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Late summer vignettes

August 20, 2018 By Judy Heminsley Leave a Comment

Late summer - herbs

The heatwave is over, the end of August approaches, and now it really is late summer, although this year it felt like August in June! If you’re wanting to make summer last as long as possible, a lovely way is to create seasonal vignettes around your home. What’s a vignette? The dictionary will give you… [read more]

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Easton Walled Gardens

July 17, 2018 By Judy Heminsley 4 Comments

Easton Walled Gardens - the Pickery

Several times I’ve seen Easton Walled Gardens, the ‘lost gardens’ of Lincolnshire, mentioned in the national press. It’s only a few miles from where I stay on my trips to see my dad, and so A and I recently took the opportunity to visit. The gardens are open four days a week, and not usually… [read more]

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Using an older car for business

July 12, 2018 By Judy Heminsley 4 Comments

An older car - Citroen

Many years ago when discussing car expenses my accountant said, ‘There are two schools of thought on economical car ownership – one is to replace your car every two years, the other – if you don’t mind an older car – is to drive it into the ground.’ My approach has always been the latter,… [read more]

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Denim in the office

May 18, 2018 By Judy Heminsley Leave a Comment

National Work from Home Day

Today is National Work from Home Day. Which is an excellent day to talk about what to wear when you work at home, and tell you about a post for fashion chain Next on wearing denim in the office that I recently contributed to. The post is called How To Work Denim In Every Office… [read more]

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Making supermarket flowers special

May 11, 2018 By Judy Heminsley 2 Comments

Supermarket flowers - different vases

Supermarket flowers can be lovely, and sometimes they can be a bit underwhelming. As it’s not always possible, for time and cost reasons, to buy a beautiful bunch of British flowers, it’s good to have a few tricks up your sleeve for making the most of the bunches you put in your trolley. ❋ No… [read more]

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