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Our buying team have trying to track down all the loveliest souvenirs with which to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee. Our favourite so far is this gorgeous jug by Jan Constantine. See all our ideas here.

- www.heatherlovesjelly.blogspot.com
- www.secretsworthsharing.blogspot.com
- www.angelsandurchins.co.uk
- www.mightygoods.com
- www.mrandmrssmith.com
- www.ilovemygrub.com
- www.kitchencritic.co.uk
- www.apartmenttherapy.com
- lickedspoon.blogspot.com
- www.weebirdy.com
- www.desirable.co.uk
- www.dulwichmum.net
- www.sugarpieexpress.com
- www.sweettidings.com
- www.blog.wahaca.co.uk
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Archive for 'Travel'
Gilroy & Camm
I was thrilled to go to the London launch of East African safari company Gilroy & Camm last night. This is a safari company with a difference…instead of planning your trip with a sweet – but let’s face it, slightly useless – sales person in the UK, you get access [...]
Posted: June 27th, 2011 under People and Places, Reviews, Travel.
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Ila Wordlock
Our latest and greatest product from Ila Security comes in the form of the Ila Wordlock. If you have ordered one of these in the past few weeks (as they have been up on our website) you will have had to have been patient with us. The good news is that we get them into [...]
Posted: July 6th, 2010 under Gift Ideas, Product Reviews, Top Tips, Travel.
Tags: Ila Security, Wordlock
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A Good British Summer
I think the whole population of Britain is feeling that we are very overdue a good summer. The last two have been mediocre to poor. Mainly due to lack of funds but also to a new found patriotism and soaring hope of lovely weather in our beautiful isle, I have planned myself a truly travelled [...]
Posted: April 27th, 2010 under Handpicked News, People and Places, Reviews, Things to see, Top Tips, Travel.
Tags: Bristish Summer, Festival Sleeping Bag, Flower Flask, Fold-Up Jumbo Bag, funky picnic blanket, Latitude Festival, Radio 1 Big Weekend, Secret Garden Party
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Volcanoes, Travelling, Rounders and Pimm’s
Despite the Icelandic Volcanic Ash floating miles above our heads like a sci-fi Doctor Who episode, here in London we’ve been blessed with a beautiful weekend filled with rounders in the park, barbecues and a fair amount of Pimm’s. Everyone knows someone who is marooned somewhere (now aptly labelled VAV – Victim of Volcanic Ash). [...]
Posted: April 19th, 2010 under People and Places, Sneak Peek, Top Tips, Travel.
Tags: Handpicked Summer, Volcanic Ash
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