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Butter IS better

June 30, 2018

Butter is a dairy product containing up to 80 per cent butterfat which is solid when chilled and at room temperature, in some regions, and liquid when warmed. It is made by [...]

Waste not, want not

June 26, 2018

Reusing, recycling, upcycling. When I was growing up, these words were pretty much unheard of, but the practice of these words was an everyday occurrence. Just about [...]

Planning a trip? Here’s a warning!

May 24, 2017

Holiday planning, it’s exciting, but it can also be quite stressful. Even a simple holiday, where you fly/drive to one location and stay at that one place can often be not [...]

FunkyPug

August 9, 2016

This week I had the joy of sitting down with the head of “Funky Pug” Mr. Dan Hawkins! Dan is a South Londoner, born and raised. He feels like there is a strong sense of [...]

Crack be gone!

February 2, 2016

by Carol Sheridan I think it has happened to all of us at some stage – you turn around and your eyes nearly burned out because of the dreaded ‘plumbers crack’. [...]

Our Aussie Day

January 21, 2016

by Carol Sheridan. It’s our day of celebration – Australia Day, the day we celebrate our country, our people and our achievements. Most of us choose to turn 26 January [...]

Gorilla Glory

December 19, 2015

by Rik Barnett A little shop has opened its doors in London town called Gorilla Perfume (over in Camden Passage, Islington). At first glance you’d think this to be a [...]

The bitchy breed

November 18, 2015

Women, we are a breed of bitchy characters with very little regard for other females in our species. Never more is this so than when it comes to rearing our offspring. If you [...]

Trolley Discrimination

October 30, 2015

by Carol Sheridan Today I visited the newly opened Eastland shopping centre. I have to admit, I was going to be amongst the throngs of people who attended the grand opening [...]

Farmhouse Fresh

June 14, 2015

by Amy Sommer There are many benefits to being a writer – you don’t need an office or support staff and can work from anywhere (which means you can never leave work at [...]