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Alexander McQueen : Savage Beauty 2015 Exhibition at V&A
Heads up on a V&A exhibition for those readers interested in all things related to the provocative, dramatic and extravagant catwalk presentations that McQueen became renowned for, combining...
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Lightweight Gardening Tools
Making light of physical garden work Our garden has long but not very wide borders. We decided to clear them of unwanted plants and make them deeper and add curves to add interest and decide on a more...
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Chuck out that Mop & Bucket … Steam is here to stay!
Hands up those of you who dislike having to mop floor/s? All that cleaning of the mop, or sponge mop is a pain isn’t it? Well we think so and when we heard about the Vida Steam Mop we were instantly...
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Oh yes it is! The pantomime season is with us again!
In theatrical terms, nothing is more traditional in Britain than the pantomime. It owes a lot to Commedia dell’ Arte but you’ll not see anything remotely like it anywhere else in the world. The...
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Very Last Minute Christmas Gift List
Save time at Christmas – let your fingers hit the keyboard! I really don’t have the time to wander round shops searching for suitable gifts at Christmas, and judging from the retailers, I’m just one of...
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Ten Best Valentine Ideas … and more
We’ve put together our really special Valentines’ Day ideas for those readers who would welcome some inspiration. As Valentine’s Day is on a Saturday this year it gives an opportunity to indulge...
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Amsterdam a City to Relish
As the post-Christmas indulgence blues of January merge with the cold and gloom of February, thoughts turn to the glow of a warm holiday. For those of us not too adversely affected by the country’s...
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Latest Great Finds – Gardening Shoes and Gloves
It’s this time of year that seems to stimulate the need to replace worn out gardening stuff and this month I decided to look into replacing my somewhat worn, but much loved, gardening gloves. They...
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A revolution in eating out
A lot of change has taken place recently in the restaurant sector in London and across the country too. It used to be that those venturing to the capital for an evening in the theatre, cinema and...
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Stitching in May
Stitching is a hot topic this month, with two exhibitions opening this month in London: Magna Carta (An Embroidery) by Cornelia Parker and Colin and Helen David: Not only when the moon shines: The...
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Grow Your Own Climbing Strawberries, Indoors or Out
Climbing strawberries with a fruiting period from June to September, now there’s a thing! In 2008 we wrote an article about the Thompson & Morgan strawberry Mount Everest. It grew well for us and...
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Reducing Air Pollution in your Home
So you like air fresheners, room fresheners, smells of all kinds from perfumes to deodorants, linen sprays, the list goes on and on. How many contain limonene? Have look at those you use, you may be...
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David Bowie, That boy from Brixton
Our guest contributor, Anne Tilby Jones visited The V&A exhibition, David Bowie Is, in 2013, which showed the fantastic imagination and creations of David Bowie spanning five decades. We thought...
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Growing food successfully at home
Anyone who grows some of their own food will know that success is a moveable feast! Two years ago my attempt at growing tomatoes outdoors was a failure. The garden is very windy and the ground just...
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Slug and Snail invasion – a solution
So, ‘they’ say our gardens are in for a slug invasion following a wet summer and warm winter. Help! What can be done? I have suffered from slug damage for years. My seedlings especially taking a hit. I...
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All at Sea? The Migrant Painting
I recently was invited to an intriguing exhibition in London’s trendy Shoreditch area, renowned the world over for its wonderful street art over the last two decades or so. Although much remains, to...
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Luisa Spagnoli launches in the UK
Not being very au fait with haute couture, I have to confess the first time I heard of the Italian top end brand Luisa Spagnoli was when I was invited to attend the official opening of their first UK...
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There’s no doubt about it. The world is changing rapidly in hugely momentous ways. But there are also interesting if less significant changes that catch me by surprise when I happen to chance upon...
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