The biggest oyster ever found in the UK turned up in a fish marked in Plymouth last weekend. Narrowly escaping becoming someone’s luxury dinner the giant shellfish, unashamedly nicknamed ‘Shelly’ by the newspapers, measures 7” across and weighs 3lb. It’s currently residing in the local aquarium, where it is on public display and proving to […]
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Throughout history pearls have been worn by the rich, and given as rare and expensive gifts. Traditionally worn by new brides on their wedding day, for thousands of years they have been a symbol of love, purity and perfection. Nowadays pearl jewellery is available to more people than ever before, and you no longer need […]
Watch Susan Sarandon on the Red Carpet at the Golden Globes
The Golden Globes returned with much pazazz this year after being cancelled last year. Like always, there was as much interest in what the celebrities looked like on the red carpet as who won the awards. If you looked past the glitzy gowns and shining […]
Gifts for wedding anniversaries are a strange tradition. I don’t mean to say that it’s strange to give gifts when there’s something to celebrate. But tradition provides us with a long list of items that are appropriate to receive on a wedding anniversary each year. Right from the first anniversary (paper) to the 70th (platinum) […]
In recent years, Mother’s day has been taken over by greetings card companies as another gimmick for them to make more cash. The day is often overlooked, forgotten until the last minute and then covered up with a bunch of flowers and a card. Not that there’s anything wrong with that exactly, but the whole […]