This year has certainly been an uncertain one. It's been difficult being away from our loved ones, unsettling for those in a working environment and hard for those who were just finding their feet in new jobs. But on a...
Life in full lockdown was rough for a lot of us. We felt lonely, we felt bored, we felt like we wished we had more inspiring art to look at rather than blank walls – and we quickly remedied that...
Do you harbour secret literary passions? The old saying goes that everyone has a book in them. Whether you’re a writer or you love one, you will know that November is National Novel Writing Month. Brave writers will take on...
There are so many baby gifts out there, it's often hard to find something for the mum to be herself! If you're going to a baby shower, you've got a friend who's just found out they are pregnant or you...
We get it, it hasn’t been Halloween yet. But this year has flown by and before we know it, it’ll be December and we’ll find ourselves once again panic buying presents for our closest friends. Here’s where Old English Company...
Greeting cards are enduringly popular within society still. After all, what gift would be complete without the accompanying card? Or what special occasion would feel truly magical without cards to mark it? Greeting cards not only allow you to show...
It seems we are all having to prepare for a COVID Christmas this year, which means a range of restrictions. For many, this will include not being able to see members of their family as well as friends. Therefore, the...
Pablo Picasso, Adolf Konrad, Oscar Bluemner - the list of history’s greatest listers goes on. Whilst some suggest that making lists is nothing more than a futile attempt to order the unaddressed chaos that is life as we know it,...
With many of us currently having to conduct both our professional and social lives via laptop or other electronic devices, more and more of us are suffering from video fatigue. So how can we give our selves a break from...
