Entries by alaradesigns@gmail.com

My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose

Sky over Somerset Levels; Jane Coleman Cumbrian Beck: Eleanor Culliford Old Tidal Mill; Gillian Cole Dear esteemed readers, apologies for yet another vanishing act. I’ve been super-busy; as you can see Alara products have all been repackaged, and I’ve added 3 new products: Rose Geranium*Myrrh facial oil, Lavender*Sandalwood facial oil, and Palmarosa*Frankincense facial oil. I’ve […]

Bank Holiday Awesomeness

Apologies for having gone AWOL for a while. I’ve been so busy, it’s unreal. If I tell you that I haven’t even had time to finish the newspaper every day, those who know me would faint from the shock. Yep, it’s the first cogent sign of the coming apocalypse; veritably worthy of its own Bates […]

Salone Baloney

I was going to write about the highlights of the premier interior design show, Salone del Mobile, in this post. Turns out there were no highlights. Dull,dull,dull——the lack of inspirattion and paucity of ideas makes me want to smack my head against the nearest wall. If I never see another blasted chair inspired by mid-century […]

The Sun Has Got Its Hat On

How marvellous is it to see some sunshine. I finally realised that I have a Vitamin D deficiency by using simple deductive reasoning- the sun came out and  a lot of the malaise- like symptoms I’ve had since October started to resolve. When I told everyone I was going to Italy for the sunshine last […]

plus ça change

I was going to make today’s post a diatribe about the iniquities of our leaders and the wickedness being perpetrated in Syria but quite frankly, I believe that my poor readers need a break from contemplating the parlous state of human interactions. I am no peacenik, in fact I’m notorious for wading into battle when […]