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A workshop with Professor Elemental (IVFDF 2013 #2)

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

IVFDF 2013, Saturday morning, 10:20am (a fairly civilised time): Rapper workshop with Professor Elemental. I had high hopes for this, and wasn’t disappointed . Lots of songs I enjoy singing along to have very wordy, slightly tongue-twistery lyrics, so playing … Continue reading →

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IVFDF 2013 (post #1)

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Ceilidh dancing … check! Contra dancing … check! French dancing … check! Tea-drinking … check! Knitting … check! Watching amazing Morris sides … check! Learning new dances … check! Catching up with friends … check! IVFDF 2013 was awesome – … Continue reading →

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January brings the snow …

… makes your feet and fingers glow. It’s been snowing in the UK! Although it hasn’t really affected me. There’s not been much here, plus one of the advantages (or disadvantages depending on your opinion – but I’d rather take … Continue reading →

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Tea Review – tea India Masala Chai

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

Hello again! Another tea review . A bit later than I hoped – it’s been a bit of a stressful couple of weeks and other things have had to take priority. Source: this is the second of two teas that … Continue reading →

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Tea Review – tea India Black Tea – UPDATED

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

Hello! I thought it would be a bit misleading to call this a ‘Tea of the Week’ since it’s been a very long time since I did a tea review. But here we are and I actually have a new … Continue reading →

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Interview day, and xkcd (life update)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Have you seen Monday’s xkcd, Every Major’s Terrible? I like it a lot especially as I really like the Modern Major General song anyway. I quite like today’s xkcd too, about not making fun of people because they haven’t heard … Continue reading →

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breaking resolutions

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

I think I’ve decided to break a New Year’s Resolution. Indeed, it is only February, but this resolution is from last year. 13 months is a reasonable length of time to try something out before reviewing the decision, right? Last year, … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Happy New Year! The year of the dragon starts tomorrow – so today is Chinese New Year’s Eve, and I decided pretty much on a whim to cook something exciting for dinner this evening to celebrate … this afternoon has … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Holiday Update

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

I’ve been enjoying the holiday season – although I had a bit of a cold in the days leading up to Christmas, it was starting to get better by Christmas Eve and seems to have gone now. Which is lovely. … Continue reading →

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Tea of the Week – Twinings New Zealand Breakfast

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

Yesterday, I met up with a friend from NZ who I hadn’t seen in almost 10 years … it was fab to catch up with her we had a lovely time. Also, completely unexpectedly, she brought me tea! Twinings New … Continue reading →

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