Save to My Nest At the risk of sounding like bad plumbing and overly gushing, I was beyond delighted when Dominic North agreed to a little interview with Magpie. I’ve seen him dance many times in Matthew Bourne’s ballets – not least in Swan Lake where he played the troubled Prince who is eventually rescued …
Save to My Nest The Hill We Climb Mr President, Dr Biden, Madam Vice President, Mr Emhoff, Americans and the world: when day comes we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade. We’ve braved the belly of the beast. We’ve learned that …
Save to My Nest Sparkling Sundays It’s the cutting of the foil that begins the process, Sharp edges best avoided. The anticipation of what’s to come. Unpicking and untwisting the wire, Until all that’s left to do is turn. Do you turn the bottle or the cork? You turn the bottle. And with a mighty …
Save to My Nest The bulbs are poking their heads above ground and all too soon it’ll be spring. Switch up your sofa with some new spring cushions – here are three that we love!
Save to My Nest We first met Jenny Linford, food writer, independent food producer champion and author a couple of years ago at the Isle of Wight Literary Festival. Born in London but living as a child in Singapore and Italy, her appreciation of food stems from living in places where food is not just …
Save to My Nest Artecology’s ground-breaking artificial rockpools, Vertipools, have been installed this winter in the Mediterranean for the first time following a commission from the Government of Gibraltar as part of their Greening the Grey programme. This, from Artecology’s Claire Hector. Ecoengineers and biodiversity design team Artecology are based in the Solent region, on …
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Save to My Nest With this weekend having been the anniversary of both the birth and death of David Bowie, this book for geeky kids seems entirely apposite. Most of us know what it’s like to have an embarrassing parent but Space Oddity by Christopher Edge takes the concept to a new level in this …
Save to My Nest Our lovely friend Jenny Stewart has sent us this brilliant 14 day free offer to get you into the swing of wellness for a new year – so get signed up! Your virtual wellness community: We know times are tough right now, and therefore we wanted to share a little positivity. Balance …
Save to My Nest Hattie Metcalfe reviews Taylor Swift’s latest offering… I’ve gone from hardly being interested in Taylor Swift, to writing two articles about her within the space of a few months. Is that what we call growth? I think so. After the shock announcement of her eight album Folklore back in July, the …
Save to My Nest With the world as it is and many of us working from home and not getting out and about as much as we’d like to, there is still lots that we can do not just for ourselves but for others too this January. Acts of self kindness and kindness towards others …
