Power That Kisses Hold: The First Kiss

Posted on 19. Apr, 2010 by Cheryl Frances in Life and Style, Men & Women

“The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. It changes therelationship of two people much more strongly than even the final surrender; because this kiss already has within it that surrender” -Emil Ludwig (1881-1948)-
Kissing is the act of pressing one’s lips against the lips of another. A [...]

Corinne Bailey Rae Live in London

Posted on 27. Feb, 2010 by Cheryl Frances in Entertainment, Events, Music

Event: Corinne Bailey Rae Live
Date: Wednesday 24th February 2010
Location: Shepherds Bush Empire, London
Time: 9pm
On a wet (very wet indeed) and rainy Wednesday night I took a well deserved break from my busy schedule to see the long awaited return of Corinne Bailey Rae. She’s been away for a while but with the release of her [...]

Poetry: In Dreams

Posted on 03. Jan, 2010 by Cheryl Frances in Education, Poetry

In dreams I walk with you…
In the park; fragrant fresh grass, radiant flowers in bloom, cumulus clouds…freedom.
On the beach; free flowing tides, luminous horizons fading to the iridescent moon…reflection.
In life; spiralling scenarios, clocks tick, happy days…forever.

In dreams I talk with you…
In easy conversation; good vibes resonate, heightened intonation, facial animation…exhilaration.
In therapy; stress dissipates, fears diminish, [...]

Top 10 Albums of 2009

Posted on 25. Dec, 2009 by Cheryl Frances in Entertainment, Music

2009 saw a barrage of album releases from the eagerly waited returns of such artists as Eminem, Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson, Jay–Z, Britney Spears and Maxwell, to newcomers on the block like La Roux, Mr Hudson and Adam Lambert.
Music is such a personal thing so it’s never easy to pick the ‘best’ of anything musically [...]

Sexed–Up Society

Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Cheryl Frances in Life and Style, Real Talk

This week two 10 year old boys were charged with raping an 8 year old girl in the park during the October half term. As I watched this story on the news I couldn’t help but feel a sense of sadness; one because an 8 year old girl had been raped and two that it [...]

Top 20 Female Clothing & Accessory Items of 2009

Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by Cheryl Frances in Fashion, Life and Style

2009 has certainly been a great year of fashion trends. From high-street retail to turning old school garments into modern popularity, women continue to work magic with the style and look of all garments and accessories.
To celebrate another of year trends I’ve put together a list of the top 20 female clothes and accessories of [...]

The Interpretation of Dreams

Posted on 16. Oct, 2009 by Cheryl Frances in Life and Style

Whether my dreams contain highly unusual or highly conventional content I usually tend to read quite a lot into them…this may have something to do with the fact that I studied Psychology and Sigmund Freud the forefather or Psychology believed that dreams were the “royal road to the unconscious”.
Freud presented a topographical model of the [...]

Eric Roberson LIVE!!

Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by Cheryl Frances in Events, Music

Event: Eric Roberson in Concert
Date: Friday 9th October, 2009
Location: Jazz Cafe, Camden
Time: 8pm
Last week Eric Roberson came to town, and at North London’s premier music spot ‘The Jazz Cafe’ some very lucky people were treated to a helping of his musical talents…myself and Broadband were just 2 of those lucky people and man am I [...]

Film Review: The Soloist

Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by Cheryl Frances in Entertainment, Film & TV

Director: Joe Wright
‘Life Has a Mind of Its Own’
The Soloist does not provide your typical movie structure; ‘the problem, the answer and then the happy ending’ but what it does do is portray the real life issues of mental illness and homelessness effortlessly. Actors Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr who both appear to be [...]

Album Review: Eric Roberson - “Music Fan First”

Posted on 25. Sep, 2009 by Cheryl Frances in Entertainment, Music

Very rarely does an album epitomise what music is about, however for me ‘Music Fan First’ does this and much more. For those of you that don’t know Eric Roberson he is a very well respected artist on the neo-soul scene and a fantastically talented song writer.He has written songs for artists including: Dwele, Case [...]