I never knew this........I was worried about being away for 10 days with the same nail varnish colour and not a Gellux, or similar, salon for miles.  Well, just watch this video.  You CAN change the colour AND you can go back to your original Gellux colour!  Amazing. Don't forget it MUST be NON-ACETONE nail varnish remover.

This is my friend Charlotte.  She is 67!  Charl has never gone in for body wraps or special beauty treatments, & only moisturises after swimming! She eats a healthy but not faddy French diet: no processed or junk food, good quality protein, local fruit and veg and plenty of red wine (she lives in Paris), and she and her husband do the 5:2 diet nearly every week to keep them trim…

The skin is our largest organ and, just like the kidneys, liver and colon, it is an eliminating organ that gets rid of more than half a kilo (a pound) of waste and toxins each and every day…

My favourite supper for a 5:2 intermittent fast day, is ratatouille.  Hot or cold this yummy meal is easy, peasy and will give you well over your quota of five veg a day!  Packed full of vitamins and minerals this quick meal is perfect for the 5:2 diet at only 250 calories. Halve all the ingredients, apart from the oil,  if you want to make it a 125 calorie meal…

Not everyone's choice for an autumnal fast day but if you are following the 5:2 diet, and let's face it who isn't, it's a great filler till your main meal in the evening…

It took 3 months of building, barking (Jack was a nightmare, barking at every noise!) and buying stuff for my new guest room en suite. The Garden Room has finally welcomed it's first visitors and it's so gorgeous that I may even Air BnB it next year!  Thought I would share the pics with you of some of the bargains and recycled stuff I managed to find, from as many independents as I could source. You really can do style on a budget, I hope you agree…