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  • Fixing My Face [A Thursday Plantation Review]

     [sponsored] I was one of those annoying teenagers: perfect skin, serious attitude, and a determined defiance of authority. Two of those things followed me into adulthood, but it’s the perfect…

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  • Notes, from underneath the leaves in the Midlands.

    Over the years, people have quizzically asked me why this blog has always included a reference to being from “underneath the table.” It’s taken on many forms, over time, as…

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  • The Chefs Table

    Suspend your disbelief for a second, and imagine you’ve been invited out on a blind date. It seems promising, and you’re pretty sure you’ll – at the least – enjoy…

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  • Lucky at Lola’s

    I’ve known the brain behind Lola’s Bistro since she was a little sister to a rather fabulous friend of mine (spoiler: fabulous runs in their family). So it was with…

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  • Bratz Are Back! (and you can win one)

    Today’s the start of school holidays for us so, this seemed a fitting way to start them off. We took delivery of Cloe this morning, and she’s spent today doing…

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  • The Munchbox: A review & Giveaway!

    I really do enjoy the wide range of monthly subscription box programmes that have cropped up over the past couple of years. It seems like you can sort your life…

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