Author: Sara Locke

It was with a slightly heavy heart that I set out to try and get my beloved ma in law a really nice florally based mothering sunday present.  I....[ Read more ]

Wooh this Christmas we have had the most amazing time in terms of festive fun with family and friends and on the other hand, unbelievably rough weather mixed with....[ Read more ]

This is the time of year that I really cannot feel comfortable with.  The children all go startk raving mad from the end of the school holidays.  There are....[ Read more ]

We live in such a busy world these days.  To give an example, over the recent easter break, I was scheduled to spend a few precious days with my....[ Read more ]

Ah the delightful season is upon us.  Well I use the word delightful loosely here – Christmas and new year are not the most relaxed periods in anyone’s life.  ....[ Read more ]

I love looking at scent catalogues and articles in magazines.  For many years, certainly my entire teenage and early adjust period, I steered clear of any perfume, fearing it....[ Read more ]

When I was away on a short trip to the States, I was visiting a heritage museum that included old settlers’ houses and cabins.  These were very rudimentary, made....[ Read more ]

When  you want to get perfumes sorted for presents, it can be very tempting to buy a job lot on one of the auction sales sites.  I do know....[ Read more ]

The trouble with some perfumes is the cloyness that somehow over powers the senses when you least expect it.  I have had experience of entering a fairly cool room,....[ Read more ]

It’s a really funny old world – recently I was attending a business meeting some miles away and didn’t expect to meet up with anyone I knew, yet in....[ Read more ]