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We've struck GOLD magpies. And I don't wish to sound smug, but GOODNESS ME, I've been sourcing some absolute CORKERS for you lately. [...]

There are many things I admire about the Victorians. But particularly their complete and utter refusal to be normal about anything. Love wasn't [...]

Magpies we need to talk about Christmas... ​ Now I can practically hear some of you shouting: “EMMA. IT’S SEPTEMBER.” And ordinarily, I [...]

Before there was 😂, ❤, 🙄 or the passive-aggressive 👍, people had other ways of saying an awful lot without actually saying anything [...]

Hello my fellow magpies, welcome back to the mischief Every so often, I come across an antique sentiment that makes the centuries between [...]

The pieces we regret are rarely the ones we bought. They're the ones we convinced ourselves to think about for a while longer, the [...]

Hello my fellow magpies, welcome back to the mischief There are two types of jewelry purchases: The first are the ones you decide [...]

Hello my fellow magpies, welcome back to the mischief The Summer Solstice feels like a good moment to pause and ask a simple [...]

There are few figures in mythology who have undergone quite the same transformation in meaning as Medusa. Historically she was framed as monstrous. Dangerous. [...]

I've always found it fascinating how strongly people connect to mythology. Not just as stories, but as symbols of themselves reflected back. Different [...]