Saturday, 8 October 2011
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Studio 61B
There are many things that I like about Pilates, not least of which is that it is so retro. Contrology is what Joseph Pilates called it. The equipment is rather Rube Goldberg, improvised originally from bed springs and the like, and the effect something between physiotherapy and S&M!! This photograph was taken in his Greenwich Village Studio in the 1950s.
Yesterday was my first studio session. I have been doing mat classes for a little while now but due to repetitive strain on my back from working position and 'blogging' I realised I was needing to really target my weaker areas. The fact that a trip to Thailand for Christmas looms may have also been the catalyst!
Fiona Barbour-Smith www.precisionpilates.org teaches mat classes from her beautiful basement on Ramillies Road in Chiswick and Studio Pilates at 61B South Parade, W4 5LG.
Mat classes are £12 per session and they run through school term time.
Studio sessions (£30) throughout the year.
Contact Fiona for more details or visit website.
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Pictures courtesy of pinterest
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Chicken Soup for the Soul!
After every roast chicken I put the carcass straight into a pot for a hearty broth. They say chicken soup is natures penicillin and that sure is what I need with this hacking cough! It must be the extremes in temperature!!
I stumbled across this recipe courtesy of Lauren Liess at purestylehome.blogspot.com
As I usually stuff the cavity with lemons when roasting I thought accentuating the lemon flavours would be a different take on the traditional... I have made a few additions like the coconut milk instead of cream and coriander instead of parsley.
Ingredients:
4 tbsp butter
8 shallots, thinly sliced
2 carrots, thinly sliced
2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
1 1/2 cups chicken from the cooked carcass or leftovers.
3 lemons
2 quarts chicken stock (make by boiling up the carcass with a carrot and a leek. I reserve the juices from the roasting pan, put in the fridge and skim the fat off before adding the flavoursome jelly to the stock the next day)
Angel hair nests (you can do angel hair if can't find the pasta nests.)
2/3 cup heavy cream or coconut milk
salt & pepper
Fresh Parsley/Coriander & Lemon Slices to squeeze and garnish.
This looks sure to beat the lurgy!
Sunday, 2 October 2011
The art of the Ponytail...
The look of the season is the ponytail. Today's In Style mag has enlightened me to the fact that even with my locks not being long enough there is a new 'pony menu' at Hershesons Blow Dry Bars. They actually have fabulous falsies! And, Hersheson insists, when you get them home they are just as easy to attach yourself.
hershesons.com; £60 for hairpiece, wash and fitting. What fun as we approach the pre-Christmas party season!
Friday, 30 September 2011
It's not Botox!
NO, it ain't Botox! Today, skin analyst expert Kerri from IIAA (International Institute of Anti Aging) will enlighten 8 lucky ladies to the future of their skin with the help of Visia Technology.
I hope those of you coming get a lot out of it!
It's the start of the most beneficial skincare and treatment regime you will have in your lifetime!
HAPPY FRIDAY and HAPPY WEEK-END!
Image: Pinterest
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
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