Monday 23 December 2013


MY FESTIVE COLUMN THIS WEEK... all about guilty pleasures

http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/12/23/emma-woolf-on-the-year-in-guilty-pleasures.html


"The season of extreme self-indulgence is fully upon us. So, what is it about guilty pleasures that cause us pleasure and guilt? Why does swigging Bailey’s in my cashmere jogging pants feel so damn good—and  how do the rest of you get your kicks?"


HAPPY XMAS TO YOU ALL!

And here's hoping that 2014 brings peace and happiness to all humankind xx



 

Tuesday 10 December 2013

“This is the island. This is where you will die.” These were the words which greeted Nelson Mandela on his first day of imprisonment on Robben Island.


I will never forget my first sight of Robben Island. It was 2012, exactly half a century after Mandela’s incarceration...


Seeing the prison (and standing in Mandela's cell) I began to appreciate the significance of what these men went through: the beatings, humiliations, and false charges; their thousands of days of imprisonment. I’m reminded of this again as we celebrate the life, and mourn the death, of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. The pre-eminent leader in the liberation struggle, Mandela showed the world how to choose forgiveness over bitterness, reconciliation over vengeance, and love over hate.

I wasn’t sorry to leave Robben Island behind; it isn’t a place for humans. It was a rough ferry ride back to Cape Town, and the guide’s final words stayed with me all the way: “Remember, freedom doesn’t fall from the sky.”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/12/09/remembering-robben-island-nelson-mandela-s-prison.html

 

Saturday 7 December 2013

Busy week filming Supersize up north, down south & everywhere in between! Here's a few of the lovely contributors, Ally, Lexi & Stephanie...