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Outdoor spaces at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013

May 29, 2013by Navnet Leave a comment

Our garden needs help. We have a plan from a landscape architect but she went on sick leave and didn’t leave us with much of an action plan. The rough […]

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Gardening, London, Places, Things I love!

Happy Valentine’s Day – I ♥u guys!

February 14, 2013by Navnet 6 Comments

Over the Christmas holidays, I ran into Clotilda*. She is a really smart and funny gal I used to work with, back in the day when I had an income […]

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Activities, Things I love!

The House of Silk – book review

December 29, 2012by Navnet Leave a comment

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sherlock Holmes has always been my favorite detective. I first read The Hound […]

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Reading, Things I love!

Book hangover

December 28, 2012by Navnet Leave a comment

    I have been in heady book hangover since I finished How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran. I didn’t want to start another book until I stopped […]

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Killing time, Ranting, Reading, Things I love!

All mixed up

November 8, 2012by Navnet 1 Comment

The problem with reading a lot before you write is that things get jumbled up. I recently finished Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and the narration style of that story […]

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Activities, Things I love!

20 days until 30 days of literary abandon! NaNoWriMo

October 11, 2012by Navnet 2 Comments

I wish I would have known about Writing Month earlier in my life. Last year was the first time that it entered my consciousness and I found out, this is the most fun […]

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Killing time, Things I love!

What I have learned from Julia

August 15, 2012by Navnet Leave a comment

“If you’re afraid of butter, use cream.” ― Julia Child “This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and […]

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Cooking, France, Things I love!, Travel

Eating out in Rome: Trattoria Cadorna

July 23, 2012by Navnet Leave a comment

We were so glad when this little Trattoria showed up in EatRome , mostly because it was the only recommended Trattoria within miles of our hotel. Although the restaurant was very busy, […]

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Eating, Italy, Things I love!, Travel

Eating out in Tuscany: Trattoria Montecarlo

July 2, 2012by Navnet Leave a comment

Last year our hotel sent us to the Trattoria Montecarlo and we loved it so this spring we wanted to make sure we had a chance to enjoy a meal […]

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Eating, Italy, Things I love!, Travel

A tipple in Lucca, revisiting Italy

April 21, 2012by Navnet Leave a comment

We wandered into Lucca looking for Enoteca CaLasto which we had read about in the Tuscany for Foodies app that Wandering Italy released in March 2011. This little shop far […]

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Italy, Things I love!, Travel

Movies, a great book break

March 15, 2012by Navnet 1 Comment

I have pledged to read 50 books this year and I am finding, after only 7, if I hop right to a new book I am not truly able to […]

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Killing time, Things I love!

Sticker Art – Amsterdam

March 9, 2012by Navnet Leave a comment

At first, I thought there was a sinister meaning behind the stickers {insert memory of X-File episode here} but with a little help from my (smartest) friend Google I now […]

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Things I love!, Travel

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