Gifts

Giving the gift of lingerie

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Christmas is just starting to poke its nose around the door. Only a little, and not really enough to get in your way, but it’s there and it’s no use pretending it isn’t. Which means that at Girl Thursday we’re starting to limber up for our gift-purchasing endeavours for private clients. And that inevitably means many, initially slightly awkward, conversations will be had with men about lingerie shopping.

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GT event in Tatler

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Tatler’s September 2010 coverage of the book launch event for ‘Sibling Rivalry’ by Georgia Coleridge and Karen Doherty, as organised by Girl Thursday.

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Macaroons – again (sorry)

Friday, April 30th, 2010

I swear that I’m not on a commission from the Great Macaroon Foundation.  It’s just that I love them and since I wrote last year about giving them as a hostess gift, I’ve had so many faithful Trufflers asking me for the recipe. I made them again recently and that reminded me to commit the recipe to Trufflebox.

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The ultimate indulgent treat

Friday, April 30th, 2010

I am going to go out on a pretty safe limb and make a sweeping generalisation about womankind; we love being spoiled. Spoiling ourselves, being spoiled by a husband, lover or best-friend, we’ll take them all. Not all the time, of course. Just enough. It’s the indulgence that gets us. The decadence. The delicious, quite innocent, naughtiness. Nowhere is this better encapsulated than at The Dorchester’s Spa and Spatisserie. Whether you’re looking for a gift that’ll really spoil an amazing lady or want to have a girlie afternoon of total indulgence (brides, are you listening?), read on…

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GT Concierge

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Planning how to spend your time can be complicated – too much choice, too little time. As a member of GT Concierge you’ll never again be stumped for where to go, what to do or how to find the perfect gift. All hand-picked just for you. Membership is available in blocks of three months.

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The age of the train

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Remember the scene in ‘Some Like It Hot’ when Lemmon and Curtis are first mesmerised by Marilyn Monroe? Her wiggle down the railway platform, just about missing the jet of steam from the train that is perfectly aimed at her perfect derrière.  An image that seems to have absolutely no relationship to modern train travel – and yet….

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