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Feng Shui, Parrots & Magic Handbags!

March 3, 2010

Last night’s Thai supper was interrupted by the most welcome of sights… a finely proportioned black leather Hermes Kelly entered for dinner to sit on her own padded chair at the table!
In our current world of obsession for all things modern – the Kelly (and her bigger sister the Birkin), are traditions I am only [...]

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The Age Of Enlightenment!

March 1, 2010

Occasionally I start to believe that the world is an “ok” place where order and sense prevail.
Earlier today I sent out an important life changing tweet about free chocolate to be won courtesy of a new handbag! “Who cares about the handbag” I hear you cry – “where’s the chocolate”?
It got me thinking!  How can [...]

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No Nip & Tuck Too Far!

February 27, 2010

Too often we are reminded of  the price we pay for vanity and folly when cosmetic improvement leaves us looking worse for the wear.  So imagine my relief on finding help is at hand for our sometimes weary and aged best of friends; the Handbag!
No matter how tired, worn and forlorn she’s become -  help [...]

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The Handbag: A Woman’s Last Stand?

February 27, 2010

I am pondering why we girls so often do things for others! Take the lady who despite being in her fifties and deserving of her own space and way of being, doesn’t let her hair lose from it’s tight bun because “my husband doesn’t like it down and messy”!  Or the women who cook eggs [...]

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Do Handbags Talk?

February 26, 2010

At dinner last night a middle aged wealthy couple were chatting. Actually the wife was doing the chatting the husband uttered occasional whimpering sounds  – in a pandering sort of a way.    As I selectively tuned in and out of their conversation I noticed how much of it centered on her; what she’d done, what [...]

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Handbags That Bring You More Of What You Want!

February 15, 2010

Is it possible to walk, talk and feel more confident all because of our handbags?
As women we often feel our clothes make us!  They impact how we feel.  On important occasions we carefully pick out that special outfit – the one that when we wear it, helps us stand tall or feel extra sociable even [...]

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Pathology of the Purse!

February 12, 2010

Is there a ‘pathology’ of the purse?  Any luxury bag designer given half a chance will swath you with intricate details of how their handcrafted hobo reaches our fair hands (often with less than fair prices); each one lovingly hand-crafted for 24 long days and nights! Hear their passionate pleas of how ‘ its’ a [...]

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Chips, Beer & Beads!

February 7, 2010

It’s that time of the year when things can get a bit crazy!  If you live in New Orleans you are about to be thrust head and chest first into Mardi Gras mania.  Beforehand, every State will be swimming in beer, chips, dips and guacamole to the super bowl-bound-sofa of neighbours and friends!
Super Bowl night [...]

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Some Good Things Do Come In Small Packages!

February 7, 2010

Its good to see good ideas can be so simple!  How often do we take for granted that our cherished bag has to ‘make do’ on the floor of our cars or squashed on the seat – sharing sacred space with over-coat, water bottle, small fury dog (and blanket) plus the essential ” 5 x [...]

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Smart Phones to Smart Bags: How Handbags Boost IQ!

January 23, 2010

If  intelligence (like beauty) is in the eye of the beholder what can we do to boost our brain power?  Can our handbags help?
Experts tell us that humans learn in one of four different ways (or styles).  Just as we develop a dominant hand to write with (right or left) we rely upon one of [...]

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