Category: Lifestyle

Art, Music, Theatre and Dancing at Edinburgh’s Hidden Door Festival 2018

1 June 2018

Hidden Door always makes it onto my summer festival schedule; I’ve been going to this fabulous event every year since its debut at the abandoned Market Street Vaults in 2014....

Lifestyle

6 Songs on a Playlist: The Music I keep going back to

25 January 2018

“What music do you like?” It’s a great conversation starter. At a party, in the pub, on a first date; we all have a curiousity for what kind of music makes...

Cruelty Free Beauty, Ethical Fashion, Lifestyle, Travel

The Last Days of Colette: The End of an Era at Paris’s Legendary Concept Store 1997-2017

6 December 2017

“Colette Roussaux has reached the time when she would like to take her time; and Colette cannot exist without Colette.” Paris. The concept store was born in March of 1997,...

Lifestyle, Opinion

GUEST POST: The Importance of Independence by Roberta (Bob) Pia

21 October 2017

If you follow my blog or social media accounts, it will come as no surprise that I feel very strongly about the subject of independence. Women’s autonomy, independent designers and makers, businesses,...

Feminism, Lifestyle, Opinion

Women in Music: Showing support for artists in Scotland

8 September 2017

Earlier this week I wrote a post about DAREFest, an event I’m very excited about. It’s a one-day festival offering workshops on empowering women through music, and celebrating some of...

Feminism, Lifestyle

DAREFest Edinburgh 23/9/17: A new festival empowering women through music

6 September 2017

I love a good festival. There’s nothing quite like spending a day – or a whole weekend – at an event with some incredible music, art, and general good vibes. It’s...

Feminism, Lifestyle, Opinion

Simon Community Scotland: A Period with Dignity

23 August 2017

I woke up this morning to a rogue insistent paw on my arm. My dog is 26 kilos of perfection with no sense of personal space, so when he’s up,...

Lifestyle, Travel

Another year, another Kelburn: Festival Essentials

29 June 2017

This year I have plans to go to a grand total of six festivals, from one-day wonders in a local woodland to a trek across the country for Boomtown. Festival...