Curtain is lifted on Russia
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on June 11, 2008
A quality piece of television has been Jonathan Dimbleby’s five-part journey through Russia.
So far, the journey has been incredibly interesting and absorbing, and this final instalment was no different.
Most of the episode revolved around a visit to Irkutsk, a city that’s been gripped with Aids and prostitution since the fall of communism.
Thankfully, Dimbleby also visited [...]
living Pared back on space, not on style
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on March 9, 2008
Downsizing isn’t about getting older, retiring or having your kids leave home, but about making life easier less space means less stuff, less to clean, and less to worry about. There are many different reasons for downsizing, but the main one is not wanting to care for a big house anymore, says designer Jean Bisnaire [...]