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Charity Shop, Vinted and Vintage Finds
It’s been quite a while since I did a post about my charity shop, Vinted and vintage buys, so here we are, with a few car boot sale finds thrown in for good measure. Autumn is a time when Charity shops, much like all regular High Street stores, change their ranges for warmer items, so this is a great time to pick up a new coat, knit jumpers and winter boots at bargain prices. In addition, with Christmas on it’s way, there are chances to grab party wear, with most Charity shops having a rail dedicated to Christmas party wear, including all things sequins and velvet, as well as pretty…
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What Not To Wear In A Casino: 10 Dress Code Rules
What should you wear if you plan to visit a real casino? How to behave in virtual gambling establishments? Top information for fans of gambling.
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Christmas Gift Guide Pt 2
Welcome to my second general gift guide for Christmas 2022. This one is focusing on gifts for the women in your life, from mothers and grandmothers, to daughters, sisters and friends. As ever, it will be added to as we move closer to the festive season, but there are already many gifts here to tempt. Loungewear From Pretty Polly Pretty Polly is a brand that has always been known for fabulous hosiery, but did you know that they also had a luxurious loungewear collection? Made up of separates that can be mixed and matched, the Botanical lace loungewear collection comes in a range of soft colours, and in slouchy, comfortable…
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Noughts And Crosses – Compelling And Disturbing
Malorie Blackman’s original novel Noughts and Crosses is one of the icons of 21st Century literature. It offers an alternative present where the Noughts (white population) are the downtrodden lesser people, ruled by the Crosses (dark skinned) who colonised them when they overtook Europe, and now conspire to keep their status quo intact through a rule of oppression, fear and discrimination based on skin colour. In this present we have two young people, a nought man Callum, who has grown up alongside a cross girl called Sephy. First they are best friends, but as they grow old this then turns to love, a dangerous thing in a divided, unjust society.…
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An Oreo Countdown To Christmas With La di da Sweet Treats
One of the best things about the countdown to Christmas has to be the fact that you can legitimately eat chocolate for breakfast and it is totally OK. Of course I’m not talking about a full, three course breakfast of chocolate, but finding a sweet treat behind a little window is something we can all get behind. I can’t be the only person who loves an advent calendar filled with chocolate, and they have certainly come a long way since the days of very cheap chocolate in the shape of a robin or a tree decoration. This year’s advent calendar of choice is the one from master artisan baker La…
