Summer is a time when we want our bags to be cute, practical and fun. We might still use that sensible black leather handbag to the office, but when we clock off, or when the weekend comes, we want a piece of arm candy that is affordable and will look great with our jeans, beachwear and our sundresses. Summer 2021 will be acknowledged as the year we grabbed our basket bags of all varieties, really got to grips with reusable shopping bags and fell in love with animal prints of all varieties all over again. The Summer bag season has officially begun – what will you be carrying? Straw and…

With Father’s Day now just around the corner, I wanted to throw in a few more suggestions, focusing on items that show you care, but are also affordable, particularly for little pockets. So today, all the gift ideas featured cost less than £20 and yet would hopefully put a big smile on dad’s face come Sunday. Personalised Sudocrem Sudocrem is a national treasure and something no house is usually without. Since 1931, it has been the go to cream for cuts, grazes, sore and inflamed skin, nappy rash – you name it and Sudocrem has probably soothed it. This year it has launched handy handbag/workbag sized pots that can also…

Last month, as our society finally started to open up, I took part in one of Kevin Thomas’s fantastic walking tours. This one was titled ‘A LOST MOSAIC, A GOLDEN LION, AND AN ABANDONED PICTURE PALACE WALKING TOUR’ and took in some of the often ignored treasures of the Hockley and Soho Hill area of Birmingham. The tour took around 2 hours and was fascinating, with a mixture of gothic, arts and crafts, art deco and even brutalist architecture and art. Kevin has a passion for local history that really shines through, and is full of interesting stories and asides about the buildings featured on the tour. The pace is…

Lockdown did many things for many people, some people baked banana bread, some took up outdoor hobbies, others read lots of books. Bloggers Kelly and Zoey, who you may know from ‘Our Transitional Life’ found that they couldn’t find the sort of bright and funky jewellery that they loved online, and so decided to make their own using polymer clay. KelZo was hence born! KelZo jewellery is a lot like the ladies themselves, beautiful, bright and a lot of fun. As an LGBTQ+ family, they have committed to supporting causes close to their heart – this year their chosen charity is Mermaids and they donate 10% from sales from their LGBTQ+…

Both meditation and CBD are praised for their ability to promote mental clarity and emotional peace. People remain curious and excited to try the best CBD vape kit, CBD gummies, CBD tincture, oil and many of the CBD products, but the question is what happens when you meditate with CBD? Let’s have a look. The Origins of CBD in Meditation Meditation has a long history, dating back to 1500 BC. People in Eastern civilizations depended on meditation to achieve focus, tranquility, and balance, but there’s evidence that they were also taking  CBD unwittingly! For thousands of years, both hemp and cannabis have been utilized throughout the world. In India’s sacred…