Hints and tips:
...For flowers, there is a seasonal grower called Saltbox & Co run by a mother and daughter....
...There was this stationery shop in Elephant and Castle, and it had these very nice pink A4 binders. I remember saying, “Oh!...
...Among the array of gifts are punchy plaid and striped linens (from £220) by Heather Taylor Home and Tensira, the family-run indigo-dyeing factory in Guinea, and paper flowers by New York-based visual artist...
...Order its wagyu dripping (£6.50) while you’re at it; you and your tatties deserve it. dursladefarmshop.co.uk Hop Burns & Black x Thiccc Sauce Burns hot sauce, £6.50 for 150mlHot sauce is a failsafe gift...
...Roses bloom from shop doorways, ivy festoons restaurant patios and pot plants nudge out from café corners. A fairy-tale land, one of eternal summer. Looks great on Instagram....
...For those without a castle to renovate, Moulton works with local makers to stock small gifts and accessories....
...When we can get together on Saturday mornings, we kick off in Vesterbro, the heart of foodie heaven and vintage shops....
...All the tables have flowers and candles, and like Kanalhuset everything is served on vintage china....
...And the best souvenir I’ve brought home is a churros and chocolate fridge magnet from a shop in Madrid....
...“I want the flowers to sprout everywhere.”...
...A lot of charity shops have their own Ebay profiles too and will upload stuff that’s on their shop floor....
...An indulgence I would never forgo is buying flowers of all kinds. I like Dutch Flowers, a wholesaler in NY, and Ariston on Lower Fifth Avenue for long-lasting fresh flowers....
...Because the coffee highball (both alcoholic and non) is trending in coffee shops and cocktail bars on both sides of the Atlantic: a kind of easy-drinking hybrid of the Espresso Martini, the functional drink...
...I might pin Jacquemus’ gigantic brass flower in a loose chignon, pulling its wire petals just out of sight....
...The turnaround also involved stripping out head office costs and cutting back on products not linked to books and the more intellectual world of Waterstones such as gifts and stationery — “all of the cushions...
...Should guests bring a gift? TDG: Never turn up to a party empty-handed! Especially if it’s a party at someone’s house. AH: No gifts needed....
...Other jewellers have had success with bringing historical pieces back the shop floor. Founded in 1613, Mellerio dits Meller lays claim to the oldest jewellery archive of Place Vendôme....
...Quirky shapes drive up prices: think animals, fruits, flowers and rare commemorative moulds....
...The best gift I’ve given recently was to my brother, the kinetic sculptor Peter Logan, for his 80th birthday. It was a Kate Malone vase encrusted with mirrored flowers and portraits of his sculptures....
...It’s been moving and a little bit strange to have the gift of a second act where I get to re-experience wine as one of life’s pleasures....
...The rapid spread of “online begging” on TikTok — videos of elderly women pouring dirty river water on themselves while sobbing, in exchange for gifts from viewers that could be converted to cash — prompted...
...You’ll be hard pressed to find anything similar in the city in terms of the selection of flowers they have and intricate arrangements they create....
...The garden shop offers gift ideas, and the cafe serves winter warmers of hot chocolates and mulled wine. £5.75 for adult non-members; £4 for children, bordehill.co.uk Chatsworth House, Derbyshire The ancestral...
...This sensibility is felt throughout the shop. Walls are finished in a “family recipe” of brushed plaster and parquet floors are fashioned from blackened oak....
...The complex includes an (artificial) lawn periodically used for events and a shop that sells (real) flowers and plants. Plentiful greenery is a feature inside the café as well....
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