An interview with...

Mr T - Corporate wing man and rare capitalist good guy.

1. Which historical figure do you most identify with?

The Wright brothers.

2. What is your greatest fear?

Ever becoming more concerned with myself than others.

3. What is the trait you most deplore on yourself?

Laziness

4. What is the trait you most deplore in other people?

Selfishness

5. What do you consider the most over-rated virtue?

Faith, because it can become blind faith, which is one step away from selfishness.

6. Which words or phrases do you most overuse.

No problem, spurious.

7. Which talent would you most like to have?

Photographic memory.

8. If you were to die and came back as one person or thing what do you think it would be?

Something less fortunate than me.

9. What is your favourite occupation?

Eating.

10. What is your motto?

Fortune favours the brave.

The Timeless 10

Flicking around the internet last night I came across the Timeless 50 website, compiling the Top 50 timeless icons in the fields of Fashion, TV, Food, Music and Design. Readers can choose what they would like to see on this list, judging the "timeless" qualities of each object. My choices:

Fashion - Little Black Dress and the Pencil SKirt

Music - Son of a Preacher Man and Don't SPeak

Design - The cake stand and The Roberts Radio

TV - Sex and the city and This Life

Food - Whisks and Ice Cream Sundaes.

Tune back in for my ode to each of these classics.

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Dancing days are gone...

If I wasn't so ridiculously pregnant how much would I love to go to this?

Will I ever dance again?

Varnishes

Christmas deco 1

Up until now I have usually been off spending Christmas with my parents, or abroad, so have never really got massively into decorating for Christmas. But this year, with family coming to us and, hopefully, a newly arrived baby (if he's not too late), I can feel that I may want to make the effort and feel all "1st Family Christmas." Even though we will still be in our little flat, I figure we can start making the effort this year and collect a few bits that will be used in our bigger house next year - when we will, of course, have a winter wonderland!

I am torn between a bright, brash Christmas, a monochrome Christmas or a more traditional Christmas, so for today, I am investigating the colourful option, with an emphasis on clashing red and pink.

Our tree is only a small artificial one, but next year, well that's a different story...

At John Lewis.

Kahmiri Baubles

London Sky Bauble

Union Jack Bauble

London Baubles

Momiji Bauble

Red Heart

Tube of Baubles