London is often said to be nothing more than an interconnected series of villages, each with its own personality, demographics and quirks – and I wholeheartedly support this notion. Try, for example, strolling through leafy Richmond, then boarding the District Line and riding it all the way to Upt9on Park to emerge in the bustling […]
Click here for a full portionSalted caramel and toasted pecan ice-cream sundaes
Fear. We are all familiar with its unpleasant mouth-drying, heart-palpitating visits, and with its capacity to severely limit our activities. It can range from an uncomfortable passing sensation to a debilitating lifelong phobia, and there really is almost nothing that does not awaken fear in somebody on the planet, from spiders (arachnophobia) to strangers (xenophobia) to open spaces (agoraphobia) […]
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Earlier this year the Oxford English Dictionary released its annual list of new words to be added to this venerable publication. They were an interesting mix of the familar, the unfamiliar, the amusing and the rather baffling. Cake pops, freegans, crowdfunding and photobombing are probably well overdue to be added. Jeggings (leggings that look like denim […]
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When last were you a tourist in your own town? It’s funny how we are always off being tourists in other towns and cities, eagerly getting to grips with new and unfamiliar metro maps, learning how to order a beer or a coffee in a foreign language, or marvelling at the architecture of a foreign […]
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Do you ever look at other people’s Facebook feeds and feel just a little bit as if you are underachieving in your own life? That your kids aren’t as adorable; your house not as perfect; your pets not as quirky or amusing; your holidays not as exotic; and your life just lacking in good old-fashioned […]
Click here for a full portionVery berry white chocolate chunk muffins
In 1887, Oscar Wilde wrote: “We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.” A similar quote is commonly attributed to George Bernard Shaw (“The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language”) but appears nowhere in his writings. Still, the theme is clear: although on […]
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