And so to blog ..

And so to blog ..

posting, talking, recommending; people, places, products and more: a copy of Deadly Diplomacy and a glass of Bolly; all good things Made by the Forge; Green People make-up; homemade jam; shopping, sharing, living & loving!

Pure Pallets: pimpin since 2013

18th August 21

A tour of this website will reveal that I get up to quite a few different things; I enjoy what you'd probably call a portfolio career.  One of the hats I particularly relish wearing is that of creative director/advisor.  Shaping brands, helping companies not to improve what they have, but

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Pure Pallets: pimpin since 2013

No ordinary country girl

25th April 19

Serendipity is a wonderful thing and I have trained myself invariably to surrender to it. So when I chanced to read a report on The Great Yorkshire Show, with rave reviews on Alison O’Neil’s “Wool is my Bread” collection, I thought it was high time we met because this was

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No ordinary country girl

Oh YES it IS!

28th December 18

Berwick Kaler and York Theatre Royal's annual christmas panto is an institution, not a production.  The plots (or rather plotless) performances are so intrinsically connected with the audience and the locality they have been a feature of the festive calendar for generations of families. Having not originally hailed from North

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Oh YES it IS!

Herdy wordies

18th April 18

There is a phrase used to describe pasture that is grazed exclusively by equines. “Horse sick”.  Horses know their bodies and needs and so they are picky and choosy; favouring some grasses and plants over others and pasture, without proper management, will quickly become very poor indeed.  Consequently, anyone who

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Herdy wordies

Top Terriers

8th June 16

As an owner and hobby breeder I am well qualified to sing the praises of the charming  little Norfolk Terrier. Do not be fooled by its diminutive stature, the Norfolk is courageous and loyal with bags of personality and individual style; a giant sized canine in pocket pooch form. This little bundle of

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Top Terriers

It's not Terry's, it's Neal's ...

17th April 16

I have been a huge fan of Neal's Yard Remedies for almost as long as they have been around so when I discovered they were selling their products through independent distributors I knew it was only a matter of time before I signed up.  From the first little store in Covent Garden Neal's Yard

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It's not Terry's, it's Neal's ...

King's College Choir

12th December 15

My Christmas is not complete without carols and I have yet to find anything to top the choir of King's College, Cambridge.  One of the great representatives of the British choral tradition, their rendition of "All Bells in Paradise" is just sublime.  They have been delighting swith their voices since

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King's College Choir

April showers?

3rd April 15

"Born out of the British obsession to unearth something new. Forged by the desire to discover." The spirit of Hunter was created for people who want to find their own path... Wow!  How amazing does that sound?  Great branding for great boots; I've tried a number of alternatives and nothing comes

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April showers?