any moons ago I had a segment on Smaggle where I wrote little lists of lovely things to do to brighten your week. It was a tribute to the late great Diana Vreeland who had a column in Harper’s Bazaar called ‘Why don’t you…?’ where she’d write a decadent and beautiful list of life suggestions for her readers. I stopped doing them because no one seemed to read them but they remain my most requested posts to this day so I thought I’d give them another crack…
Why don’t you…?
1. Keep a dish of old fashioned-cellophane wrapped candies on your coffee table?
2. Wear a sophisticated nude lip? With a subtle smokey eye?
3. Dab a little vanilla essence on a clean cloth and dust your shelves with it? Leave your home smelling like cake?
4. Dunk something in something else? A chocolate biscuit in your tea? A chunk of bread in your soup? A cracker into sour cream dip?
5. Eat kids food? Chicken nuggets? Cocktail frankfurts? Pop rocks?
6. Wear feathers? In your hair? As earrings? Hanging from a chain around your neck?
7. Have an in-between appointments visit with your hairdresser? Just for a deep conditioning treatment and a professional blow dry?
8. Make a spring wish list of things to do when the weather gets warmer? Have a night time picnic? Play football in the park? Go bike riding?
9. Plant herbs in anything but pot plants? Old shoes? Milk cartons? Vases? Tea cups?
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What lovely things are you getting up to this week? Any dinner parties? Tea dates?
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