Tag: jewellery

  • Merry Christmas from ‘The Steeple Times’

    Merry Christmas from ‘The Steeple Times’

    Wishing our readers a very Merry Christmas

     

    As we all head home for the holidays, may we take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. We’ve had a busy year at The Steeple Times and below we highlight some of our favourite stories as a collage. (more…)

  • Ask Mrs MILF: The agony aunt who’s naughty but nice

    Ask Mrs MILF: The agony aunt who’s naughty but nice

    Mrs MILF redThis week, Mrs MILF deals with a wife with expensive tastes in jewellery, a sister with suspicions, social networks and answers a reader’s question about her own tastes in men and women.

     

    Mrs MILF: Do you like men or women? I get the feeling you are ambivalent.

    Lizzie C., Honiton, Devon

    Although a few of my exes were intrigued by the thought of me with other women, those exes who had more maturity and experience of life realised that they should be careful what they wished for. As for men and women, I love most men, like some but respect only a few. Women: I love a few, like some and respect most.

     

    My wife came home from a party and told me she’d fallen in love with a piece of jewellery. I said I’d buy it for her and then I saw the price: £49,000. She knows I’d never be able to afford such an item especially given I was made redundant from my banking job last year. Is she trying to tell me something or should I prepare for her departure?

    Johan B., London, SW3

    She is trying to tell you something. You should prepare for her departure.

     

    I think my lover has another lover who keeps liking his photo on Facebook. What should I do?

    Kyle H., New York, USA

    Remove yourself from Facebook. It’s not a lifeline. It’s a rope. Don’t get hung on it.

     

    My sister and her husband adopted a child ten years ago. I have my suspicions that the little girl is his lovechild as she looks like my sister’s best friend. Should I dare to breach the topic or is it best to let sleeping dogs lie? P.S. The husband hates me and I loathe him. P.P.S. My sister is definitely unhappy in the marriage as she’s told me as much.

    Camilla C., London, W8

    The messenger is always shot. There is never an exception. Don’t mention anything unless you have proof (i.e. a DNA test). Even then, you’ll still be shot. After all, your sister may already know who the baby belongs to. As for being unhappy in her marriage, if she really is she’ll file for divorce or ask her husband to buy her a £49,000 piece of jewellery.

     

    My lover hasn’t followed me on Twitter. Does that mean he’s no longer interested?

    Emma R., London, SE15

    The answer in a word: “Yes”.

     

    Mrs MILF is lady with a cupcake and a whip who will solve all your problems be they in the bedroom department or elsewhere.

     

    Mrs MILF welcomes your questions for her weekly column. Please submit them to her via [email protected]. She does not enter into individual correspondence and she won’t visit your home for personal consultations. Some names have been changed to protect the modesty of the individuals and their problems.

     

     

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  • Ask Mrs MILF: The agony aunt who’s naughty but nice

    Ask Mrs MILF: The agony aunt who’s naughty but nice

    Mrs MILF redThis week, Mrs MILF deals with a wife with expensive tastes in jewellery, a sister with suspicions, social networks and answers a reader’s question about her own tastes in men and women.

     

    Mrs MILF: Do you like men or women? I get the feeling you are ambivalent.

    Lizzie C., Honiton, Devon

    Although a few of my exes were intrigued by the thought of me with other women, those exes who had more maturity and experience of life realised that they should be careful what they wished for. As for men and women, I love most men, like some but respect only a few. Women: I love a few, like some and respect most.

     

    My wife came home from a party and told me she’d fallen in love with a piece of jewellery. I said I’d buy it for her and then I saw the price: £49,000. She knows I’d never be able to afford such an item especially given I was made redundant from my banking job last year. Is she trying to tell me something or should I prepare for her departure?

    Johan B., London, SW3

    She is trying to tell you something. You should prepare for her departure.

     

    I think my lover has another lover who keeps liking his photo on Facebook. What should I do?

    Kyle H., New York, USA

    Remove yourself from Facebook. It’s not a lifeline. It’s a rope. Don’t get hung on it.

