Collection of ‘Things’ from February 2026
What I read Lies & Weddings: Kevin Kwan This is like the follow-up to the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, where you start to see the lives of the children, grandchildren and great-g
What I read & recommend: February 2026
WHAT I RECOMMEND Total Read count: 15 Books Recommend: 12 Books Couldn’t recommend: 3 BookS The first half is all the books I read & recommend. The second half are books
Things I saw and didn’t buy lately… February 2026
I am not sure if I will do this regularly, but I saw it pop up from Belle of @h.f.ford on Instagram (one of my favourite people ever, really, truly lovely), and she does this regul
Collection of ‘Things’ from January 2026
favourite read A party to murder: Diana Harper For real. Her debut novel blew me away as a perfectly written murder mystery set in the 1920s… I devoured it in less than a day
What I read & recommend: January 2026
WHAT I RECOMMEND Total Read count: 12 Books Recommend: 10 Books Couldn’t recommend: 2 Books The first half is all the books I read & recommend. The second half are
Unscented DIY Dry Shampoo – Cheap and extremely convenient
It is cornstarch. No need to add any baking soda, or cocoa powder to make it smell better or whatever. Plain old cornstarch. Just throw it into a tiny salt and pepper shaker, shake
What I read (books) and recommend for 2025
Total Read 2025: 214 books I actually read more than that, closer to 250, but the other ones weren’t recommendations on my part, so I don’t really want to count them. Y
Collection of ‘Things’ from December 2025
favourite read Tales from the Back ROw A nice lighthearted memoir on what it is like being a non-entity (?) in a fashion world, which I found very charming and interesting to read.
What I read & recommend: December 2025
The first half is all the books I read & recommend. The second half are books I started reading / read but do not think highly enough of to recommend (although some I had to fi
Collection of ‘Things’ from November 2025
favourite read Careless People This book is a must-read for anyone on the internet today. ANYONE. EVERYONE. I urge you to read it. It rather made me sick, and contemplate co