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I am signing off for the holiday Sweeties. My presents are wrapped, the cookies are baked, Finn is just the right side of delirious with excitement, and all that is left to do is to say thank you to every single one…
There is no getting around it, some old furniture stinks to high heaven. Seeping it’s sorry old musty memories into anything you care to store in it. I mean who knows where it has been?? To quickly eradicate bad smells in old …
I’d like to explain away my absence by telling you that I took myself off to a far off field, erected a flower sprinkled tent and spent a fortnight at one with nature. But that would be a lie and no-one likes…
I have a friend who is the epitome of peace. Though she is probably eccentric by anyone’s definition of the word, she stands among the children that always seem to surround her, as a beacon of calm and compassion. I have truly…
As little girls and young women we adorn ourselves with dangly earrings, paste brooches and rows and rows of beads. We get carried away, accessorize ourselves to the max and keep all our non-precious gems in a jewelry box with a ballerina…
I have just grilled a whole tray of organic french lavender shortbread. Yes you read that right. I grilled it and what I now have here is a most unbecoming pile of charred sweetness I have tried to disguise with a liberal…
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I went to a very strict private school when this book was popular. We used to sneak it from one friend to the next! Of course, I was the one who got caught. And when the principal read a segment to me with a disapproving tone, I expressed horror and said that I'd not gotten to that part yet! Oh Margaret, you were a part of all our lives for a while.
I went to a very strict private school when this book was popular. We used to sneak it from one friend to the next! Of course, I was the one who got caught. And when the principal read a segment to me with a disapproving tone, I expressed horror and said that I'd not gotten to that part yet! Oh Margaret, you were a part of all our lives for a while.
I went to a very strict private school when this book was popular. We used to sneak it from one friend to the next! Of course, I was the one who got caught. And when the principal read a segment to me with a disapproving tone, I expressed horror and said that I'd not gotten to that part yet! Oh Margaret, you were a part of all our lives for a while.
Happy to see you discovered the Persephone Books (your previous post – How To Run Your Home Without Help) as mentioned in one of my comments. (www.persephonebooks.co.uk) They are so delightful – the best however is: One Fine Day by Molly Panter-Downes, who happens to be my great aunt!
Oh Alison, This was my all time favorite book as a girl. My friends and I would dog ear our book pages to read together and giggle!Amy at Abundant Curiosities
Oh Alison, This was my all time favorite book as a girl. My friends and I would dog ear our book pages to read together and giggle! Amy at Abundant Curiosities
Off topic, I know, but Alison sweetie, I don't think you are getting my emails (unless I have upset you, of course!) but I discovered a fantastic website http://www.edwardmonkton.com go look at his gallery, especially the chocolate and shoes pictures….love Mimi x x x
Off topic, I know, but Alison sweetie, I don't think you are getting my emails (unless I have upset you, of course!) but I discovered a fantastic website http://www.edwardmonkton.com go look at his gallery, especially the chocolate and shoes pictures….love Mimi x x x
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I went to a very strict private school when this book was popular. We used to sneak it from one friend to the next! Of course, I was the one who got caught. And when the principal read a segment to me with a disapproving tone, I expressed horror and said that I'd not gotten to that part yet! Oh Margaret, you were a part of all our lives for a while.
I went to a very strict private school when this book was popular. We used to sneak it from one friend to the next! Of course, I was the one who got caught. And when the principal read a segment to me with a disapproving tone, I expressed horror and said that I'd not gotten to that part yet! Oh Margaret, you were a part of all our lives for a while.
I went to a very strict private school when this book was popular. We used to sneak it from one friend to the next! Of course, I was the one who got caught. And when the principal read a segment to me with a disapproving tone, I expressed horror and said that I'd not gotten to that part yet! Oh Margaret, you were a part of all our lives for a while.
Happy to see you discovered the Persephone Books (your previous post – How To Run Your Home Without Help) as mentioned in one of my comments.
(www.persephonebooks.co.uk)
They are so delightful – the best however is: One Fine Day by Molly Panter-Downes, who happens to be my great aunt!
Oh Alison, This was my all time favorite book as a girl. My friends and I would dog ear our book pages to read together and giggle!Amy at Abundant Curiosities
Oh Alison, This was my all time favorite book as a girl. My friends and I would dog ear our book pages to read together and giggle!
Amy at Abundant Curiosities
Off topic, I know, but Alison sweetie, I don't think you are getting my emails (unless I have upset you, of course!) but I discovered a fantastic website http://www.edwardmonkton.com go look at his gallery, especially the chocolate and shoes pictures….love Mimi x x x
Off topic, I know, but Alison sweetie, I don't think you are getting my emails (unless I have upset you, of course!) but I discovered a fantastic website http://www.edwardmonkton.com go look at his gallery, especially the chocolate and shoes pictures….love Mimi x x x
I love Judy Blume books as a young girl and now I adore sharing her with my own daughter. Such a lovely tradition to pass on!
I love Judy Blume books as a young girl and now I adore sharing her with my own daughter. Such a lovely tradition to pass on!
I love Judy Blume books as a young girl and now I adore sharing her with my own daughter. Such a lovely tradition to pass on!
I love Judy Blume books as a young girl and now I adore sharing her with my own daughter. Such a lovely tradition to pass on!
Me too! 🙂
Me too! 🙂
If it hadn't been for Judy Blume, I wouldn't not know anything and that's no exaggeration.
If it hadn't been for Judy Blume, I wouldn't not know anything and that's no exaggeration.
If it hadn't been for Judy Blume, I wouldn't not know anything and that's no exaggeration.