Pantone, surely the most authoritative word on colour matching, recently launched a new subscription service, Pantoneview, that alerts you to on-trend colours to ‘inform and inspire your colour decisions’. Although I have no need for such a service, I’m sorely tempted to sign up – call it ‘colour curiosity’.
Children’s imaginations are wonderful, magical things. They can conjure castles in the sky, monsters under the bed… and imaginary friends.
They’re words that every parent detests hearing – “I’m bored!” My own mum used to counter with the response, “Do you want a job? There’s lots to do – you could help me with the vacuuming or….” I never actually heard the end of her sentence because I skedaddled and quickly found a way to be[.....]
It feels like Mother’s Day rolls around faster and faster every year. And while we always treasure the gifts that come home from preschool, daycare and that odd stall at school, sometimes it’s nice to be given something that you will, ahem, use. Come and see the first part of the gift list we’ve rounded[.....]
Not everyone wants to be noticed…