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Desk gadget from 1902
Remember the good old days before email, when you needed to write a letter on paper, stick it in an envelope, put a stamp on it and then...
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New stock!
After a wonderfully refreshing holiday at the South coast of Crete (see my Instagram posts of the last 2 weeks for pictures and stories!)...
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Collectable imitations
Some imitations are so good that they become collectable. This is what happened to the imitations by Edmé Samson in Paris. Edmé Samson...
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A visit to Nantgarw
After half a year of being locked up in the big city, I ventured out for my first little trip last week. I spent a few days in Wales, the...
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Keeping cool
It has been extremely hot here in the UK as we have gone through another heatwave - a scary phenomenon that seems to be the new normal as...
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Avocado toast 😉🍈
Many jokes are made these days about the "avocado generation", i.e. millennials who love avocado toast and (very sensibly, in my eyes)...