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October 20, 2011

38...

At 35 I wrote the list of everything I have ever learned. I’m pretty much sticking to it. Today I turn 38, and I would like to [...]

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women, world peace and cows

October 9, 2011

women, world peace and cows...

With laundry and commuting, endless meetings, Board papers to write, teams to motivate, projects to be delivered, the husband loved, friendships nurtured, trying to stay informed [...]

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pretty pretty pretty*

May 29, 2011

pretty pretty pretty*...

The Weekend section of yesterday’s Times had a suitably benign article in response to Lisa Bloom’s new book ‘Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart [...]

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a question of nomenclature

May 8, 2011

a question of nomenclature...

In the 1850s in Massachusetts, a suffragette named Lucy Stone decided to keep her name when, at the age of 37, she married an abolitionist named Henry [...]

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the f word

March 7, 2011

the f word...

From Sunday’s Observer Magazine in homage to International Women’s Day on the 8th of March: Two-thirds of children denied school are girls, 64% of the world’s [...]

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#reverb10 ~ day 6

December 6, 2010

#reverb10 ~ day 6...

December 6 – Make: What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need [...]

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friday five ~ sartorially speaking

September 2, 2010

friday five ~ sartorially speaking...

I love Autumn. LOVE it. The gold and brown tones, the natural fibres, the ‘dress, cardigan, tights & boots’ look: that’s my favourite. Yay for leaves [...]

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friday five ~ knickers

August 27, 2010

friday five ~ knickers...

There is something about lace and satin and strategically placed frou frou. Wearing lingerie is undeniably sexy. These beauties are from Strumpet & Pink, who totally [...]

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mothering sunday

May 9, 2010

mothering sunday...

www.marriedtothesea.com Like a magpie, I seem to find pairs and pairs of earrings that would be perfect for Mum, and just a few years ago a [...]

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an open letter to tom etherington

May 5, 2010

an open letter to tom etherington...

Dear Tom Etherington, Wow, so tough day? I bet you never expected this! As Editor of Zoo Magazine you are supposed to spend your day rating [...]

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powerful conversations ~ danielle laporte: on serpents, puncturing paradigms and why ambition is personal

April 4, 2010

powerful conversations ~ danielle laporte: on se...

Danielle LaPorte is a one woman mojo-making maven: the creator of White Hot Truth, a former think tank exec and news show commentator, Danielle has been [...]

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riding a horse in white trousers

March 21, 2010

riding a horse in white trousers...

Usually its the least offensive packaging or the price that makes me chose one brand of tampons over another. The advertising is so uniformly awful, I [...]

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