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Modern Bric a Brac
Food, Days Out and Travel stories from Brighton, London and the Rest of the World
Thursday
Days Out in Sussex - Alfriston and the Cuckmere Valley
Where the road dips into a great wide-mouthed smile on the way to Eastbourne, for a brief spell, a very different track opens up to view, on...
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Friday
Brighton - Fun, Interactive Virtual Reality Day Out
Who knew two middle-aged women would have so much fun playing at a Virtual Reality cafe and going deep under water to watch a whale and a bl...
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Sunday
Leiden Loves - Stay, Eat and Explore
If you love the atmosphere of a university town such as Oxford or Cambridge, then you are going to love Leiden. Hand-painted onto walls all...
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Saturday
Essential Oils and You, Botanical Balms
In December I found out about essential oils, how they benefit health, why provenance matters and why going to a workshop to make your own b...
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Friday
Foodie Friday - La Cave a Fromage cheese and wine
Last Friday I travelled via cheese and wine through Europe, finding on the way a great alternative to Sancerre (and slightly cheaper). Paire...
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Wednesday
Days out in London - The Huguenot Festival and Spitalfield Sisters
Linked to the City of London's Festival celebrating women's contributions, the Huguenot Festival this year included a walking tour c...
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Friday
Days Out in Sussex - Wakehurst Botanic Gardens
"Light is the primary zeitgeber (time teller)" read the description of a temporary light installation that we stood to watch in th...
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Notes from France - Mont St Michel
In the past when I'd seen pictures of Mont St Michel I had marvelled at it. Rising sharply from an isolated outcrop of granite rock, it ...
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Dine at Home with a Chef to Prep, Cook and Clear Away
Surely the ultimate in home dining is to have a chef arrive with food already prepped, to cook a meal for you and your guests and then clear...
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Days Out in London - House and Garden and Antiques
The theme that ran through this year's House and Garden festival at Olympia in Kensington for me was plastic replacement and recycling. ...
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Foodie Friday - Brunch at the Ivy, Brighton
You're in Brighton for the weekend and you want your brunch with a dash of glamour, then Brighton's latest entry on the brunch scene...
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Sunday
Notes from France - In the Footsteps of Marie Antoinette
From the glorious Versailles Palace to her final days in the grim Conciergerie prison, read on as I share tantalising glimpses into the lif...
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Notes from France - In the Footsteps of Helen Maria Williams
Where I follow in the footsteps of Helen Maria Williams the poet and first female war correspondent who lived at the time of the French Rev...
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Friday
Foodie Friday - Veeno Cafe, Brighton
For the Italian Owners, Nino and Andrea, Veeno Cafe, recently opened in Brighton is best described as a wine cafe. They're keen to take ...
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Foodie Friday - Afternoon Tea at Fortnum and Mason, London
I've been wondering whether to post this review of afternoon tea at Fortnum's because it's a little more critical than I'd l...
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Thursday
Getting crafty for Christmas - Create a Christmas Tree Wall Hanging
I've got no plans to turn MBB into a crafty Blog but I did recently discover how easy it is to create a beautiful Christmas tree wall ha...
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Tuesday
Notes from Valencia - The Must Visit City of Arts and Sciences
I've been back a few weeks but my mind keeps returning to the fabulous gardens in Valencia, formerly the riverbed of the Turia and the a...
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Friday
Foodie Friday - The Ginger Dog, Kemptown
To my knowledge, The Gingerman restaurants has a pretty good reputation with the locals of Brighton and Hove. It’s where people choose to go...
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Tuesday
Ghost buildings of Valencia
It's Halloween, it's dark outside and it's time to get spooky. I love the romance of a wreck and in the centre of Valencia I fou...
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Friday
Foodie Friday - Silo, Brighton
If you're looking for an innovative and revolutionary dining experience then join me as I share with you my evening at Silo . Offering e...
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