So people, listen up. Valentine’s day is fast approaching. You have to face the fact that unless you’re pro-active, you will end up with some sickly ‘Prosecco’ chocolates and a set of hideous, scratchy, red lingerie. Or even worse, sickly pink lingerie. Double eek!, I hear you exclaim. Exactly.
Roll Up, Roll Up
Hello dear readers. To get the real stuff out of the way first: Yep, AlaraApothecary will be exhibiting at the Country Living Fair at Alexandra Palace in London from the 28th – 31st of March. How excited are we? Impossible to quantify. In our usual spirit of generosity, we are holding a competition and giving away pairs of tickets to the Fair. To see what will be going on there, Read more
Sleep? What’s that?
I am thrilled to be getting back to posting. So, new-look Alara; what’cha think? It has been quite a rollercoaster journey updating the website. Let’s just say I got to know the folks at my hosting company really, really well. It was a Godsend that they’re based in the States. All I had to do was stay up till the early hours of each day and it was a doddle…..But, done Read more
Straight to my heart
So people, listen up. Valentine’s day is fast approaching. You have to face the fact that unless you’re pro-active, you will end up with some sickly ‘Prosecco’ chocolates and a set of hideous, scratchy, red lingerie. Or even worse, sickly pink lingerie. Double eek!, I hear you exclaim. Exactly.
Florentine Odyssey
So, I made it to Pisa on time, courtesy of a surprisingly smooth Ryanair flight, through passport control and baggage claim, then the next step of the journey from hell, “Sorry, the Terravision buses aren’t running to central Florence; it’s fashion week” For crying out loud!
Florentine Expedition
Dear readers, sorry I dropped out of circulation for a while there. It has been a pretty busy, not to say, stressful month. I had to make a guerilla visit to Florence on a mission of mercy. Yes, I know: if you have to go on a mercy mission, Florence is not a bad destination. Stay with me.