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First Love and I lunch at Phil Howard’s The Square

It’s been a while since First Love and I have hooked up.  He and his missus and their smalls live a proper train ride away and, unless we have a fiesta planned, weeks turn into months before a scheduled catch-up … Continue reading

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John Lewis’ 2012 advert: freaky snowman

I can’t hide my disappointment.  The John Lewis ad always marks my Christmas-thrill-trigger and this year, I am not excited one little bit.  Last year’s epic ad showed a little boy desperately waiting for the big day so that he … Continue reading

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O2 The Killers live review: Brandon Flowers and the Tim Burton connection

My music friend was my fairy godmother last night.  ‘You shall go to The Killers’ she confirmed.  She knew how desperate I was to see Brandon Flowers perform live, but not desperate enough to pay the ridiculous Viagogo prices.  Anyway, as … Continue reading

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5th Generation Parker reveals all

I certainly didn’t pop along to check out Parker’s revolutionary 5th Technology  (an entirely new way of writing with fountain pens – totally unlike those that would leak in class) to find out more about my personality!  Elaine Quigley, the UK’s … Continue reading

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