Getting older doesn’t mean wearing old lady clothes! The days of pearls, twin-sets and sensible shoes are over… or at least the “comfortable” shoes are funky red sneakers and leopard print boots. At Viva70 we spent a wonderful day with Evelyn Wilfling learning about style in fashion and home interiors….

This week we start a new column of resources, finds and information that may be of interest to you. Discoveries is also an invitation for you to contribute to the list of snippets. Just add your ideas to the comments box at the end of the article. This way we…

This week we welcome a new Creative Contributor to our Viva Community. Inge Hatton lives in Canada. Here’s her story……. In 1998, I was single, my children were away at Graduate School, I had sold the family home, was still working as a Cognitive Behavioural (CB)  psychotherapist and I was…

Whether it’s by the sea or in the countryside many Viva 70 readers dream of owning a little place with a garden in a small community as a weekend escape from the city or a permanent residence. You know the dream where life is simple and the cottage is comfortable…

Myanmar had never really been on my list of “must see” countries….until my daughter and her family moved there. As a solo traveller it would be great to have a home base, and insider knowledge of where to go and what to see. My first few days were spent in…

This is the final article in our series about the region of Umbria in Italy. Last week I was able to catch up with Linda Linhart who is a creative collaborator with VIVA70. What a wonderful evening! Linda has recently returned from a trip to Umbria and we shared stories…

“Be faithful to your own taste because nothing you really like is ever out of style.”  said Billy Baldwin, an American interior designer. Over the next weeks we’ll peek into the very different homes of our VIVA creative friends, to understand how lifestyle, design and individual character come together. This…

I have a number of towns I call MY TOWN. Places of great meaning, a spirit of home or a place of belonging. My towns are located in the Uk, Central Victoria in Australia and beachside in Lorne, also in Victoria.  I’ve asked  others about where they would call ”…

Hi! It’s Linda Linhart here continuing the series of articles about travels in Italy. A great response to the last article on  Loving Lucca, so thank you. Today we head to the beautiful region of Umbria and its major city, Perugia. It’s in central Italy and right next door to the…