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Read all about it over on the food blog Nutritious Deliciousness <a href="http://www.nutritiousdeliciousness.com/food/evening-omar-allibhoy-olive/" target="_blank">click here</a>!<br />
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<br />City Coastal Life & Stylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17069385324217119491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022531250660912720.post-55283730777066058692016-06-23T15:07:00.000-07:002016-06-23T15:07:18.898-07:00TKMaxx<span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #393232; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , "helvetica"; line-height: 24px;">Shopping at <a href="http://www.tkmaxx.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TKMaxx</a> is always an experience, always something new and original. The variety of products, constantly changing stock and greatly reduced prices makes it a great place to look for unique gifts as well as </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #393232; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , "helvetica"; line-height: 24px;">home décor pieces, wall art, </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #393232; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , "helvetica"; line-height: 24px;">homewares, cushions, kitchen gadgets, crystal, crockery, pots, pans, </span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #393232; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , "helvetica"; line-height: 24px;">condiments, books,</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; color: #393232; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , "helvetica"; line-height: 24px;"> toys, cosmetics and of course a huge selection of clothes, shoes and handbags (a favourite place for me to buy mine!). The list is seemingly endless.</span><br />
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My mum loves <a href="http://www.hotter.com/gb/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hotter</a> shoes, she's been buying them for years. I've never really taken a look at their range for a couple of reasons, one that I thought they were just for a certain generation and another that I'm not keen on buying shoes online. I like the shoe-shopping experience, feeling the shoes and trying them on - lots of them!<br />
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My shoe size has changed slightly since I had Miss CCL, I used to take a size 4 (37) but since then a 4.5 has been more comfortable. I have found, though, that a lot of shoe shops don't cater for half sizes so I'm usually in a size 5 (38) for comfort. Hotter, on the other hand, do most of their range in half sizes starting from 4.5 which turned out to be a perfect fit for me. <br />
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To say I was delighted with my final choice of footwear is an understatement. After trying on several styles, I chose the <a href="http://www.hotter.com/gb/en/ribble-boots?utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=retargeting&otrack=criteo&cm_ven=criteo&cm_cat=retargeting" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ribble</a> boot in black with <span style="font-family: inherit;">Goretex</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15px;"><b> ® </b>which </span></span>lets the air in whilst keeping water out, fur lined, great grip sole, just fabulous, my dream school run, dog walking, coffee in town, stylish, extremely comfortable, top quality boots!<br />
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The new season shoes were on show with some gorgeous new designs and colours, a range reminiscent of Downton Abbey, with a wonderful modern twist. <a href="http://www.hotter.com/gb/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hotter</a> also has an impressive selection of men's shoes as well as a stunning collection of handbags all with the same attention to style and detail and some great colour options.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hotter.com/gb/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hotter</a> is the UK's biggest shoe manufacturer, making a pair of shoes every 20 seconds! They actually started in business making slippers, now their shoes and boots are as comfortable as wearing slippers. Each shoe and boot includes a comfort concept feature which includes cushioning, flexibility, lightness and allows for wiggle room for toes. Their soles, made in the Hotter factory in Lancashire, are filled with millions of air bubbles, no wonder they are so super comfortable.<br />
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And with summer in full fling and the school holidays nearly upon us, it's time to take a break. Stats and scores will plummet but none of that matters, what does matter is spending quality time with Miss CCL, celebrating her 5th birthday and getting out on our travels in the warmth of the sun and plenty of fresh air.<br />
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Fabulous lunch at Silo Brighton with Miele, loved watching all the professionals at work, from the chefs to the photographer and videographers. You can learn a lot just by absorbing the atmosphere! <br />
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The bees are busy buzzing around the garden, the Borage seems to be their main attraction, it has certainly gone wild this year, Buttercups too but I never seem to see a bee on them. I saw an article the other day that said bumble bees love scruffy gardens! By that they mean letting wildflowers grow to attract them. After our dog passed away recently I decided to leave the back garden do whatever it liked in his memory and it certainly has, Buttercups, Borage, Acquilegia, Forget-me-nots and many I have yet to identify have taken root and it is awash with colour and greenery. We miss you little dog.</div>
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Finally my Peonies have exploded into bloom! These photos are completely unedited and just as I snapped them yesterday. Peonies are so intricate and the colour depth is just gorgeous.<br />
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These Peonies flower every year, they push their way up through the soil and beguile us with their crimson beauty, even when we had the garden raised and they had further to go to get to the surface, they still popped up, that's real determination. We could all learn a lot from the strength of plants.
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I caught this cheeky seagull sitting on the No Fishing sign in our local pond, the pond is full of fish, not sure if the seagull can read!
