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Worthy Cause – World Preemie Day
I sat down on Friday night to write a piece about a totally different worthy cause. But then, well, things happened, but frankly, I'm glad.
Eight months ago today, the coolest person in my life (ack! cheesy! sorry!) was born. He was born six weeks early, and weighed five pounds. He was born screaming and red and translucent and amazing. He was born fighting and luckily, he was born in the right place.
The insanity that followed is something I've talked about a few times now. Honestly, it's not over, and probably never will be. Premature birth happens for any number of reasons, many of which are still not understood. In my case, it was *likely* a winning combination of a weak cervix and a UTI. It may have even had something to do with barometric pressure! What?!? My point is, there needs to be more research.
Premature birth causes a host of issues for infants, including (but not at all limited to!) birth defects, respiratory failure, neurodevelopmental issues (brain bleeds and farther reaching issues), extended/severe jaundice, gastrointestinal complications like NEC and GERD, and the ominous catch-all, failure to thrive. Many or most of these diseases have treatments. However, these treatments come at a cost. In the great United States, the stress of a child teetering daily in the brink of death coupled with overwhelming financial strain can tank the strongest constitution. Never mind that in other countries, knowledge, training, and availability of care are sorely lacking (please refer to my previous statement regarding my son's fortunate place of birth).
This laundry list of potential issues is a horrifying burden for any parent.
About three months ago, a friend messaged me to tell me that through her mothering circle she'd heard of a woman in a very similar situation to mine – her membranes had ruptured prematurely, and she was on bed rest at the same hospital I'd delivered in, waiting to give birth. She was 32 weeks pregnant, just like I was when I was admitted. She was looking for advice – and my friend asked me if I thought I could say something to this woman. I said that I could, and I started by trying to just provide some resources, websites, books, things that comforted me – which turned into suggestions, don't let anyone tell you this, if you watch these videos bear this in mind, these are the names of the nice nurses in the PCN, don't be afraid to let yourself get mad – it turned out that I had A LOT to say.
Leslie is amazing. She's kind, confident, and open. She's earnest and beautiful and strong and actually, I can't believe that some of the things I said were helpful, and not possibly terrifying, although she has never intimated as much. We kept in touch, and a month ago, she wrote to me and said – I think we should do something. I said, I think you're right.
Talking to Leslie helped me resolve some unresolved issues I had with Miles' birth and our NICU stay. In the end, she helped me just as much as I helped her. We started (Leslie started) the RVA Preemie Parent's Support Group a few weeks ago to try to recreate this experience for others. She is a beast. She made fliers, she did research, she visited hospitals and gave them the address to the facebook page to refer women to. What a strong, awesome woman. And she knew it was World Prematurity Awareness Day today, and I did not.
So in her honor, I'd like to dedicate my Charitable Organization post not to my intended, original organization – but instead to The March Of Dimes.
A lot of people recognize the name of the March of Dimes but don't actually know what they do. I didn't, until I was given a massive purple tote bag with their logo on it stuffed with a binder of information about babies like ours. The official Mission of the March of Dimes is simple: "We help moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies. If something goes wrong, we offer information and comfort to families. We research the problems that threaten our babies and work on preventing them."
The March of Dimes does everything from pack information for parents of premature infants to create bright, cheerful family rooms adjacent to NICU spaces. They payroll NICU social workers to maintain a constant presence in about 200 hospitals nationwide, to provide support to families who sorely need it. They are leading the drive to eliminate elective early birth and raise awareness of its implications.
Most importantly, they fund medical research into causation, prevention, and treatment for disorders resulting from premature birth. They have funded or provided grants that led to the development of the polio vaccine, the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, and the development of life-saving surfactant treatment for infants with respiratory distress syndrome. They're partnering, via the World Health Organization, with other Premature Infant organizations worldwide to complete research to stop THIS: (creepy infographic alert!)
(click to enlarge because GOLLY IT'S BIG!)
