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3BT from our first dress rehearsal
1. How many times have I heard them sing that supposedly funny song and perform the tongue-in-cheek movements since January? I couldn’t possible count – but the enthusiasm in today’s performance makes me genuinely laugh hard for the first time. 2. The King shouts “wait!” and the little girl beside me jumps with a gasp. [...]
My top ten British simple living/growing/craft blogs – summer 2011
Just over a year ago, I wrote a list of my favourite British simple living, green and craft blogs – and I thought it might be time for an update. As I said then, I do read (and very much enjoy) a lot of blogs from the US (and Australia) because a lot of the [...]
Housekeeping post
Shiny new blog design, ooooh. I’m taking the opportunity to move some stuff around too. The biggest changes: The front page of louisaparry.co.uk is now my blog. The About Me has moved to the About Louisa page. I’ve moved all my Three Beautiful Things (3BT) posts to their own blog as they were rather overwhelming [...]
My favourite British green/simple living/craft blogs
I read A LOT of green/simple living blogs – some religiously, others only when the subject particularly appeals. There is such a wealth of knowledge out there and inspirational actions, not from proclaimed experts or media stars but from a range of people living (or trying to live) “simpler” lives. (I share my favourite posts [...]
One man and his dog: the hazard of owning a dog
“Leanne’s body was found by a man walking his dog in Lindley Wood, near Otley, West Yorkshire” “Rebecca Storrs’ body was found by a man walking his dog on Saturday near a Bookers cash and carry” “The body of Roxanne Diaz, 24, was found by a man walking his dog” “On Wednesday, police announced that, [...]
Learnings
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been learning to drive, belly-dance and crochet. Not at the same time, mind you. The driving thing came about because I’d said in, ooh, 2002 that I’d get around to driving one day. In July, Katherine thought six years was long enough for me to arrange my own “one [...]