This was the day that a German magazine client stuck hair clippings (with glue) to my face to form a moustache and "super-fuzzy eyebrows". They wanted me to look like Einstein. You can tell how happy I am about that... It got worse - did I mention that this was a...
I'm big on bed linen. I didn't used to be, but when I bought my first house I had a bit of a "linen epiphany". I went through the bin-bags filled with sheets and duvet covers and I realised that half the stuff was of such terrible quality it was good for nothing more...
I'm with you, candle-phobes. Much as I love a gorgeously-scented jar of wax burning away in the corner, I do find that I am mentally uneasy for every second that the wick is lit. I'm not saying that we shouldn't take extra care when a candle is lit, not by any means -...
Forgive the random pet post, but this whole dog-owning business is new to me and I feel that my steep-learning-curve-experience requires at least some minimal documenting. And yesterday was a bit of a first: travelling with a puppy into central London. I've never had...
We have finally taken the Christmas tree down (late due to laziness, not through any particular sense of sentiment or nostalgia) and packed away the baubles and the tinsel and all of the other oddments that get dragged from the loft throughout the festive season. This...
Books aren't something that immediately come to mind when I think of the January sales, but a kind reader brought the Amazon "12 Days of Kindle" event to my attention. Hundreds of books, including bestsellers and new releases, starting at 99p. I've been on a bit of a...
At the start of every New Year I take a piece of paper and I write down all the things that I am thankful for. Yes, I know, pass the sick bucket and all that, but if I can be serious for a second: in this fast-paced, competitive world we now inhabit, it is incredibly...
And how are we all feeling post-Christmas? Bursting stomachs and fuzzy heads? I've been really quite abstemious this year - a few glasses of champagne and wine on the significant days, a decent helping of Christmas dinner, but no gluttonous eating and drinking...
A question I have asked myself many times (mainly because I have seen the film so many times): how the hell to the burglars in Home Alone survive all of those injuries? I mean, there's suspension of disbelief and then there's just plain ridiculous! You'd be pretty...
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope that you all have a wonderful day with family and friends and lots of merriment. I write this at 00:20 with my hair wet from the rain outside and the end chorus of Hark the Herald Angels still ringing in my ears; I decided to attend...
Right. Don't watch this video if you're in a place where it really wouldn't be very good to start crying. Don't watch it on the tube, at work, in the supermarket queue or just after you've put on your mascara. But when you do watch it, make sure that you read the...
I'm not so sure how I feel about eating my Christmas turkey now I know that Mr AMR has been having long conversations with it! We happen to have a quite famous turkey farm in our new village and Mr AMR had made a habit of crossing the road to gobble-gobble at the...