girl to girl; bus

girl to girl; street

I was reminded of this piece of writing recently when speaking with some friends. It’s a brilliant piece. We studied it at A-level and, despite that being aaaages ago, I remember it very clearly.
Our excellent teacher used it to introduce the concept of satire. Actually if I’m not wrong – and Marie will correct me – he also played the Beautiful South in class to demonstrate contemporary satire, ha ha.
I’m not gonna say much about it, the writer is Jonathan Swift, so he’s fairly proven and there …

girl to girl; street

The details are sketchy but the principal behind We Get There is to promote travel so, done, I’m in. I think it’s intended to be a platform to share information, ideas, advice and somehow funding too.
For now you can check out their supporter wall, who they are and their

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Bleak, heart wrenching, desolate, glorious Jane Eyre.
She’s the original queen of bouncebackability and god bless her because she gets what she wants in the end. She is an inspirational role model.
I first tried to read this when I was nine years old, I didn’t finish and I forever remember it as a really challenging book. But in fact it’s a flowing, good read, with lots of interesting relationships, intelligent reflections and passion, as well as cold, bare board floors and drizzly moors.
Books like Wide Sargasso Sea have given …

When the Aitken’s was flavour of the month (sorry) I remember Courtney Cox saying ‘if you can give pasta up for a month you’ll never want it again’ or something. I’ve tested that with a few things and generally it holds true, if you can break through a certain barrier you create a new habit. Having said that I’ve tried giving up something properly tricky, like say alcohol or texting.
But, this week, more proof for Courtney’s pudding… Yesterday was the last day of the 30 day …

Not sure the pearlescent has come out (!) but shiny morning skies here in London.

girl to girl; street