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Home & GardenJune 24, 2011

We love: Miette Bakery

By Jane

If this charming film doesn’t have you reaching for the ingredients to make a cake, nothing will. Thanks to food writer Debora Robertson for alerting us to the wonderful world of Miette, San Franciscos most charming cake shop. Owner Meg… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 22, 2011

Cruise 2012 collections: what we like so far

By Jane

Cruise collections are fast becoming more and more important in the fashion world. Originally an American solution to the problem of living in one season and holidaying in a another (usually hotter) one, cruise/resort collections now provide transitional, almost seasonless… Read More

Out & AboutJune 18, 2011

Coming soon: North London Vintage Market

By Jane

I am not a huge fan of shopping and despite the fact I work in fashion and love collecting things, a retail experience has to be extraordinary to get me excited (unless of course its COS, which makes me hyperventilate!).… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 16, 2011

How to build a community

By Jane

Last week we were invited along to Boden HQ for a Tea Party. It seems Johnnie and the team were very pleased with the post we wrote recently on how to be a great brand, so they invited us along… Read More

Art & CultureJune 14, 2011

The Burning House

By Jane

What would you save if your house were burning down? Difficult one isn’t it. Foster R Huntington asks the question on his blog The Burning House and invites people to post a picture and list of the things they would… Read More

Middle Aged MumJune 12, 2011

Middleagedmum.com: the one where I load the dishwasher

By Jane

When it comes to domestic chores I could not in any way be described as a control freak. I was not blessed (or cursed) with a cleaning gene. On the surface everything seems pretty respectable and reasonably clean, but I… Read More

Art, Culture & Craft, We Are ReadingJune 11, 2011

Colour Hunting by Hedwig van Onna, Hanneke Kamphuijs and Jeanne Tan

By Jane

Things We LoveJune 11, 2011

The Cambridge Satchel

By Jane

As lovers of simple, understated, good quality bags we are always on the look out for something new to add to our collection. We are both huge fans of satchels, which also happen to be very fashionable at the… Read More

Art & CultureJune 10, 2011

The all new Women’s Room

By Jane

A while ago we decided it was time to up our game and get ourselves a new look. We noticed many of the blogs we read every day were getting slicker and easier to read, and interestingly many websites were… Read More

Novels & Biogs, We Are ReadingJune 8, 2011

To My Best Friends by Sam Baker

By Jane

We are grateful to Sandy Lewis for this review “This book is a chick lit summer read and it certainly does what it says on the tin. Runs loosely along the ‘Sex in the City’ formula, give or take, although… Read More

Things We LoveJune 8, 2011

Understated simplicity from Margaret Howell

By Jane

I was having a particularly stressful day last week and decided to nip into Margaret Howell for a spot of fantasy retail therapy. As I entered the neutral, pared down homage to simplicity, I felt instantly calm and my shoulders… Read More

Things We LoveJune 8, 2011

Beg Bicycles

By Jane

We are huge cycling fans here at TWR and always maintain it is entirely possible to look stylish and be comfortable, while riding around town. Beg Bicycles tick all our boxes, by using high quality frames and elegant sit up… Read More

Fashion, We Are ReadingJune 8, 2011

To Die For: Is Fashion Wearing Out the World? by Lucy Siegle

By Jane

Home & Garden, We Are ReadingJune 8, 2011

Modern Vintage Style by Emily Chalmers

By Jane

Art & CultureJune 8, 2011

Sshhh, I’m talking

By Jane

You know what it’s like, you get together with your best girls friends, the wine is flowing, someones teenager is going off the rails, somebody else hates their husband, two people hate their jobs and there is just SO much… Read More

Novels & Biogs, We Are ReadingJune 6, 2011

The Best Of Everything by Rona Jaffe

By Jane

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Home & Garden, Out & AboutJune 6, 2011

We love: All things Scandi

By Jane

I have had a crush on all things Scandinavian for some time now, particularly Scandi food. It started with a visit to Copenhagen some time ago, where I was very taken with the amazing outdoor lifestyle, beautiful people and delicious… Read More

Food, We Are ReadingJune 5, 2011

The Secrets of Scandinavian Cooking by Signe Johansen

By Jane

Food, We Are ReadingJune 5, 2011

The Nordic Bakery Cookbook by Miisa Mink

By Jane

Novels & Biogs, We Are ReadingJune 4, 2011

Lucky Break by Esther Freud

By Jane

Food, We Are ReadingJune 4, 2011

Modern Pantry by Anna Hansen

By Jane

Home & GardenJune 4, 2011

Simple Pleasures: Beet cake

By Jane

The internet is changing the way we do almost everything, including cooking. It’s so easy to Google a recipe, one wonders about the future of the cook book. I recently bought an iPad and find it indispensable in the kitchen… Read More

Out & AboutJune 2, 2011

Coming soon: I Don’t Know How She Does It and One Day

By Jane

When our kids were little and we were struggling with the every day juggling of small children, jobs and relationships, Allison Pearson’s portrayal of modern day motherhood, I Don’t Know How She Does It was a breath of fresh air.… Read More

Home & Garden, We Are ReadingJune 1, 2011

At Home with Flowers by Jane Packer

By Jane

Out & AboutMay 31, 2011

Something else for the weekend: Maltby Street market

By Jane

One of the annoying things about living in London is just when you think you have found something new and exciting, everyone else seems to discover it too, and before you know it the lovely little speak easy/junk shop/tapas bar… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 28, 2011

Clerkenwell Design Week: the stylish dressers

By Jane

Clerkenwell Design Week gave us the opportunity to spot a few stylish dressers and to quizz them about where they get their clothes. Above is the lovely designer Ella Doran who is wearing a cotton frock bought last season at Whistles, the… Read More

Out & AboutMay 28, 2011

Something for next weekend: Stoke Newington Literary Festival

By Jane

We have quite a literary history here in Stoke Newington with writers such as Joseph Conrad, Daniel Defoe and Edgard Allen Poe having all been residents at some point. Modern day Stokie still has more than its fair share of… Read More

Middle Aged MumMay 27, 2011

Middleagedmum.com: dress wars

By Jane

So the Obamas have left town after four days of grand dinners, politics and ping pong. And weren’t they fabulous. Intelligent, ambitious, inclusive and inspirational in a way David and Samcam can only dream of. I say they, as listening… Read More

Art, Culture & Craft, We Are ReadingMay 8, 2011

New Gypsies by Ian McKell

By Jane

Home & Garden, We Are ReadingApril 8, 2011

A Perfectly Kept House is the Sign of a Misspent Life by Mary Randolph Carter

By Jane