At different times we are a visitor… viewer… guest… host… Our home as our inner sanctum, it is our private world. When we invite someone …
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If You Could Know Your Future…
Future Thinking: Whatever worries we have it is always good to think things will get better. Sometimes, it can be comforting to think our fate …
A Lifetime Of Lived Experiences
Lifetime Stories in Lockdown. A routine is something we take for granted; it is where life doesn’t change or doesn’t seem to change. When one day …
2020: A Year To Remember..A year To Forget.
Mid-winter December 2020, it is the darkest, bleakest time of year. Earlier this year we remember thinking how awful things were for people in Wuhan. The …
It’s Me, It’s You, And Our Fear of Covid
Covid: October 2020 We are in the throes of the Covid pandemic. For the past six months we have had to learn to live in …
COVID-19: Adjusting To This Strange New Life At Home
The impact of COVID-19 is still unfolding. After this we will never take our health, our lives and our homes for granted ever again. There …
Odours, Interiors And The Sensory World
Odours: Recently, a problem with my sinuses meant that I could not smell anything. From the pungent to the sweet, acrid to scented – the …
In These Walls Once Lived
All walls should have blue plaques….. …because a lifetime ago someone important lived here. Blue plaques on the walls of buildings signify that something important …
Density and Space: Hong Kong
Density. Hong Kong is one of the most expensive places in the world to live. And it is also one of most densely packed cities …
Cuba Adds Colour To The World
Cuba: Colour in interior design is difficult to get right, and easy to get wrong. So, in most of our homes we tend to play …