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But most importantly, we leave them on the lawn for the bees, the Dandelion flowers are the first Spring food for them and we need our bees! I also drink Dandelion tea from time to time, their leaves are medicinal and their roots can be roasted and ground into Dandelion "coffee".<br />
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It's that time of year again, the blossom is on the trees and what a fantastic welcome sight it is. We have 2 Cherry trees and 4 Apple trees in our garden and this year looks like a bumper crop may be coming. I say may because some years if the weather does not play nice the wind and rain can knock off the blooms before they are pollinated and we get little or nothing!<br />
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And some years we get so much produce we have to beg friends, family and sometimes complete strangers to take some Apples, please!<br />
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How beautiful are these blossoms, the carpet of falling petals are worth clearing up with what comes after, glorious apples and cherries to eat!<br />
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I used to knit a lot in my youth, mum was an ace knitter and her crochet amazing. My commutes to London ten times a week meant I could pop out a garment in no time, I still have those jumpers somewhere!<br />
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Yarn and Knitting is set to become the hub of the knitting and crochet community both locally in Brighton and online, they will ship product worldwide too. There is something for everyone with yarns from British suppliers, mills and hand dyers from across the UK along with accessory products such as patterns and some innovative tools.<br />
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Catching the sun behind the Angel statue in Hove the next day was quite special.
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It was a sunny afternoon in early September 2002, I was just about to pass Dogs Trust in Shoreham when I got a strong urge to go and see the dogs. I looked at my watch seeing it was 2.15pm, did I have enough time before picking up my child from school, I made a decision and found myself in the compound looking at a lot of barking, eager dogs.<br />
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Right in front of me was the most handsome long haired Jack Russell, doing his impression of Tigger, boing, boing, boing, pick me! I had to, it was destiny. He had been returned to the dogs home twice already, did we understand that, yes, we'd be fine, we'd had dogs before. This was his last chance they told us to be adopted, what they didn't know was the first time I saw him I knew he was ours.<br />
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So after what seemed like a very long adoption process where his feet were constantly wet (it was December by this time) and frozen solid because it was so cold (Dogs Trust was very stark and bare at that time, it has since had a fabulous face lift and the dogs are now housed in warm accommodation), we took him home where he joined our other amazing dog.<br />
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He has been the best company, a great guard dog, always up for a walk or a tussle, he has loved our children, he took a sniff at Miss CCL when she was born and they have been inseparable since. I've cried into his fur when times were rough, he always understood and leant into me too, I shall miss those cuddles....<br />
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Yesterday we lost him, he passed away peacefully after a stroke. He was 14, a good long innings and a happy life with us. A while ago I sat cuddled with him and thanked him for being such a wonderful dog to our family, I'm so glad I did, he knew but it was good to sit and share a biscuit with him, just us. I cried a thousand tears yesterday, I'm off to cry a million more, there is a dog-shaped hole in my heart again.....<br />
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As you can see from this <a href="http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume32/source/jg_32_032.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">old photo</a> little has changed, the curved wall that we lean against to gaze out to sea is still there, the biggest change being the add-on apartments to the right where a tea house and restaurant were. Take a look at <a href="http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume32/source/jg_32_062.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this photo </a> where you can see those buildings and the same cliff and do have a look at the ladies in their finery to the left!<br />
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It's hard not to feel a real connection with a time gone by after finding these photographs online and matching the up with today. Miss CCL and I touch the stairs leading down the beach knowing that ladies in long skirts and children wearing their Sunday best ventured down these stairs as we do several times a week (we love the beach, have I said!).<br />
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City Coastal Life & Stylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17069385324217119491noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2022531250660912720.post-4454850125335109142015-03-21T16:54:00.001-07:002015-03-23T03:32:14.434-07:00My Sunday Photo<span style="font-family: inherit;">I really never do get tired of looking at this view (or any seaviews!), Brighton Marina is in the distance and in the foreground part of Rottingdean beach, on the bottom right there is a "theatre" space where all sorts of musical events take place, it is a wonderful, happy, friendly beach!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At the top right hand corner once stood a whole family house on the cliff, when I walk there I can see remnants of the foundations, it is very surreal to think of people long gone living there. We know this because we found a </span><a href="http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume32/source/jg_32_038.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">photo online </span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">of the beach in 1905 showing the very formidably large house, you can see it </span><a href="http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume32/source/jg_32_038.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, the cliff can clearly still be seen and </span><a href="http://regencysociety-jamesgray.com/volume32/source/jg_32_033.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">this photo from 1930</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> seems to show it gone and the construction of the underhill garden being built. So much has changed with some houses being demolished but so much remains the same. Rottingdean also had its very own pier too. In some of the photos we found all that has changed are the ladies fashions and the cars!</span><br />
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I was in the nearby town of Seaford on Thursday taking flowers to my mum and having tea. Whenever I'm there I absolutely have to visit the beach which is literally across the road from where she lives. The loveliness of the day beckoned me but the best times are when the sea is rough, the waves high and the wind plastering me with sea salt!</div>
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