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A night at the Opera: the Magic Flute
Lights up at the Opera house. The last time I was at the opera was over ten years ago when a friend invited me to Glyndebourne and it was amazing. I studied a bit of opera at uni and had a very passionate teacher Malcom Griffiths who really brought it alive for all his students.…
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You’ve been framed, feminism
My husbands late step grandmother was a feminist, activist and all round cool arse silver surfer. If there was a cause, she cared about it. She really was an awesome human being. When she passed we got a few pieces of her collection. The first was the sticker from her car. She ran her little…
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Book it: online book club
I have mentioned before that I joined a book club. It was a way to engage with other women but more importantly I have to read a book a month. When I commuted I read a book a week, it was easy with an hour each way, absorbing myself in words and worlds. Disappearing from…
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Another blog challenge
I have done it again, another month challenge sorted. I had a bit of a break and I feel like I need a bit of a kick to get my writings and passionate again.
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A health kick I haven’t tried: giving up alcohol for a month
It’s my birthday in November and my weight is at a good level. I am planning to give up alcohol for October. It will be a nice health kick and it will help me lose a little weight. As I am starting running again as I have a marathon in March and it would be…
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Creating flat lays takes effort
I love a flat lay, when a photograph on Instagram is taken from above and carefully curated. I wanted to create a lovely one about my bullet journal and it took far longer than I wanted. I have seen so many with cotton sheets that I thought I would try one with my cotton blanket.…
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I signed up for another half marathon: healthy goals
Two years ago I ran a half marathon and honestly I hated it. Almost 3 hours of running was not enjoyable and I swore I would never do one again. But the weight has piled on. I have no healthy goal to work towards. I like goals and target, it helps me focus. I needed…
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Painted furniture the debate
I love wooden furniture and generally I prefer a vintage piece rather than new but there is a debate about painting furniture and I thought I would take the time to discus it here. There will be hundreds and thousands of old well crafted furniture that people with no skills have badly painted in their…
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Four new house plants
I went shopping not long ago and bought some houseplants. Two of my plants were looking sad. So I bought two booster plants to pop in the old plants to fill them out and two completely new plants. I can’t wait to watch them grow and thicken. Having plants in your home is part of…
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Appreciating the last of Summer
I am starting this blog sitting in my garden. The weather has been rainy and cold all week and now we have sun so I am taking it all I. And appreciating all the flowers that surround me. It turns out that September is for spiders, every morning I have to break webs that cross…
Dysfunctional Planner
The joys of planning our small terrace house,travel and all that life throws at me
Dysfunctional Planner 