Outfit – Black Velvet
This is probably one of the most formal dresses I own, but that doesn’t mean it broke the bank. Black nearly always looks sophisticated, and I think the velvet flower designs and slightly shimmery material make this dress…
Outfit of the Day – 21
This past weekend my flatmate and I had a party for our 21st birthdays (we’re 10 days apart), and this was my outfit for the evening. We’d chosen a dress up theme, but we knew a lot of…
The Roar of the Crowd: On Sporting Events
The ball sails through the air and lands in the waiting hands. Run forward. Dodge. Run on. Pass the ball. Pass again. Run on. Tackled. Release the ball. Pass back. Run. Tackled again. Release the ball. Pass back.…
Edinburgh Hogmanay Street Party
Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2015 treats you all well. My last post was a look back at 2014, and there will be one soon where I look forward into 2015, but for today I want to…
2014: Year in Review
Well, here we are. The last day of 2014. It sounds like a bit of a cliché, but time really has flown. I think the older you get, the faster it goes, and I can’t believe that’s another…
Outfit of the Day – Winter Warmth
Is it cold where you live? It’s freezing here! Scotland by no means gets the coldest winters in the world, but it does get pretty chilly. This week’s outfit is a little different then, since I’m sharing my…
48 Hours in Edinburgh
So my sister came to stay with me for the weekend, the first time she’s done so since I moved out to go to university. She hasn’t seen much of Edinburgh beyond Princes Street, so my challenge was…
Outfit of the Day – Reflections
The order of the day is simple, but fun. A t-shirt and shorts combo couldn’t be simpler, but I like to try to make my outfits a little more unusual than just that. I think this top is…
Country Life – Visiting Home
For the past three years I’ve lived in cities, in Scotland and France, in order to attend university. But of course, from time to time I visit home, at weekends and during holidays, as I did so this…
India Day Lecture – Gopal Krishna Gandhi
This week I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend a lecture at the university by Gopal Krishna Gandhi. He is best known for being the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, but is also a distinguished scholar and…
