Sounds a little like a tongue twister that title, no? Thank you for all your magnificent olfactory recommendations for aromas to match Mr Chihuly’s creations. Here are some thoughts of The Dand...
“For Chrissake don’t put your elbows on the bar!” Chrissy catches the articulations of Claire’s arms in the palms of her hands, cupping them centimetres from the sticky surface below, jus...
Today, dear friends, we celebrate four roses: Three human, one scent.… all fragrant! The first is photographed above. This is her public image (borrowed or real we cannot say). She is the simpl...
Born wealthy and gasp-inducingly beautiful she is, naturally, a difficult woman to buy a gift for. From a distance, at a champagne reception gleefully devouring mini crème brulee canapes, she mi...
A small city surrounded by wild countryside and coasts. Outside the music store Autumn turns to Winter. In its window the all year around promise of prospective presents massed within. I am eight...
He is an angular officer of the Tsar’s cavalry mounted on the back of a black thoroughbred horse. Worldy, sensual, rough and exotic. Yet at once, so you like to imagine, he has his vulnerabilit...
A public holiday in London today… the last one of the Summer. The last one in fact until Winter is with us and we celebrate Christmas. So what better way to go out than with a bang, a whoop, a ...
Before the warm season ends, seize the chance. Throw open shutters for soon they will be closed against the sadder colder months. Let sunlight in. Squinting in brilliance perceive a sea of lemon ...