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Our Fathers’ Daughters
When I first saw the light of day, my parents were utterly stumped. I was supposed to be a boy and my high-pitched girly wails interfered with their well-laid plans. They only had one name picked out,...
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Art by application – Japanese screens in Excel: Tatsuo Horiuchi
One of the cruelest things about retirement, especially for men – is suddenly finding you have nothing to do every day. The first thing that happens is the man tries to take back control of the house –...
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Ten (scientifically proven) things every woman should know about a man’s Brain.
“Men”, said my pal Howard – who was a good few decades older than me, “are literal beasts. They take what you say at face value. They will not spend hours teasing every word apart looking for alternate...
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A Life in the Day: Eleonora of “ottominuti”, juggling lives in Brussels
For this installment of “A Life in the Day of”, we travel to Brussels to meet Eleonora, woman of many hats, fellow Italian and blogger at “ottominuti“. We chose to publish her contribution during our...
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A Life in the Day: Lazy Laura Maisey – blogger and cafe-wallah… extraordinaire.
“I wake at 6.40am and get dressed. I’m due in work at 7am and always believe I can drink a cup of tea in those 15 minutes. Only one thing stops this from happening though… I have a fear of … Continue...
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Taking a walk in someone else’s shoes: will it make you a better person?
Emma is a large woman with a ready smile of white and golden teeth and a secret salsa recipe she will not share, not even, I suspect, under torture. She has been working in the same restaurant kitchen...
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Curiosity killed the cat? Hardly
It took me a long time to accept that failure was a good thing. Maybe not the massive, knocking you off your feet type of failures, (although, few and far between, those have their value too), but the...
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Learning to embrace all things new
The first student was a young actress who needed to learn some lines in perfect Italian. Not your run of the mill student but this is LA after all, and I took it as a good omen. She was pretty …...
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Sitting in a movie theatre with my eyes closed – giving group meditation a try
I am no stranger to meditation. The very first yoga class I ever took, over 18 years ago, happened to be a free meditation class on January 1, 1996. I saw a sign and wandered in, hoping for a good …...
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Thought for the week …#43
Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery. Victor Hugo
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The perfection of simplicity – we choose our timeless style.
sofagirl: In honour of “Simple Week” camparigirl and I thought we would each pick one outfit that we thought was restrained perfection. I did consider jeans and a v-neck cashmere sweater – my favourite...
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Dear Jenna – an open letter to J Crew
Dear Ms. Lyons, Would I be too upfront in asking that, next time you sit down at your messy desk, in your stylish office, looking for inspiration for your next collection, you think of me? Let me...
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Should I say or should I no?
I’ve been battling to try write a piece on keeping my mouth shut sometimes … because mainly I am ok with the things I’ve said. I know they made my life difficult, that I made enemies who held a grudge,...
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The beauty of an imperfect body – Helmut Newton’s powerful women
But, if I were to look for a moment at the pore-less faces, the sculpted legs, the absence of lines or of any imperfections, it wouldn’t be hard to see why young girls today feel so inadequate and work...
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It’s not all Vespas and gelatos – the other Italy
Let’s play a word association game: if I said Italy, what would come to mind? Would you say gelato, good food, Vespa, cute guys, fashion and maybe history? When I think of Italy, now that I have spent...
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An apple a day doesn’t always keep the doctor away – choosing a doctor that’s...
My life, right now, is an endless string of dentists’ appointments. I have the misfortune of having to do some extensive dental work and, a couple of months ago, my wonderful (and drop dead gorgeous...
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The power of one – how a physics professor defeated an oil giant
Unless you live in the Italian region of Abruzzo, routinely read the Italian newspapers, or are an oil junkie, chances are you have never heard the name Maria Rita D’Orsogna. Until a few weeks ago,...
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Thought of the week… #47
Sex will never be simple or nice in the ways we might like it to be. It is not fundamentally democratic or kind; it is bound up with cruelty, transgression and the desire for subjugation and...
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Breaking up is hard to do – especially with a best friend
The voice mail or e-mail arrive punctually every few months. “Have been thinking about you so much lately. I miss you. The reason why I haven’t been in touch is blah blah blah” and, at the end “I don’t...
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Wild at heart – city girl moves to the urban wilderness
On Thanksgiving night, a couple of years ago, after all the dishes were put away and the tv was playing in the background, I reached out to Portia with a biscuit. When I retrieved my hand, the tops of...
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