Category Archives: friends

the 30 minute sweat at =Results

So this is how my head works.  I see a friend in a great pair of jeans and I can’t help myself asking which brand they are.  And then I catch sight of a fabulous cross-body bag worn by a … Continue reading

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Cosy Country Bumpkin

I’ve always felt that the Bumpkin restaurants get an unjustly rough ride from the restaurant critics.   I have read a fair few which have had a dig at its country-living, shabby chic interior design, while others lay claim to the … Continue reading

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Halloween 2012: channeling Chanel, sweet Lola and a shipless pirate

Spooks day is upon us.  While I just go with the flow, The Smalls have been up since 6am with excitement.  Bombarded by PR agencies begging me to mention their Halloween-themed this or that, I only conceded to post when … Continue reading

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Lima – cuisine from the land of Paddington Bear

Celebrity-backed rain forests, imaginative handicrafts, stunningly diverse ecosystems, beaches to longhaul for and the land where the sticky bear originated – all this we already know about Peru.  But, until Saturday night, I had been unaware of its delicious, unusual … Continue reading

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