December 14, 2018 | General
Three Reasons Why – Realisation Par Welcome dear readers to what will be a regular slot here on SDJ, featuring well-known and lesser known brands and yes you guessed it, THREE reasons why they are worthy of our buying power. In an ongoing bid to buy less and buy...
September 28, 2018 | General
Sherri Colter is a London based fashion designer and made her London Fashion Week debut earlier this month. Her new luxury womenswear label Colter is a celebration of fierce female strength, featuring intricate embroideries on body-confident cuts, vibrant colour...
August 12, 2018 | General, Life
Ivy League – The Ivy Brighton and The Ivy Chelsea Garden Going to the newly-opened Ivy in the Lanes this week in Brighton was a last-minute decision prompted by the fact that the Hubster and I had no children for the evening. So we grabbed the bull by the...
April 29, 2018 | General, Life
Paris – Willkomen, Bienvenue, Welcome… The City of Lights isn’t known for its welcoming attitudes towards the younger kind. Chain smoking residents, tutting, unsmiling professionals, no offers of help lifting prams on public transport and the...
February 22, 2018 | General
Baby It’s Cold Outside Is it still winter? That’s a resounding yep. Plus oh joy, we are all set for a ‘polar vortex’ this weekend in the UK which will prolong the ‘W’ word even more. It’s all too easy to project ahead...
December 03, 2017 | General, Style
More Than A Feeling I’ve always disliked the word ‘brunch’. The very sound of it is curt, clipped, slightly supercilious and smug. But now I see the light. It’s earned all of its brownie points AND some and has a right to be all those...
October 05, 2017 | General, Life, Style
Spending the weekend in Paris recently with my sister (who now lives there) was just magical. Without my kids in tow, I was free to roam at will and at leisure – a luxury in itself. Sometimes, it’s simply the small things that count and bring a flush of...
September 20, 2017 | Life
The City Spending a week in the beautiful Spanish city of Valencia is akin to being bathed in the very kindest of light, all day long. I’m no professional photographer, but taking pictures in this place is a dream. The clear white light means everything...
