Olivia has never experienced a snow-covered, 'traditional' Christmas before. Having grown up in a family that chose winter sun over decking the halls, she's not sure what all the fuss is about...
Jess has decided it's time to get out of her comfort zone and live a little. So when her best friend Bryony, a journalist on a gossip magazine, is sent to cover the Cannes Film Festival...
Elle and Laurie are the last ones standing: they're single, they're not having babies any time soon and their weekends aren't filled with joyful meetings about mortgages...
At thirty, Claudia's life is stale and the romance with long-term boyfriend, Seth, has disappeared. Determined to inject some festive spark back into their love life, Claudia and Seth go on their first date in a very long time...
This post was first published on December 19th, 2014 Whether it’s a winter warmer or an end-of-year tipple, interesting festive drinks are essential and feature heavily in The Twelve Dates of Christmas. Here are the top three, and some links to some yummy recipes so you can recreate your own. The Gingerbread Latte “She...
A book doesn’t write itself, nor does it publish itself, so here are the lovely faces behind The Twelve Dates of Christmas, from my...
This post was first published in December 2014 This year The Nutcracker is back on at The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, and there’s...
This post was first published on December 24th, 2014 They’ve all generally been good this year, so let’s give ’em some stocking fillers. 1. For...
This post was first published on December 20th, 2014 A picture speaks a thousand words, so to accompany The Twelve Dates in all their...
This post was first published on November 12th, 2013 Date One Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker) – Tchaikovsky Date Two Do They...
This post was first published on October 31st, 2013 A few Novembers ago I visited Salem, Massachusetts. In case you don’t know, or you...