My brother is such a pain! I swear he was put on this earth to wind me up! He just hates me! Just like any other teenage boy he spends his time going through his sisters’ (me) stuff, hiding my shoes and getting me into trouble with Mum and Dad.

We were due to go to [...]

My father-in-law moved to America several years ago. While I quite enjoy going there for holidays it is not so convenient when it comes to birthdays and Christmases.

His birthday was coming up and as usual I was in charge of buying him a present. Now buying him any old present was not easy because [...]

Weddings are a big part of anyone’s life so when I had to plan mine I thought I would actually die from exhaustion! I started organizing a year in advance. According to all the books this wasn’t long enough. They suggest 18 months to 2 years! I didn’t have that much time! My groom would [...]

I have decided that I am going to start collecting something. And that something is cufflinks. I know this sounds odd coming from a 23 year old but a good collection needs to be built up over a lot of years so the earlier I start, the better my collection will be. My first [...]

If you have ever been at a wedding you will know that everyone in the wedding party looks the same. Particularly the men, who are limited to about five options to choose from. The best man usually has a lot of responsibilities on the day and long into the night, so many of the guests [...]

Vintage, retro, aged, old school, it’s all cool. We love to have reminders of days past, maybe it’s a desire to hang on to our youth or maybe for the young it’s a curiosity and a longing to be different. And for some pack rats, it’s just too hard to let go of the past, [...]