With all the crazy weather we've been having, it's no wonder the otherwise lush outdoor patios are hesitantly home to outdoor seating.Blustery winds alternating with blistering heat tends to make those with coifed hairstyles head for the hills or, more accurately, climate- controlled dining rooms. When tank tops, flips-flops and enough Fanta to hydrate a horse won't cut it, I'll consent to indoor seating, but when its a balmy 82 degrees,...
Face it, Romeos and Juliets. A box of chocolates from the drugstore is not the most romantic approach to Valentine's Day. Instead, consider these ideas from Romantic Homes magazine.+ Black and white combined with red spells classic romance. Place red and white flowers in a black ceramic vase.+ If you have a passion for things tres chic, add a bit of Paris romance to a room with vintage European advertising posters.+ Gather a mix of candles on the table and dine by...
Heights of Scotland Rugged scenery attracts royals, commoners alike You don't have to be royal to enjoy a majestic time in the Scottish Highlands near Balmoral, the sweeping estate where Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, spent their recent honeymoon. All you need is an appetite for healthy outdoor pursuits and enough time to appreciate the beautiful scenery of purple heather-clad glens, rich pine woods and flowing rivers.Anyone in a rush risks being...
"Intelligence" becomes less reliable every day. Still, loyal readers of this column and other despairing defenders of reason will have been captivated by the disclosure (in a book!) that Joseph Stalin and the KGB (and Janet Leigh - that is the news I am breaking) were all part of a plot to do away with that great American, greater Republican and greatest of all stars, John Wayne.Why? Well, the Bolshevik regime of 1917 and afterwards was second only to Adolf...
Paris hooks up with her very own Australian Idol -- and NATHAN Buckley's house was the place to be on Cup night as the Magpie captain and his shoe-selling wife Tania put on a good ol' Aussie barbie for the Hilton sisters.Paris turned up to the South Yarra party in a white stretch limo with her new best friend, Courtney Act from Australian Idol.Ever the fashion plate, Paris was decked out in a black pleated leather skirt with the word Hilton in studs scrawled...