A couple of years ago I wrote a post about the 8 best British gifts to get Americans (that I would never give to a Brit). Whoa! People went crazy for this post. It was the hit record of posts. Styles and tastes move on, so I’ve updated my (modestly) blockbuster post, featuring the bestContinue reading “11 best British gifts to give Americans (and anybody else)”
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The pre-holiday beauty routine
Preparing for summer holiday makes me feel like nothing if not a trophy wife. Not because of the exotic destinations we visit (usually just a tour of the family in Texas) but because of the extreme summer holiday primping beforehand. I wax, pluck, spray-tan, file, shave, clip, lacquer and highlight. I’ve done a thousand situpsContinue reading “The pre-holiday beauty routine”
The best holiday ice skating in London
Over the past several years my family and I have criss-crossed the city trying out different ice skating rinks. I’ve loved it since childhood, when I would force my mother to drive from 2 1/2 hours to the nearest ice rink so I could pretend I was an ice princess. (I have a great pictureContinue reading “The best holiday ice skating in London”
Yesterday v Today
Yesterday in Texas: Baking cookies on the dashboard of the car. (Yes it works, but they tasted a little funny. Turns out “new car smell” isn’t the best secret ingredient.) Today in London: Rainstorms til the end of the week. Jennifer HowzeI’m a journalist and blogger. Previously I was The Times’s online lifestyle editor andContinue reading “Yesterday v Today”
When it's time to leave the beach
Given the old choice of mountains or beach, I'll choose beach every time. The sun, proper surf for wave-jumping, bodyboarding or surfing, and sand in places my doctor's never seen. Bliss. Every year we visit the same resort in Texas, Port Royal in Port Aransas. I hestitate to even mention it by name. As unlikelyContinue reading “When it's time to leave the beach”