IT’S FUNNY HOW one can see the humour in a debacle after it is over. On Monday, after a comedy of errors, managed to lock us out of the cottage after having only been there for three days. Neither of us had our keys, wallets and phones, but at least had the the rental car, so all was not completely lost…
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WHEN WE LIVED in Edinburgh, the archway of the gate to our private gardens was covered in lilacs―the most wonderfully fragrant ones that filled the air and the entire street and added the loveliest dash of colour to the cloudy skies. P would often pick a few bunches for me for the coffee table and our place would be enveloped in the heady scent.
THIS WEEK’S LINKS come very late, for on Sunday night, we found ourselves spontaneously off to the south of France and decided to take (a very rare) few days off. The city was dripping with late spring sunshine and the skies were a blue that are only characteristic of the Mediterranean. We wandered the city streets, had long and leisurely lunches over wine, slept in late and rarely looked at our myriad social media accounts or any work at all, really, which was pure bliss. It was the closest we’ve come in a long time to unplugging it was magnificent. Now we’re back at the office (remotely), refreshed and excited to get back to work…
At the time of writing, the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris is on fire, its iconic spire, made of wood and lead and built during a restoration in the mid-19th century, confirmed collapsed. The 850-year-old medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris...
IT'S JUNE AND SOON to be our favourite season of all, and there is nothing but sun, sand and sea on our minds. Whether breakfast overlooking the sea or a sea room view with the windows flung open, sunbathing on pebbled beaches or lounging beneath striped and brightly-coloured parasols, from Positano to the Almafi Coast to Mykonos and Los Angeles, here are a few breathtaking images of summertime inspiration that will make you dream...
WE HAVE RECEIVED a million notes and emails from you about the TIG newsletter, which has been on an unintentional hiatus due to technical difficulties for the past little while now. Far from forgetting about it when you no longer recieved it, you told us that you loved receiving article updates and missed it so and could we please fix it now?
OF ALL THE CURRENT spring trends, the silk scarf is one of our favourites. Pretty and versatile, you can wear it in your hair or adorn the handle of a handbag or wicker tote; wear it around the neck or the wrist, or channel Audrey Hepburn and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and wear as a head-covering with oversize shades. Whatever your preference, nothing is quite as chic as a silk scarf this season (or anytime, really).
Stephen Hawking once said, “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change” and seeing as we’re on the brink of a massive change, these words will certainly be put to the test. Things have felt in a state of flux for the past few weeks now and we’re looking forward, at the end of all of this, to a few moments of calm, for a little time away, but mostly, for fresh starts and new beginnings… One thing is for certain, now more than ever, we know that nothing can happen to us as long as we’re together. This love is forever.
IT'S TRENCH COAT season! And while my trusty Burberry is being freshened up at the dry cleaners, here is a little inspiration on how to style the eternally chic trench, somewhat a tradition around here at TIG in the springtime. Whether with white pants and a chignon or over a camel blazer or a silver sequined dress, it's fashion favourite staple and never goes out of style...
WE HAVE BEEN waiting for plans to finally progress and have been staying at our hotel for so long now, the staff have been referring to us as “residents”. And all of this waiting has me thinking about the concept of time, especially since beginning the book Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli, an Italian physicist known for his work on loop quantum gravity theory and the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Anaximander.
WE HAVE BEEN spending much time in the English countryside, exploring all the utterly charming and quintessentially British villages along the way–ones with grand castle ruins and lively local pubs and ones with picturesque abbeys and lovely little stone cottages covered in ivy and surrounded by magnolias. We’re in the midst of sweeping changes and it’s all very exciting. Just a few more things need to fall in place before we know for certain and the waiting is the hardest part. Spring feels like the perfect time for grand changes.
IN THE MIDDLE of an actual hardcover book (after a long series already this year), but on a whim, decided to pick up the new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite this weekend, despite being an analog sort who still loves the feel of actual pages to turn and still uses notebooks and a pen everyday for to-do lists.
Daniela told us about Le Mas Des Poiriers, an 18th century farmhouse in Provence, forever ago and had always been meaning to tell you about it, in case you hadn't already come across this utterly charming spot before.
THERE IS A BOWL of orange blossoms on my desk exuding the most astonishingly lovely scent. We picked the blossoms from the orange grove in the gardens yesterday, as had thought I might make orange blossom water.