     

    My sister and her husband adopted a child ten years ago. I have my suspicions that the little girl is his lovechild as she looks like my sister’s best friend. Should I dare to breach the topic or is it best to let sleeping dogs lie? P.S. The husband hates me and I loathe him. P.P.S. My sister is definitely unhappy in the marriage as she’s told me as much.

    Camilla C., London, W8

    The messenger is always shot. There is never an exception. Don’t mention anything unless you have proof (i.e. a DNA test). Even then, you’ll still be shot. After all, your sister may already know who the baby belongs to. As for being unhappy in her marriage, if she really is she’ll file for divorce or ask her husband to buy her a £49,000 piece of jewellery.

     

    My lover hasn’t followed me on Twitter. Does that mean he’s no longer interested?

    Emma R., London, SE15

    The answer in a word: “Yes”.

     

    Mrs MILF is lady with a cupcake and a whip who will solve all your problems be they in the bedroom department or elsewhere.

     

    Mrs MILF welcomes your questions for her weekly column. Please submit them to her via [email protected]. She does not enter into individual correspondence and she won’t visit your home for personal consultations. Some names have been changed to protect the modesty of the individuals and their problems.

     

     

    Subscribe to our free once daily email newsletter here:[contact-form-7 id=”225″ title=”Contact form 1″]

  • An evening at Theo Fennell

    An evening at Theo Fennell

    David Kerr captures an evening showcasing the craftsmanship of Theo Fennell

     

    It was not only the silver in Theo Fennell’s Fulham Road showroom that glistened on Thursday 5th September. (more…)

  • Charlie Cooper

    Charlie Cooper

    Charlie CooperAfter being convicted of stealing £1,500 worth of jewellery from Vandra Henderson of Whitstable, Kent in July 2013, this cleaner took to Facebook to berate a local newspaper who featured an image of him. Claiming his human rights had been breached didn’t win him any sympathy with his mother. In reply, Teresa Cooper wrote: “You should not have done it in the first place… That lady didn’t want her jewlery [sic] taking but you did it anyway, end of”. It is high time a few other parents took just such a stance.

  • Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun

    Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun

    Ingrid Lederhaas-OkunIf being vice president of product development at Tiffany’s isn’t enough, why not help yourself to a little bit more to be sure? That’s just what Georgetown University graduate Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun did after 22 years with the company. Married to a hedge fund manager named Robert Okun, this sociable sort was used to Manhattan galas and weekends in Darien, Connecticut but decided she’d also help herself to $2 million of her employer’s property. Of the 164 items that have never been returned, in July 2013 she commented: “I knew it was illegal to steal, and I did so regardless… I’m very sorry”.

  • Monica gets blown out

    Monica gets blown out

    Monica Lewinsky’s soiled clothing fails to sell

     

    Last week, we reported on an auction of items owned and relating to Monica Lewinsky, President Kennedy, Wallis Simpson and Adolf Hitler. (more…)

  • As safe as Stockinger

    As safe as Stockinger

    Stockinger’s safes represent the most secure of investments

     

    Masterpiece 2013 closes today. This impressive showcase is something that has been crammed to the brim with some of the finest works of art, design and antiques currently on the market, but given that many of these items are of immense value, they need to be protected. German high-end safe producer Stockinger offer just the solution.

     
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  • Heroes and villains

    Heroes and villains

    Two auctions featuring Princess Diana, Monica Lewinsky, President Kennedy, Wallis Simpson and Adolf Hitler

     

    This Thursday, the Chelsea Arts Club in London is holding an event to conclude their silent auction of images and paintings by members of heroes and villains. In Los Angeles, on the same day, Nate D. Sanders, a specialist in rare collectibles, is selling some equally if not far more controversial items.

     
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  • Bhavna Ahluwalia: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    Bhavna Ahluwalia: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    The Steeple Times asks fashion management consultant Bhavna Ahluwalia: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    Spirituality.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    That certainly isn’t mine. My motto is: “To love and to belong”.

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