--- title: "Darling Lovely Life" url: https://darlinglovelylife.com/ description: "A UK journal of creative living, weddings, making and baking, pretty interiors and beautiful places, written by Sara. 296 entries published 2011–2015." published: 2015-01-08 updated: 2014-10-24 --- # Darling Lovely Life Published 2015-01-08 · Updated 2014-10-24 ## January 2015 [Love & life](https://darlinglovelylife.com/category/love-and-life/) ## [Free press cannot be killed](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2015/01/free-press-cannot-be-killed/) 8 January 2015 · by Sara - Darling Lovely Life editor A bit of a heavy one today – to be honest, I wasn’t sure if I would blog for a while. But I always said I would come back to Darling Lovely Life as and when I had something to say, and today I have something to say. It’s something that has already probably been said thousands of times in the last 24 hours, by far more eloquent writers than me, but as we try to make sense of the senseless, I think the most important thing we can do at this time is to keep talking. No, fuck that – we need to shout, and shout loudly enough that our collective voices can never be quelled by the sound of gunfire and terror. I spent much of yesterday weeping. Weeping for lost lives, for the terror the staff at Charlie Hebdo must have felt in their final moments, for the families left behind without their loved ones. But also weeping for my society and my profession – because the idea that saying what you think and feel in a public forum can cost you your life goes so fundamentally against everything that we stand for as journalists. What was inspiring, in the aftermath of these brutal, senseless and unjustifiable murders, was the response worldwide. Artists, writers, humans everywhere stood united in the message: we will not be silenced. Not about anything – not ever. The topic is moot – nothing justifies an act of atrocious violence to silence ideas, feelings and expression. Now is not the time for political point scoring. It’s not the time to channel understandable anger into targeting the wrong people. It’s not the time to ask questions about what we should and shouldn’t write. Now is the time to send our love and prayers to those affected by this appalling event and to shout from the rooftops – we won’t be silenced: nous sommes Charlie. [Permanent link to this entry](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2015/01/free-press-cannot-be-killed/) --- ## Earlier entries ## December 2014 [Love & life](https://darlinglovelylife.com/category/love-and-life/) ## [A big, big announcement and a little break from Darling Lovely Life](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2014/12/a-big-big-announcement-and-a-little-break-from-darling-lovely-life/) 15 December 2014 · by Sara - Darling Lovely Life editor To my dear friends, colleagues and incredible readers, This is the weirdest post I’ve ever written – it’s not one I ever expected to write. I’ve been working on this blog for three and a half years, from its humble origins as a fun way to document my… [Read the whole entry](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2014/12/a-big-big-announcement-and-a-little-break-from-darling-lovely-life/) --- ## November 2014 [Style & beauty](https://darlinglovelylife.com/category/style-beauty/) ## [A makeup masterclass review: Tori Harris](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2014/11/a-makeup-masterclass-review-tori-harris/) 21 November 2014 · by Sara - Darling Lovely Life editor I know, I know, Darling Lovelies, I’ve been very lax on the old blogging front. There WILL be a post very soon explaining all the crazy, life-changing, beyond-my-wildest-dreams thing sthat have been happening really soon – I promise. But, in the meantime, I have been meaning to get… [Read the whole entry](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2014/11/a-makeup-masterclass-review-tori-harris/) --- [Love & life](https://darlinglovelylife.com/category/love-and-life/) · [Making & baking](https://darlinglovelylife.com/category/making-baking/) ## [In a sea of somebodies, is there room for my creativity to shine?](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2014/11/in-a-sea-of-somebodies-is-there-room-for-my-creativity-to-shine/) 6 November 2014 · by Sara - Darling Lovely Life editor I know a lot of creative types read this blog. I read so many incredible comments from artists, musicians, designers, chefs, bakers – a collective of clever, inventive and imaginative people. There are so many of you out there that it’s inspiring – but it’s also a problem.… [Read the whole entry](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2014/11/in-a-sea-of-somebodies-is-there-room-for-my-creativity-to-shine/) --- ## October 2014 [Making & baking](https://darlinglovelylife.com/category/making-baking/) ## [Darling lovely gold glittery Halloween pumpkin tutorial!](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2014/10/darling-lovely-gold-glittery-halloween-pumpkin-tutorial/) 31 October 2014 · by Sara - Darling Lovely Life editor Happy Halloween 2014, spooktacular Darling Lovely readers! To celebrate the holiday of dressing up (fabulous) and eating delicious things (even more fabulous) we’ve created this mini tutorial for you all to enjoy. I also thought these would make adorable autumn wedding centrepieces for weddings and parties! Neat. It’s… [Read the whole entry](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2014/10/darling-lovely-gold-glittery-halloween-pumpkin-tutorial/) --- [Weddings & parties](https://darlinglovelylife.com/category/weddings-celebrations/) ## [Sarah and John’s (and Milo’s) English country garden wedding](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2014/10/sarah-and-johns-and-milos-english-country-garden-wedding/) 28 October 2014 · by Sara - Darling Lovely Life editor Because of our pastel palette, it can be hard to find the right real weddings to showcase on Darling Lovely Life – but when fantastic photographer Karen Fuller of Fuller Photography sent me these beautiful images, I jumped at the chance to feature them. Rarely does a real… [Read the whole entry](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2014/10/sarah-and-johns-and-milos-english-country-garden-wedding/) --- [Love & life](https://darlinglovelylife.com/category/love-and-life/) ## [How to adjust to being self employed](https://darlinglovelylife.com/2014/10/how-to-adjust-to-being-self-employed/) 24 October 2014 · by Sara - Darling Lovely Life editor Self employment is an absolute dream for most creatives. To earn a living from what you love to do, to be in charge of your own destiny and not to have to run every decision by somebody else – absolute bliss! 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