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Combat Cold with Curry

Posted on 17. Jan, 2012 by gilly.

One of my favorite ways to combat cold and sluggishness in winter is spicy food. Here’s another insanely easy fish recipe (15 minutes work, yes really) that’s getting such rave reviews in my house, I’m compelled to share it. It’s not as heavy as a more classic Indian curry and not as spicy as the [...]

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Ooh my aching limbs!

Posted on 11. Sep, 2011 by gilly.

Isn’t this all supposed to hit in a decade or two? Aren’t we too young to be ailing?

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Posted on 12. Jul, 2011 by gilly.

Ode to your life…

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Upwards we climb

Posted on 19. Feb, 2011 by gilly.

the little goby hurls itself out of the water and, almost comically, attaches itself to the vertical rock face.

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Vintage meets yummy meets fun

Posted on 19. Jan, 2011 by gilly.

All my platters and cake stands come from a decade of scanning flea markets and churchyard sales.

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Ballast be gone!

Posted on 14. Dec, 2010 by gilly.

As we round the 2011 corner, what, might I ask, have you got rid of this year?

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Duty-free Miracle

Posted on 29. Oct, 2010 by gilly.

I mean, honestly, isn’t it my human right to reclaim the skin I was meant to have?!

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Now, let’s not be crazy.

Posted on 13. Oct, 2010 by gilly.

why do we need people with bad eyesight, people who eat too much, drive badly or use too many adjectives?

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Watch Your Step

Posted on 01. Aug, 2010 by gilly.

We need to exercise this combination of flash-prediction, intuition and dexterity, in so many domains (and in real time!)

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I want it now!

Posted on 05. Jul, 2010 by gilly.

satisfy the primal “gimme some of that” urge, best embodied by babies swiping at an older child’s cotton candy…

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