Tyne O'Connell's Blog, page 5

Avoiding conflict diamonds

Age may withers us but diamonds continue to make us our glow. If I am feeling low, I know of no greater pick me up than to bedeck myself with all my diamonds; bracelets, chokers, necklaces, rings and earrings –
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Boarding School

A Potted Guide to Boarding School Life Everything you wanted to know about boarding school and a few things you didn’t. My three children all ran away to boarding school when they were eleven. I tried to hold onto their
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Travelling in Heels

Our Man In Angkor Wat By Tyne O’Connell My teenage daughter and I decided to go to Angkor Wat in the rainy season to avoid the nuisance of the pillaging coach hordes that afflict World Heritage sites in the modern
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Death by Chanel

…Rouge Noir & expensive pots of beautifying cream The book is not going well. My Greek Chorus were right with their Cassandra prophesies. “We said as much,” they nag. But maybe they are write and my nice supportive Inner Gran
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My Two Husbands

Oscar Wilde said that “in married life three is company, and two is none.” Yet more than one hundred years later when I mention that I live with my partners – as in plural - even the most sophisticated jaws drop. I
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WANTED: One Luxury Lifestyle

WANTED: ONE LUXURY LIFESTYLE SOUGHT BY REFINED GIRL HIT BY DISTRESSED CIRCUMSTANCES – all assistance welcome. Please respond A Greek chorus have followed me around all my life. They give me commentary on my life, my dreams, thoughts and actions.
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65 Little Thoughts

– not enough to start a religion but the beginnings of a minor cult perhaps? 1. Marry for money. Your children will never forgive you if you don’t marry for love and then complain about school fees and offer up
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The Perfect Pearl

There is a girl in pearls inside every girl, she is the part of us that loves cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off, she adores cup cakes and anything with a rose bud print involved. She loves the feel
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Granny Chic

From Chic to Cheeky: Granny’s Adventures in the Dress Up Box Tyne O’Connell ©   Part of the fun of being a granny is returning to those days of dress up on Sunday afternoons when assisted by my loyal spaniel
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Ball Gowns, White-tie & Dance Cards

The Last Traces Of Jane Austen’s Regency England By Tyne O’Connell ©   Regretfully, as an aspirant punk in my teens, I eschewed white tie balls, choosing instead to spend my evenings embroidering safety pins in elaborate gold and silver
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