Mad on poodles

Photography © Hulton-Deutsch CollectionBarbara Hutton with her miniature poodle, 1947
Mrs Jones and I went fabric shopping in Shepherds Bush last week.  We took Betty, Fee's miniature poodle with us and bought her a present.  I was about to blog some pictures I'd taken when I spotted the above book Café Society on the side.   Barbara Hutton's poodle looks rather like Betty so next thing I went

Getting enough sleep

Dita Von Teese
I absolutely love my sleep and my bed.  I think bedding is hugely important - I have six goose down pillows on my bed, a mattress topper and a goose down duvet.  Egyptian cotton sheets and silk pillowcases - all bought at knock down prices.  My bed is so comfortable I never want to get out if it!
I have no body clock at all so I tend to be a night person.  I can stay up all