To give to the March of Dimes, or for information on participating in a walk, you can visit the giving page of their website at http://www.marchofdimes.com/giving/giving.aspx
If you'd prefer a more local approach, consider purchasing and gifting preemie sized clothing to your local hospital's NICU or PCN.
Lastly, if you're local, and gave birth prematurely, please consider joining our group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvapreemie/ to provide support to new NICU parents.


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WHS Choir "VALENGRAMS" For You!
The WHS Choir under the direction of Jessica Coldwell were out and about today, singing "VALENGRAMS" to individuals and audiences across the Land of Crusaders! They started the day off at WHS, singing to the WHS teachers at their "Late Start Wednesday Meeting"...check out their sound - very good!! (courtesy WHS Yearbook)

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River Tay
(Beat No. 86a and 86b Both Banks) Grid Ref Left NO 041 418 – NO 052 403 Grid Ref Right NO 032 442 – NO 051 402
Salmon Fishing
The Newtyle Beat offers quality middle Tay salmon fishing. It consists of a 6-rod lower beat and a 6-rod upper beat, most of which provides double bank fishing. Throughout the beats there are 11 named pools. The Victorian-style fishing hut, with its welcoming coal fire, is probably the most picturesque hut on the Tay. Martin Richie the Head Gillie's friendly approach and expertise will ensure that you have a great day out. He can also provide top-quality tuition – beginners can learn everything from basic watercraft to Speycasting, while experienced salmon fishers are offered the opportunity to fine-tune their techniques.
Five year average: 113 salmon/grilse
2 miles of double bank fishing
Maximum rods:12
2 boats & 1 gillie
Fishing hut with coal fire, tea/coffee & WC
Prices range from £29 to £110 per rod per day
Tackle hire available
Excellent spey-casting tuition available
Contact Martin Ritchie
Tel: 07825 334427
Trout and Coarse Fishing
|Trout and coarse fishing on this beat is administered by the owner
Fishing is by fly only from one hour before sunrise to one hour after
sunset. Day tickets available at very reasonable cost.
Weekly permits and large parties by arrangement.
Sunday fishing is allowed.
Maximum fly size 10. No bag limit.
Trout inder 10″ to be returned.
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The artistic symmetry and pattern to this block of several Victorian brick commercial buildings express beauty, order, and detail. Victorian ornamentation (for example, brick dental moulding) runs along the top of the façades. Second story windows are all tall and narrow and echo each other as the line of the buildings rises to the right. The colors are all muted roses and rusty browns.
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AggroChat #28 – Server Nightmares and Spycraft
We talked about the latest round of FFXIV announcements coming out of the London Fanfest. Unfortunately the announcement that we got in Vegas of the Job information coming in London… was a bit of a tease. We also talk about what we are looking forward to Tuesday when the 2.4 patch lands. I talk about my experiences with Rift Nightmare Tide launch and the fairly catastrophic server rollback that caused me to loose essentially one entire days worth of playtime and a bunch of other stuff that came with that. Tam and Kodra talk about their experiences playing Civilization Beyond Earth as a co-operative team. Finally Rae fills us in on some of the craziness that is happening in the post season League. It seems like there is a ton of "horse trading" going on as players are swapping teams left and right.
Extra Life Results
I have to say I am really damned proud of Team Alliance of Awesome. We opted to do the 25 hour marathon relay style where each of us would pass the baton to the next leg of the stream. I personally chose to take the 11pm EST to 3am EST slot thinking I could just stay up after we record the podcast and push through it. I did however take a nap in preparation but I have to thank all of the folks that showed up during the middle of the night to cheer me on. You guys kept me awake and responsive. During that last hour after Pazz logged out of voice chat I got more than a tiny bit quiet. All told we had 9 total participants and as you can see from the image on the right side we raised $1728 for the Extra Life charity. So I want to thank everyone that participated by taking a leg of the stream, and everyone who tuned in to cheer us on. It was an awesome experience and I am hoping next year we can maybe even make it bigger somehow. I know as we neared go time folks came out of the woodwork wanting to participate but we had already assigned all of the slots.
