My trip to Blackpool last week, which I have already documented in my post about the Parks Art Deco Cafe, also saw me photograph some other interesting buildings. Some of them need no introduction. The Pleasure Beach is world famous and is as popular a tourist attraction as ever, particularly on the sunny Saturday we paid a visit. The original Blackpool Odeon is a giant that was never surpassed for size by Oscar Deutsch and Harry Weedon, an absolute beauty of Art Deco design that was actually built almost at the end of the period, just months before WW2 broke out in 1939. These buildings are well known and loved,…

Over the last year, the majority of people across the world have been completing their day-to-day work tasks from kitchens, bedrooms and home offices.  With all of this in mind, it’s critical that you are finding ways to separate your work responsibilities and tasks from your day-to-day living. Whether you’re enjoying the work-from-home life, or you can’t wait to get back to the office, this article provides 5 easy tips that you can implement into your week to boost your mental health and prevent working from home blurring the boundaries and consuming your life.. Tip #1: Match your wardrobe to your task Clothes definitely frame our mindset. If we’re lounging…

With an abundance of red lists and Amber lists, and not a lot going in terms of the green list, 2021 will be known as the Summer of the staycation. And whilst we may be missing those beautiful days in tropical climes, I am definitely a glass half full kind of person and I have already been enjoying gorgeous picnics in local beauty spots and Welsh beaches, and even, on a particularly glorious day, in our back garden. I don’t think there’s anything like dining al fresco, and picnics have come on a long way since the days of limp cheese sandwiches on white bread. These days you can have…

There are countless products and treatments on the market that all seem to promise remarkable results. We are continually bombarded with info on the subsequent excellent age-defying beauty treatment. There is always something new to try, and it’s mixed in with so much conflicting information. We rarely stop to give it thought. If we did, would it make perfect sense to ascribe to a routine of a million different compounds and chemicals when there exist things like Bio-oil gel? Natural and proven solutions exist, and we don’t opt to try this route in our daily routine. Let’s step back from the subject briefly and ask a few simple questions about…