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His Family & Other Animals. December 2011.
Dear Rowley, Well darling, the Grim Reaper’s been busy again this Christmastide though he had the good taste to leave my nearest and dearest alone this time. I was sorry to hear that Mirror columnist Sue Carroll had gone to the … Continue reading
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Tagged All About Eve, As Long As He Needs Me, BBC, Bette Davis, Better HAlf, Bloomsbury Square, Busby Berkeley, Daily Mirror, Dear Rowley, Estee Lauder, Evelyn Lauder, Fasten Your Seatbelts, Gillian Anderson, Great Expectations, Grim Reaper, Henry Poole & Co, Hesling Family, James Sherwood, Julia Tucker, Leonard Lauder, London. Bloomsbury Towers, Mapp & Lucia, Mess Dress, Midnight Mass, Miss Havisham, Moaning Myrtle, New York, Oliver, Once in Royal David' s City, Richard & Judy, Richard Sherwood, Robinson Crusoe, Rudolph Valentino, Steve Tucker, Sue Carroll, Surrey, The Sheik, Total Wipeout
Pomp & Circumstance December 2010
Dear Rowley, Aren’t pine needles a bugger to hoover-up? Come the 27th of December, I’m already over Christmas and ready to get cracking. Is there anything more mournful than Christmas decs after the event? They always call to mind Donatella … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander McQueen, Arnold Scaasi, BErgdorf Goodman, Bette Midler, Bill Blass, Bob Mackie, Calvin Klein, Capri Southampton Row Dry Cleaners, Christopher Bailey, Clementine, Cruikshank, don't stare, Donatella Versace, Donna Karan, DVF, Ernie, Fashion at Royal Ascot, First Wives' Club, Geoffrey Beene, Gianfranco Ferre, Gianni Versace, Gillray, Guns 'n Roses, Hadley Freeman, Halston, Ivana Trump, J Sheekey's, James Sherwood, John Galliano, King George IV, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Look back, Mad Men, Madame de Polignac, Marie Antoinette, Matthew Williamson, Miss Marple, Newmarket, Oddbins, Oscar de la Renta, Paolo Roversi, Pierre Yves Rochon, Prince Regent, Princess de Lamballe, Queen Anne, Queen Victoria, Ralph Lauren, Rowley, Savile Row: The Master Tailors of British Bespoke, Savoy, Sophie Tucker, St Moritz, Surrey, Suzy Menkes, Take That, Thames & Hudson, the Temple, Via Gesu, Vivienne Westwood, Woman's Hour, Yohji Yamamoto, Zoran
A Town Mouse December 2010
Dear Rowley, One of the most profound comments ever made about international terrorism came courtesy of my great Aunt Joan Day one Christmas over a decade ago. A news item came on about the latest atrocity committee by the Tamil … Continue reading
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Tagged A Guy Who Takes His Time, Afghanistan, Antarctic, Bellatrix LeStrange, Brewer Street, Burlesque, Callum Best, Captain Scott, Cause Celebre, Celebrity Come Dine With Me, Cher Christina Aguilera, Christmas, City Lights, Dino, Dorien Leigh, Fashion at Royal Ascot, Green Ginger Wine, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Helena Bonham carter, iPlayer, J Sheekey's, James Sherwood, Janice Dickinson, Judy Garland, Keystone Cops, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Liza Minnelli, MAe West, Miss Marple, Monet Suite, Mrs T, Muslims, National Theatre, Relax, Rowley, Royal Opera House, Samantha Fox, Savile Row, Savoy, Savoy Museum, Signature Suites, Surrey, Suzy Parker, Tamil Tigers, Thames & Hudson, Trafalgar Studios, Vic's Vapours
Life After Strictly December 2010
Dear Rowley, Je suis desolee. Last night Strictly Come Dancing came to an end of series. As I suspected, Kara and Artem won the night and quite rightly so. What a good looking couple! She is like the next Audrey … Continue reading
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