**Gifted** What do you do at the weekend? As I work a jam-packed week, my two days are like precious gold-dust where I try to be constructive with my reading, writing and planning content for my blog. Sunday is one of my favourite days of the week, made all the more endearing with…
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Despite it being the middle of August, the weather seems to have taken a turn for the worse. It is grey, dark and the non-stop rain makes the day feel heavier. This sort of weather makes me crave spicy food and hearty curries, which is why I found myself right at home at Thai Boran,…
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As The White Hart Duffield gears up to celebrate a very special birthday, I visit to review the new summer menu. Does the new menu deliver in the flavour stakes? Have you ever watched the 1985 TV adaptation of Anne of Green Gables? Bonus points for reading Lucy Maud Montgomery most excellent series. If…
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*Editor’s note: This eatery is now closed. This review remains online as part of an archive.* Do you have a local pub, one where it feels you’re home from home? One where everybody knows your name? I haven’t felt as if I had a proper local for ages. Historically, I have preferred the quiet when…
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***5 minute read*** If you’d have told me that I’d be spending my birthday in a shipping container, I would have laughed in your face. I have a birthday bucket list, which consists of a list of places that I need to visit on the 25 of July each year. (Yes I am…
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Veganism is big news. At the time of writing, there are over 16.3 million hashtags for #VeganFood. Djokovic who's recent Wimbledon win saw him last four hours and 57 minutes against Federer - also the longest Wimbledon singles final in histoyry - also champions a plant-based diet to helping him be in optimum shape. …
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