Perezhilton.com. Okay, I admit it. Addiction to gossip websites is my secret shame, made easier because I no longer retain anything for longer than about three minutes. So, I check this website many, many times a day.www.oldride.com. I know it’s weird, but one day I want to own a 1950’s Ford F100 pick-up truck, preferably red, restored, and really cool. I’m looking forward to throwing the kids in the back and tootling around the beach, boosters be damned.

Thepioneerwoman.com. A cowgirl, her love, her kids, her recipes. Beautiful photographs and tons to look at.

www.simplyrecipes.com Great recipes, easy to cook, ensure you won’t be sweating and sauteeing when your guests arrive. My first stop now when I’m looking for inspiration.

www.ylang23.com. I have a theory that the only gift a girl should get on her birthday is jewelry. This is the place I long for my loved one to look for inspiration…

samuelshats.com. It must be my English roots, but I have a thing for hats, and this is the best website I’ve found. Recently my friend Jennifer and I trekked downtown to find the store, and it’s exactly what it should be - fusty, dusty and musty, with the most fabulous hats I’ve ever seen.

www.danishapiro.com. She’s my friend, my soul sister, and the most beautiful writer I know - both literally and figuratively. She also keeps up her blog far better than I, and when I can’t sleep I’m usually online reading something wonderful she has written.

www.beatrice.com and www.galleycat.com. Wonderfully gossipy and erudite websites for anyone who loves books, writers, or finding out what we do in our down time.

www.us.penguingroup.com. I have been a penguin in the UK for ten years, a penguin in the US for just a few, but I love my publisher. Visit the site.

www.holeinthewallgang.org. Paul Newman’s wonderful camp for childen with life-threatening illnesses. This is my second year of involvement with the charity, and I am constantly blown away by what this camp does.

www.epicurious.com. Whenever I need a recipe, this always works. I can spend hours trawling around getting inspired.

www.macys.com. I have tons of kitchen stuff from the Martha collection, (the white basketweave china is gorgeous) plus her towels and sheets. Best quality, most stylish, and fantastic pricing - cannot recommend Martha’s stuff highly enough.