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Seven Boot Lane: these boots were made for walking

There certainly doesn’t need to be a chill in the air for the female shoppers amongst us to start dreaming of our perfect winter boots.  So many of you will head for ASH to check out their autumn restock.  Others … Continue reading

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Noise on noise off

There’s no getting away from it: the summer holidays are noisy.  Recently a working mum confessed to me that the long summer holidays were a MAJOR reason for her full time working.  Away from home.  In a nice, quiet, controlled … Continue reading

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About Time #WorldPremiere @SomersetHouse (Film4)

I had been back from Beanotown (and all that jazz) no longer than an hour before I about turned, heading back to the Strand but this time for some grown-up reporting.  Well, hardly.  Positioned in a media pen alongside Press … Continue reading

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Southbank and its festival of neighbourhood…

This summer, there’s a Festival of Neighbourhood (translation:  a 3-month festival celebrating the concept of neighbourhood) going on at Southbank Centre.  Small niece turned 6 yesterday so Sis-in-law and I took all the Smalls we could lay our hands on … Continue reading

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