Hints and tips:
...I recently asked Ali to gift me a breathwork retreat, which started this lovely, difficult and important journey of going inwards....
...Nail clippers and a cuticle trimmer in the bathroom; a lint roller and scissors in the wardrobe....
...They owe their name to the central filaments of their flowers, which were thought to resemble nails at the Crucifixion....
...My own contribution to this haul is, admittedly, rather more modest: a couple of bronze buttons, two ancient nails, various scraps of twisted lead, a bent coin that I get very excited about until French...
...Women on the High Street had mussed hair and chipped nail polish, but also interesting and crazy combinations of patterns and proportions and style genres all in one outfit....
...Revered director of photography Roger Deakins gives everything a suitably lovely burnish....
...Have a lovely weekend and we’ll find each other again on Monday....
...Anna GrossIt was quite an amazing location, this beautiful old manor called Bletchley Park, and it’s got this lovely pistachio-coloured roof....
...You know, there is a person that Van Gogh painted 100-some years ago, and isn’t there something so lovely about her? And she’s an older woman....
...And he’s still got that lovely head of hair. Styles’s success has been built on his personality, his awesome team of producers, and the fact that he can sing....
...Her nails are painted and her eyelids brushed with a light grey shadow. She is reflective and confident....
...And nail polish)....
...Yes, and her name is Emma Stone, who did in fact look lovely in white, feathered Louis Vuitton. Here’s the thing: it’s fine to go rogue, as long as you do it with panache....
...Everybody wants them on a house wall but they must be held up on it with wall nails and wire. If you do not want to go up a ladder, be very careful about the roses you choose....
...High-kicking Charlotte Gooch is perky and likeable as the lovely ingénue who dubs the heroine’s lines....
...member of her studio team about the sound engineering at the Stedelijk show, she picked up a conversation we’d had almost a week earlier that I’d already almost forgotten, about the dirt under Bacchus’s nails...
...I think neckties are lovely. I have rattled on about this sort of thing for years. Well, news flash: the train of history is not stopping, not for William F Buckley Jr, and not for me....
...The BBC dog grooming series Pooch Perfect caused concern at the RSPCA this year when episodes featured fur dying and nail painting....
...I’ve mentioned Hay a few times in this column because the Danish brand is a favourite and it nails the balance well....
...On a lovely spring day, I sat in the garden with my headphones on, closed my eyes and breathed deeply as a mellifluous man took me on a long walk down a beach....
...We always want to hear your thoughts and feedback, so drop me a line at @cordeliaj or email us at longstoryshort@ft.com — and have a lovely weekend. CordeliaAssistant opinion editor...
...Also any of the candles in the Amoln range, a Scandinavian candle brand with clear, uncomplicated and lovely aromas....
...As we juggle working at home while living there, that elusive balance can be harder to nail than ever. Sadly, WFHotel is probably not the solution....
...When I compliment him on it he explains: “I’ve got this lovely fan, she works at Lock & Co [the ultra-respectable traditional gentlemen’s hatters in St James’s], she sends me hats....
...There are still nail marks on the wall where the original knife was displayed between two icons. Intrigued, our friend agreed to detour to Astypalaia....
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