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The Great British Bake Off is a big deal in our abode. For me it’s actually one of the few ‘reality’ competition shows where I don’t want them to all lose. And this year it seemed like the whole nation was gripped with Bake Off fever. Sitting rooms across the land were full of soggy…
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It’s been almost a year since my last post and it’s not really a coincidence that my little, no longer a baby, baby has just turned one. But I cannot put the blame for my lethargic state solely on the babe. Wading through the daily sludge of fad humanism (I think we are still on…
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Just wanted to say a huge thank you to the talented ladies at Nude Jewellery for my early Mother’s Day present. I absolutely love my stunning necklace! For more of their gorgeous bespoke and collection pieces visit www.nudejewellery.co.uk or their Mayfair Store if you’re in town. Oh and of course…. Happy Mother’s Day everyone 😄
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This was the first ever blog post I wrote on BHW (almost 3 years ago) – It’s seemed to have got lost in the move so I thought I’d repost. “Gentrification seems to be the buzz word of the moment but as a born and bred working class Londoner what does it actually mean to me? It…
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I’ve run out of toilet paper. Goodbye socks! This is my current Facebook status. For those who have already been fooled by a status similar to this, you know it’s part of the latest Breast Cancer Awareness game. For the uninitiated, anyone who comments or likes my status then has to update their current status…
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It’s no secret that I love all things related to reading and teaching so when I was asked to review an educational children’s book I immediately cleared my Sunday afternoon schedule. 2pm Nap In this time of voter apathy and some of the lowest voter turnouts since WW2, many have wondered how we engage our…
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I should probably state very clearly at the beginning of this blog I love being a mummy and how it has changed my life and of course my little one means EVERYTHING to me. Now that I have made that perfectly clear, lets cut to the chase.. Common to most Mums To Be, I savagely devoured…
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Diaries of a Gardening Novice January My father was an amazing gardener, from Callaloo to Corn he grew all types of local and tropical treats in our garden in the deepest darkest depths of Peckham, London. So you could say that gardening is in my blood.. I wouldn’t, just like his cooking skills, it…
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Over the past 100 days I have: pottered in my garden. tweeted. helped my husband lay new flooring. written school reports. protested for Palestine. bitched with friends. received flowers. been overdrawn. attended a street festival. laid in the sunshine. argued with loved ones. bought new artwork. laughed. witnessed the dashed hopes and dreams of a…
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As a new blogger I am often overwhelmed by the support and kindness that I have received from the blogging community. I have been nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger award by the beautiful and talented Maria; please take the time to visit her fantastic blog http://mariabrinkley.com/ and explore Australia from the comfort of her backyard to yours 😉…
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Diaries of a gardening novice May My raking handy work had paid off…I had created perfectly flat platforms ready to go forth and prosper. Then my brain received a phone call.. “Hello….It’s the Brixton Housewife here and I think spontaneity is fun!” In comes a change of plan and a quick google search for garden…
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“The best books are those that tell you what you know already” George Orwell 1984 I can’t shake it. That niggling feeling I get every time I use the “Contactless” paypoints. Contact. less. We are becoming further removed from our money. It all feels very Orwellian. The quote plays again in my head. “Do you…
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Diaries of a gardening novice April Encouraged by Sunshine, (imaginary) butterflies and the support of my fellow bloggers (Roses delight, Pam and Maria Mahreeaaah amongst others. 😉 I pushed the murky Stephen Kingesque past behind me and battled on. And it is an ongoing battle. When I think of my ideal garden space, I dream of a flat, sunny,…
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