One of the things that I thought was awesome was just how varied the group was in what all they streamed. Sure there were a few games that got duplicated but there was a ton of variety from Single Player to MMOs to even Classic Console games. There seemed to be a little bit for everyone. I know Ashgar even managed to completely beat the Kirby game he was playing during his stream, which is pretty awesome. I originally planned on playing The Secret World, Trove, FFXIV and Destiny… but I ended up mixing that up a bit. I started off rolling a brand new Illuminati character in The Secret World, but having not played in awhile I did not make it terribly far into the game before I hit the hour threshold where I had intended to swap games. After that I popped into FFXIV and threw myself at the Mercy of the Duty Roulette, healing an Ifrit and a Tam-Tara Deep Croft run. After another hour had passed I flipped over to Rift and spent the rest of the night working my way through Goboro Reef in the Nightmare Tide content. After two hours of play I managed to finally get back to roughly the same place I was before the server rollback the other day.
Valdis Story
This morning I am cheating a bit with my Steampowered Sunday game, in part because I started playing this last week. I have gotten in the habit of picking up almost every Humble Bundle package that comes out, because I know sooner or later I will want to play one of the games in it. Ashgar actually tipped me off to this game, because of the horribly long name I mostly ignored it when I noticed it in the bundle. However he thought I would definitely be interested in it as it is a Metroidvania of a sort. More so than a Metroidvania, it is very much a game in the feel of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night… and if you have been around my blog for very long you will recognize that as most likely my favorite game. I own copies on the PSP, Vita, PS3 and even still have my original Playstation disc around here even though I don't actually have a functional PSX any longer.
You have a series of characters to choose but initially your only options are Wyatt a emo haired youth with a big sword (see cloud) or Reina a female monk that is labeled for "advanced" players. I of course went for the guy with the big sword… because slashing things with a big sword is fun. At some point I plan on going back through and trying out Reina, especially since during Wyatts play through of the game you encounter her early on… and she seems like a badass. The storyline of the game is a little odd. You are in a world where heaven and hell have both come to the material plain to duke it out for the surface. As one of the last remaining humans you seem to have the ability to use the attacks of either side. There is a lot of this that I don't quite understand yet, but the devils are reddish hue and the angels tend to have blue color palettes.
The story doesn't really matter much to me to be honest. Why I am playing this game is that mechanically it is really fun. You wander about and collect new abilities that open up new areas to explore just like the traditional Metroidvania style. For example one of the first abilities you get is a wall jump, allowing you to explore new areas and reach places that you haven't been before. Today during my stream I managed to find a new ability that allowed me to erect a pillar of ice, allowing me to jump on it to reach areas I couldn't before. If you are used to Metroidvanias none of this will seem out of the ordinary. There is a basic crafting system that allows you to upgrade your gear in towns, and that aspect actually reminds me a bit of Simon's Quest the second Castlevania game.


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Kids Badge Reward System
By: Sensei Alan Woodhouse – IOGKF England EGKA
Have you ever got frustrated with your junior students, they don't seem to be able to get to grips with simple basic blocking and punching techniques.
As an instructor who has been teaching children for well over twenty years I have. With the help of my junior students I have come up with a great training aid to help with this problem Martial Arts Badges.
I have designed badges for many basic techniques including punching , blocking, kicking, stances, break falls, exercise, and many more. In all there are about 100 designs. The badges are woven fabric 4cm x 3cm and can be applied to club T shirts and sweatshirts. They are aimed at the younger students 5 -10 years although some of the older kids also like them. Since using the badges in my Dojo we have found that the standard of karate has improved with all of our junior students. We have done very well at kata and kumite in the tournaments held by the EGKA both regional and National here in England.
We also have badges for effort, respect, discipline etc. this is especially good if you have any students that are not always the best behaved. Attendance badges are also a good thing where a badge is given out every three months to student that do not miss any lessons.
Basic technique badges.
