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Monthly Archives: August 2012

COMPETITION NEWS – WIN A LUXURY SPA DAY FOR TWO WORTH OVER £160!

August 20, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 6 Comments

Your chance to win a luxury Spa Experience Day for two people at Ragdale Hall worth over £160!! (T’s&C’s apply) Whether you have been lucky enough to enjoy a sunny […]

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Pick & Mix Prompt!

August 19, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 2 Comments

Is anybody unfamiliar with the term Pick & Mix?  Well, just in case the idea doesn’t translate to you, the way I understand it is that you go into a […]

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Pick & Mix Prompt

The Upturned Barrow

August 18, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 39 Comments

Little beauty to be found in the contents of an upturned barrow just the weeds and dead ends of summer’s final sighs Our wheel, once punctured, now wobbled the metal […]

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Missiles

August 15, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 52 Comments

    The words punch a hole through my heart and once reeling I shoot missiles from my upturned stomach still churning my buttered ideals   At the bottom of […]

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Poetry

call for acceptance (the me you see)

August 14, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 26 Comments

                            Holding the receiver, left ear burning to your echo I wonder why I never hear it […]

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Poetry

Swan Song to Solitude

August 11, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 38 Comments

My solitary heart is fishing for tomorrow, bathed in moonlit shades of battle grey. ‘Wait no more.‘ I whisper to nobody as I slide into the ripples of the lake, searching […]

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Poetry

Glorious Dinner Party Food – new recipe videos with Sophie Michell

August 7, 2012by Vanessa Matthews Leave a comment

Barbecued Sticky Kung Pao Chicken & Summer Salad followed by Gold Leaf Sparkling Jelly Dessert Mmmm, sticky Kung Pao chicken, summer salad, gold leaf sparkling jelly with creme Chantilly all washed […]

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The Truth of Broken Dolls

August 7, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 31 Comments

  No matter how many times I think I’ve finally fixed the broken pieces, I’m drawn again to feel for those raw edges. The crackles creeping under a porcelain glaze […]

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Poetry

COMPETITION NEWS – WIN £80 worth of Cath Kidston/Arm & Hammer Goodies

August 5, 2012by Vanessa Matthews 12 Comments

Your chance to win a Cath Kidston Travel Bag containing Arm & Hammer Enamel Care Sensitive Goodies worth £80*! (T&C’s apply) Suffer with sensitive teeth?  Summer is the perfect time […]

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SMILE – IT’s ALMOST COMPETITION TIME

August 5, 2012by Vanessa Matthews Leave a comment

Be in with a chance to win a Cath Kidston Travel Bag containing Arm & Hammer Enamel Care Sensitive Goodies worth £80*! (T&C’s apply) COMPETITION OPENS AT MIDNIGHT (GMT) ON MONDAY […]

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