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What is cashmere and how sustainable is it?

[ad_1] “It used to be this wonderful, rare luxury fibre that you would save up for, keep for a lifetime and then maybe pass down through generations,” she says. “I think cashmere has become a sort of case study for how fashion has lost its way and its soul and its connection to heritage and […]

gardening boosts mental wellbeing and friendships

[ad_1] Like other nature-based activities, gardening may derive some of its benefits from reducing stress. The attention restoration theory hypothesises that natural stimuli may decrease mental fatigue by gently holding our attention with “soft fascination”. But one trait that makes gardening stand out is that it “requires active participation” and “getting the hands in the […]

My wedding plan was perfection, then I turned my feet into two blocks of ice

[ad_1] There’s the passing of time, of course. Christmas feels about five minutes ago, and now it’s nearly winter. An invitation arrived for my 40-year school reunion this month. I’m so not prepared for it to be four decades since sunbaking lunchtimes with Brigitte and Sally and Nicki, uniforms hiked up, baby oil on legs, […]