Okay, this year there’s no big OFG Christmas shopping guide as you may be aware that I’ve recently been appointed editor of Kindred Spirit and so the run-up to Christmas is a bit frantic with getting everything done on the mag and other...
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I think I love Halloween or Samhain more than Christmas. It's the witchy new year and it's a chance to commune with the dead, eat too many sweets and generally have fabulous party fun. Plus there's the opportunity to spook and be...
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Was a time that craftsmanship was the order of the day instead of mass produced, readymade, disposable madness. I want that time back. I want things that are made specifically for me rather than for thousands upon thousands of women that fit my...
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I think the psychologists are right; your early years do have an extraordinary bearing on your development. For example when I was little, there was a flake advert that was basically an excuse for ad men to perv on a model in a bath tub enjoying a...
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Anyone who knows me knows how excited I get about JML. I do believe the company was set up especially to delight and astound me. I am one of those open-mouthed oiks who stare at the TV screen going 'oh wow' whenever the slightly shouty...
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I like the idea of baking my own bread. Of course it's a complete fantasy; like most of my domestic efforts, I'll emerge exhausted and covered in flour with nothing to show for my diligence but a wonky shaped rock hard brick that might be...
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