Valentine's Vanquished

Valentine's Vanquished

Don’t get me wrong I am as happy as the next gal to receive another wonderful gift!  But you see therein lies the issue – questionable gifts and al...

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Driving You Round The Bend

Driving You Round The Bend

Long-suffering fiancé was talking to some of his relatives and said something along the lines of “with old lead-foot over there we made it in 5 hou...

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New Year Musings

New Year Musings

Well not the last two, obviously and sadly, but what is it about those 7 lbs we can’t shift?  Why not and why 7?  Answers welcomed at Sophie.burkar...

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Party, Party, Party

Party, Party, Party

I personally blame being British.  Known for our acceptance and some would say embrace of alcohol, I have to stay true to my heritage.  Anyway onwa...

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Turkeys & Hummingbirds

Turkeys & Hummingbirds

Their home is in a wonderful, tiny village in the UK and is a place I would visit regularly.  Aside from lovely friends who live there the village ...

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Halloween Hellations

Halloween Hellations

Then there’s the whole harvest thing too with ties to the Irish Celtic festival Samhain, meaning summer’s end and sooo really we don’t have a defin...

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PJs R Us (or are they)?

PJs R Us (or are they)?

And whilst some of you know I’ve not been able to get my head around pajamas as night-time apparel I am not against them per se.  Some of you I sus...

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This One's For The Boys

This One's For The Boys

I like to think I’m an expert on robes and dressing gowns, partly because I’ve bought and owned so many and ended up wearing so very few of them!  ...

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