Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, has been a much vilified character due to her role in the history of the British monarchy and like many, I had a rather negative opinion of her and was in no[...]
I grew up in communist Russia and even with the limited press resources then compared to too many now, photojournalism played a crucial part in the formation of my character. Yet after attending two[...]
I didn’t plan to pen this post, but an event that took place last month on Instagram and the gentle nudging, first by by my husband and later a friend, who made it her mission to convince[...]
I think it has become a good annual tradition for me to see Natalia Osipova on stage at Sadler’s Wells in London in the last few years and every time[...]
I was indirectly introduced to food writer, chef & stylist Olia Hercules by my photographer friend Aneta through Olia’s first book, ‘Mamushka’, that[...]
One of the reasons why I started my website many moons ago was an opportunity to interview incredibly talented people many of who, for a variety of reasons, don’t get to be in a spotlight, yet[...]
It’s always fascinating to see political debates in public, garnering emotions that rule over people taking part, whether on stage or in the audience. Last night’s Intelligence[...]
Ever since I was a child reading was one of my favourite pastimes. It started with my parents & on occasion my aunt reading to me, alongside the most magnificently imaginative stories my paternal[...]
We all have favourite authors and books, but often we don’t dig deeper in order to find out the story of the author or the way that a certain novel came about, particularly so, when it is a known[...]
With wellness gurus and bloggers focussing on green juices, avocados and teas, coffee isn’t often written about and I thought I would correct that with a post about a fairly new brand[...]