Save to My Nest We know Elizabeth Marsh as the name and face behind the flowers, the familiar font on the bouquets that arrive at our doors budding with life. What we also know, whether or not subconsciously, is that her flowers have always been more than just flowers – perhaps due to the simple …
Save to My Nest When we set our little shop up we looked for people to advertise their wares in it who, we felt, had the same sort of ethos as we do – a small business with ethical undertones and one of the ones we approached was Cowes based Seagrass Designs owned by designer …
Save to My Nest I was directed to the Instagram account of You Tuber and podcaster Hayley Morris by a friend who thought that I’d love her short reels. And I absolutely do. Based on all of her own misgivings and played as two handers with her ‘brain’ and ‘stomach’ they’re brilliant (far too on …
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Save to My Nest Here at Magpie we are huge admirers of photographer Matt Inwood whose Instagram pictures of food are things of legend. He’s also a thoroughly good egg (no pun intended) and has offered us a lovely insight into his life during lockdown. He was also kind enough to allow us to feature …
Save to My Nest Suzy and Caroline are proprietoresses of Bijoux Vintage London specialising in beautiful one off vintage jewellery pieces (perfect for that unusual Valentine’s gift). As a lifelong jewellery addict, Maryanne Singleton spoke to them about the whys and wherefores of buying a vintage piece… When and why did you begin Bijoux Vintage? …
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 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 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 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 …
Save to My Nest Juliet Bawden chooses her favourite 2021 calendars This has been a strange year to say the least but with optimism in the air and thought of next year being better, I have picked out some interesting, funny and beautiful calendars for you. Some have been designed by small independents, that have …
