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Online Boutiques: One Mother’s Handmade Journey

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Hand-crafted and home-made items are as old as the dawn of man, however, not since the infamous macramé craze of the 1970s has the notion of ‘handmade’ been taken to a whole new level of chic. Handmade is definitely the new black – fuelled by a combination of accessible product, high-technology, the internet, and a…Read More


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Book Review: Nomad by Sibella Court

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Rating: How glorious it is to travel. To wander the planet and delight in the cultural and geographical wonder stretching to all corners of the globe. To delve into, experience, treasure … and perhaps even amass the odd memento, souvenir, precious object that found its way to us, whether by chance or deliberately-plotted hunt. Bringing…Read More


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Book Review: 10 Mindful Minutes by Goldie Hawn with Wendy Holden

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Rating: This is quite an astonishing book. And no, I’m not star-struck … I’ve always liked Hollywood icon Goldie Hawn, yes, but I’m not a die-hard fan or anything. Except … I am now. This gorgeous book, penned in cahoots with author Wendy Holden, is an absorbing read. After almost three solid years of writing…Read More


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Book Review: The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook by Fred Bronson

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Rating: Created by the original cast of children from one of the most famous musicals of all time, this beautifully-produced book is not only like taking a behind-the-scenes tour of this extraordinary film, it’s like taking a peek into an intensely private, closely-guarded world – the kind of peek that makes you want to peep…Read More


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Cookbook Review: Around the World with Little Kitchen by Sabrina Parrini

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Rating: Since the advent of Junior Masterchef, cookbooks for children have never been hotter – and indeed, they’ve been popping off the hotplate and onto the bookstore serving shelves like those notoriously quick hot cakes, of late. This latest tome by Sabrina Parrini, cookbook author and Kitchen Wiz presenter, follows on from her first book…Read More


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The Sound of Silence: Speaking Out About Miscarriage

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The loss of a child is arguably the most crushing form of loss for any human being … least of all the mother who remains central to the life force of each child she bears. Losing a child through miscarriage – whether it be early in the life of a pregnancy or agonisingly late –…Read More


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Book Review: Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan

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Rating: International bestselling author and food expert – a man who is not afraid to seek the food truth yet remain relatively impartial – shines in this tidy little book on maximising both a love of food and its benefits to total nutrition-based well being. What a book. Intelligent, simple, clear and frankly – utterly…Read More


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Book Review: Discover the Gift by Shajen Joy Aziz and Demian Lichtenstein

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Rating: What’s your gift? No, I’m not talking about the trinket you recently received for a birthday or festive celebration. I’m talking about your gift to the world. The one you can use to help others, and thereby help yourself. Yes. That one. The reason you are Here. Brother and sister team Aziz and Lichtenstein…Read More


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Book Review: Horoscopes 2012 by Milton Black

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Rating: There’s something to be said about ‘creating your own life’ – about reality stemming from that which you believe. Such is the hidden and relatively untapped power of the mind. Soothsayers and oracles throughout the ages have used various means of predicting the future or offering auspicious advice… yet it’s perhaps the acceptance and…Read More


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Cookbook Review: Blood Sugar by Michael Moore

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Rating: Hello. My name is Tania and I’m a sugarholic. So are you (more than likely). In fact, sugar-addiction is so rife, we’re in danger of crystallising. Sure, we’re cottoning onto the fact that even our most savoury foods – those that tingle the tongue with that salty edge – are also packed with sugar,…Read More


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