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Surviving a Long-Distance Relationship

Last week my bearded beloved and partner in crime went away for a week on business – the longest we’ve been apart since we got married two years ago. Now, I know what you’re thinking; ‘Nia, a week apart does not a long-distance relationship make’, but we’ll get to that in a minute.

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Tipsy Maple Lamb Shanks

I don’t like lamb. Okay, I know, I’m Welsh, this is a contraversial opinion! Usually, if there’s lamb on the menu, I’ll pass. I used to say that the smell/taste reminded me of the cardigan section of BHS. Sweaty. (I’m not really selling this, am I?) But, wait! Hear me out, because I’ve officially been converted. Last […]

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On the 10th day of #blogmas my tweetdeck gave to me…

A couple of weeks ago I stumbled into a blogger chat session over on Twitter on the subject of #blogmas.  In case you’re unfamiliar with the idea, the 1st of December rolls around and blogosphere 18-30 becomes like a virtual advent calendar. But instead of doors you get bloglinks, and instead of postage stamp chocolates […]

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Food

Christmas Biscuits

Last Sunday when the weather was rank I decided to experiment and bake some Christmas Mittens 🙂

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On Being #instagrounded

What’s your favourite Instagram filter? Come on, everyone’s got one. Mine’s Valencia. I. Love. It. One click of that beautiful button is akin to squirting half a bottle bleach down a grotty loo; it smooths over a multitude of sins. It brightens a gloomy day, makes my face cream look as if it’s punching way […]