Heavenly Scent – the art of choosing a perfume
Choosing a new perfume is a serious business – I should know as I have just decided on a new scent after …
Making a connection – through the lens of an amateur photographer
I can still get excited about photos even after spending most of my professional life looking at them! Recently we were given …
Focus on art – Susannah and the Elders
I was listening to an interesting interview the other day about the lack of women artists in major museums and galleries. While …
Generation War – Our Mothers, Our Fathers – a personal view
As a German living abroad for half my life, I am used to even my closest friends betraying anti-German feelings in jokes …
Time Travels with Myself – Part 1
I have always been fascinated by the 1920s and 1930s – I have no idea where this came from but as one …
Nelson Mandela and my political awakening
This morning the world woke up to the news millions had been dreading – the beacon of hope, freedom and reconciliation, Nelson …
Bollywood – colourful, sexy and fabulous
I had my first taste of Bollywood in Berlin yesterday and the experience has left me wanting more! A close friend who …
Bakelite – a fantastic plastic
We are surrounded by all things plastic and I guess not all of us ever really think about the origins of …
Brief Encounters
My most recent trip to New York City was memorable in many ways. Apart from a fabulous and inspiring PACA conference – …
The genteel West – more cultural adventures in Berlin
After my recent adventures in Berlin’s east, this weekend was all about the West, more precisely the very affluent area around the …