London Food Travel UK

Food Review: Smoke Daddies, Balham

*Disclaimer – I ain’t no food critic, just a foodie giving her personal opinions* This tasty little pop-up (that will hopefully be a permanent fixture in Balham) is somewhere I cannot recommend more if you’re in the South London area. I live dangerously close to this place and have already been twice since discovering it …

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Lifestyle Thoughts

A Simple Slice of One Year

It’s exactly one year ago when I pressed a button that launched my blog. It feels like only yesterday when I was having a breakdown on not being able to find a theme I liked, and watching video tutorials about how to self-host a website. So Happy Birthday to my blog, I guess! It hasn’t …

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Theatre Top Theatre Picks

8 Great Fathers From Musical Theatre

Happy Father’s Day! To celebrate, I’ve compiled together a list of some of the most beloved fathers (and fatherly figures) from the stage. Being a father doesn’t mean you always know the answers, but it does mean you are always there to provide your love and advice. Here are some of my top fatherly characters …

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Books, TV & Film

The Best Life Advice Evelyn Hugo Gave Us

Starting a book club is one of the best things my friends have done (and they do many great things). I had been in a reading slump for quite a while but our first book club pick, ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid, pulled me straight out of it! I couldn’t …

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Lifestyle Thoughts

A Simple Slice of Rejection

Rejection is a hard thing to take with your confidence intact. To be rejected from something is always a bleak and demoralising experience, no matter how you try to spin it. It can also lead to increased anxiety, jealousy and unhappiness – all of which are things I have experienced over the past year. For …

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Books, TV & Film

10 Past Eurovision Performances That I Love

Last year was a bad time for many reasons, but Eurovision being cancelled was just the cherry on top. Thankfully, this year it is able to go ahead. Happy Eurovision Day everyone! Huge respect to the Netherlands for being able to make this year go ahead, despite numerous restricting factors. I know this year is …

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