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christmas wishes
Hello there! I cannot believe it is that time of year again – this time last year I was heavily pregnant, cursing the heat and wishing Christmas and New Year would hurry on (despite my long-standing love of the Holidays) as all I could focus on was mentally preparing for the imminent arrival of baby. […]
what does home mean to you?
November 12, 2012
I’ve been thinking about home a bit since I had my daughter. I remember when I was younger my father told me with certainty that when I had children I would feel the pull back to my homeground – the place where I was born, where I grew taller, longer, more inquisitive. I grew up […]
as i was falling asleep (my new blog)
October 26, 2012
The Beauty Philosopher now has a sister – her name is as I was falling asleep and she takes the more literary, artsy and autobiographical elements of TBP and spins her own story around them. I have worked in the creative industries for a long time as a writer, editor and curator and my principal love is […]
baby chatter: beyond six months
October 15, 2012
Morning beauties! My little lovely is eight months and since she reached the six month mark I’ve been thinking about, among other things, the question of work: returning to full-time work, part-time work, work full stop. There is something about the six month milestone that is as significant for the new mother as it is […]
what (exactly) makes you happy?
September 3, 2012
Happy windy Wednesday! Over at Heart and Design, author Amanda Talbot has an inkling to write another book. This one is about being happy and she wonders, ‘how can the definition be translated into our homes so we can create personal and public environments that can positively shift our moods and wellbeing?’ The story between […]
four posts to rediscover
September 3, 2012
1. A beautiful book. 2. A beautiful photograph. 3. Inspiration for a stunning dinner party. 4. A fun web project that charts the emotions of thousands of people. *Top photo by Andrew Moore.
boarding school & mystery novels
August 29, 2012
One of my favourite novels is Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. It is about a circle of friends in a privileged college in the US. The friends’ unusual social dynamics and interests provoke an intriguing and macabre series of events that lead to some intense outcomes, all set in the evocatively wintry landscape of Vermont. […]
motherhood: a social leveler
August 13, 2012
Baby madame is almost six months old, a milestone that has caused me to reflect on a few aspects of new motherhood, among them the things I did not expect. Today one thought that keeps nudging at me is the idea of motherhood and humanity. Of course, motherhood is humanity in its purest form. It […]
TBP on Twitter
August 7, 2012
Today a tiny post to say I’m Twittering! Find me here: Follow @TheBeautyPhilos (Ps. I love this photo – taken in 1882! By Étienne-Jules Marey.) *Image via Wikimedia Commons
December 12, 2012
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