental arithmetic to split a restaurant bill or work out our earnings, carried...
Fiona Pickles the artist having her first exhibition aged 60
Over the last few months, mixed media artist and ‘ botanical alchemist’ Fiona Pickles has had two big reasons to celebrate: her 60th birthday and her first ever, solo exhibition. &#...
Are you Ageist? A brilliant new campaign
On my local train station the other day, this billboard stopped me in my tracks. The question ARE YOU AGEIST?