Pearls have long been renowned for their status of 'wealth and propriety'. From being used in capes, as a symbol of 'royal blood' to being fashioned as part of a statement necklace, the use of them throughout time has been recurrent. While they are often associated with 'royalty and wealth', the use of 'pearls' were far more significant than modern society might think. In ancient times, the pearl was associated with the 'moon'; In Vedic 'text' the legend states that the pearl was born in 'Earth's waters and the heavens powers, birthed through a flash of lightening. Because of the manner of the 'unification', the pearl is considered to be the 'daughter of the moon'. In Western cultures ... read more
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New Vegan Food And Drink For Veganuary 2025
She remembered the days where Veganuary was like a second Christmas. It was 2019, what she would consider the peak of 'new vegan food and drink'. Where everything from vegan tuna, to vegan rum, plant-based lamb and pastas slithered onto her doorstep. Her eyes would light up, the doorbell ringing. A postman with a bounty of gifts, vegan meat alternatives, vegan drinks, and vouchers to some of her favourite restaurants. But in 2025, the vegan landscape seemed vastly different. Brands slashing their plant-based offerings. A lonely vegan supermarket aisle, in desperate need of a stock refill. A cut back on vegan meat alternatives. People treating veganism as though it was a dirty word. ... read more
Colourful Food & Drink Christmas Gift Ideas For 2024
Sitting in the window, watching the rain gush on neon-splattered pavements. The chorus of cars droning through the busy high street. She smiled, the faintest bit of snow, a Christmas miracle. Watching the snowflakes twirl through the air like pretty ballerinas. The skies slashed into darkness, gray clouds drifting on by. She felt blissfully happy. A glass of non alcoholic homemade mulled wine. Orange slices, sticky sweet. Star anise, cinnamon sticks bobbing. Hot purple liquid drifting down her throat. Delicate tapered fingers reaching into a bowl of smoked nuts. She wanted to bottle this moment up. How she felt elated and carefree. Floating on air, the snow falling harder now. Dreaming of ... read more
Feel Good Christmas Gift Ideas That Make You Smile
For the longest time, Christmas would fill her with dread. Memories of being abused as a child, seeping through her consciousness. The bruises, yellow-purple mottling, fading over time. The silvery scars blending into pockmarked skin. Poisonous shadows throttling her, lacerated throat. She would tremble, a raised hand, a venomous voice. Stripping away her confidence, her self-esteem no more. Wondering if this was what life would be forever. Hiding in the darkness, afraid of what would happen next. Words like weapons, sharp and cold. Her spirit sold to the highest bidder. The woman who robbed her of her childhood innocence. Forced to grow up, tiny feet in too-big shoes. Learning to bury ... read more
Ping Pong Dim Sum: Healthy Vegetarian Food
The air was thick, the water rocking. Mist curling over silent boats floating. On a grey day by St. Katherine's Dock, muted colours, soft and still. The cusp between autumn and winter, hanging in balance. Hands in green coat pockets, a pop of colour. A beret placed nochalantly on wild curls, reddened cheeks. The wind, howling like rabid banshees, the cold burrowing into numb fingers. But it did not matter. The promise of a better end to the day, lying in wait. Opposite the docks, where the boats bob forlonly. Behind the fog that swallowed her whole. She reached into the charcoal smudges of gray, and stepped into the light. Ping Pong Dim Sum, emblazoned in faux flowers. Warm sepia lights ... read more
Best Vegan Food And Drink Alternatives In 2024
In the 'garden of empathy', the world was a better place. Cows grazing beneath the willow trees. Cloaked in black and white splotches, her eyes reflecting the sun's soft light. Wild pigs with glistening ebon coats. Tussocks of grass their chosen nest, as they treaded the forest floors. Chickens squawking, flapping their wings. Released from the cruel cages that threatened to break them in. Though A wasn't preachy, she was passionate about the welfare of animals. About treating all living beings with kindness and compassion. Celebrating all creatures big and small. It sounded cheesy, but A knew that she was always destined to be an animal rights advocate. Proudly cruelty-free, giving up meat ... read more
Colourful Vegan Products To Try This January
If it wasn't for a mindful Veganuary, January would be her least favourite time of year. Where the days were short and the nights were long. Grey skies in the stormiest of hues, clouds pregnant with rain. The air biting, her hands numb. A haunting melody of melancholy, where the sun was a timid visitor. For in January, the warmth was rare. Eyes streaming, reddened cheeks. Feet that wanted to curl up and disappear. She dreamed of frolicking in summer again. Her favourite season. Where fat cats lay sprawled in daisy-fed gardens. Bellies up, demanding to be stroked. Purrs that reverberated into her very core. Gliding past statuesque trees swamped in green leaves. Twirling into sun-soaked ... read more
Romantic Winter Getaways Around The World
They felt the rain before they saw it. In the frigid depths of January's icy embrace. Where the world slumbered in a misty haze, rain drenching their clothes. They gazed forlonly at the stormy gray skies, the clouds swelling triumphantly. Frozen to the bone, as the water painted the canvas of the Earth's verdant embrace. Despite the melancholy of the gray tones, they felt invigorated. For an idea came to them as if in a dream. 2014, the year of the soulmates. The year where the couple would travel, and expand their horizons. After all, in March they would be celebrating their five year anniversary. Wasn't it time they went somewhere new? Carrying out the dreams that they had put off so long. ... read more
Cruelty Free Beauty Gift Ideas For Christmas
She held the mirror's ethereal gaze. Staring into its silvery allure, streaked with steam. Where light danced, revealing more than met the eye. A catalyst for self-discovering, discovering the person within. Time stood still as she caressed her face. The beginnings of lines that were etched like poetry. Soft valleys of wisdom on a still young face. The start of wrinkles, like an intricate maze. Small lines on her forehead, a map of laughter, sorrow and memories. But the ones underneath her eyes were a hidden map. Laughter lines like ripples on a tranquil pond. The furrows of worry, biting her lip. Tiny delicate rivulets cascading like a waterfall. She didn't hate what she saw. Her wrinkles ... read more
Unique Christmas Gift Ideas For Holiday Cheer
In another lifetime she had been brought up with holiday cheer. Bubbles of mirth escaping her lips, rosy cheeked like a cherub. Her hair unfurling like rose petals, cascading down her back. She was the 'belle of the ball', the Princess of Christmas. Resplendent in a red velvet dress, a tiara wedged in thick wavy curls. Earrings twirling from earlobes, shimmers of gold trailing past her shoulders. She would sit at the table, a tablecloth adorned with reindeers that smiled. Holding hands with loved ones, let the Christmas feast commence. Engorged bellies pooched from eating. The memory of the crispiest of roast potatoes still haunting her mind. Bubble and squeak and all things nice. Carrots, ... read more
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