Every four weeks or so we hold a badge night at the Dojo.Children choose a badge four weeks before the badge night and practice that technique at home. Then we have the badge night a bit like a mini grading. All the kids show they have learnt their technique correctly and then at the end they are given a badge. They then choose the next badge they wish to take in four weeks time.
Alternatively the instructor could have a set regime in which order badges are taken.
Badges are range from $0.40 - $0.70 each so are cheap to buy. Some instructors then charge a fee for the badge to the student for example. Badge night is $2.00 per student, other instructors build the cost into their monthly fees.
I have discussed the badges with Sensei Nakamura and he was very impressed with them and thought it was a great idea. Sensei Ernie Molyneux also fully supports the badge scheme and has a endorsed the martial arts badge website on the EGKA web site.
The badge system is not perfect and some instructors here in England have tried it and thought it was too much effort. I say if you put the effort into your students you will get good results. Yes it does take a bit more work but the kids love it and look forward to receiving them. They take badges to school show their friends and then you start getting more students. My Dojo now has about 140 junior students nearly double of what I had before I started using the badge scheme. Kids love to collect things
If any instructors would like further information about the badges please visit www.martialartsbadges or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
If any instructors would like to place an order to try out the badges please visit www.martialartsbadges.com All IOGKF instuctors will receive 15% discount off any orders placed. Just type in IOGKF at the check- out in the coupon box.


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New digs for the pigs
A huge winter storm is on it's way, and the three
little pigs decided to destroy their straw bale house.
So this weekend a new house was made of wood. We all worked on it and built it from start to finish in 5 hours. Not bad for no plans. Of course it has open tailed rafters ~ a must on this farm. As with the chicken coop, we built it at my husband's shop and then had to transport it. It got bigger and heavier as we went along.
Then we had to figure out how to get it in the pig pen. Luckily it was just narrow enough to slide between the fence posts.
But first, we had to corral the pigs because, believe me, you don't want to chase them around the yard. I speak from experience on that!
Then the guys took down part of the fence,
slid the pig house off the trailer,
and too the perfect spot in the pen.
And what did the three
little pigs do?
They started chewing on the house! There are teeth marks and mud all over it and I haven't even painted it yet. I am now convinced that there was a conspiracy in the Three Little Pigs story. The pigs destroyed their own houses and pinned the blame on the poor wolf! We may need a brick house soon.


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Welcome to the Operation Oliver pages - dedicated to charting the progress on the overhaul of 'Oliver Veltom'.
In brief, 'Oliver Veltom' was built by Peckett of Bristol in 1951 as works no.2131. Delivered new to the Co-Operative Wholesale Society's Irlam Soap, Candle and Starch Works, near Manchester, it worked alongside sister no.2131, and was later joined by Peckett's one and only entry into the fireless market, no.2155 in 1955. For further information check out this Industrial Railway Society article.
Nos. 2130 & 2131 were sold to Dunlop for use at Fort Dunlop in Birmingham (part of which now forms 'The Fort' shopping Centre between junctions 6 & 5 on the M6). Sold again, this time to Mr Mr. J. Hunt who moved them to his Hunts Mineral Water factory at Hinckley, Leicestershire who stored the pair. 2130 was preserved in 1974 at the Battlefield Line in Leicestershire, whilst 2131 was acquired by Henry Williams of Gresford, a CRS official, and moved to the nascent Cambrian Railways Society in Oswestry, and later acquired by the CRS. Our engine was named 'Oliver Veltom' in honour of the former British Railways Oswestry Area Manager, who was instrumental in ensuring the survival of a number of artefacts.
'Oliver', as the loco affectionately become known by CRS volunteers, worked on brake van rides along the society's Oswestry Light Railway to Middleton Road Bridge. With the expiry of the boiler certificate in 2001, the engine was dismantled for overhaul.
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Work is now underway to complete the 10 yearly overhaul of the engine, returning a steam presence to Oswestry. The locomotive is in remarkably good condition - it is 55 years old, yet has spent 35 of these in preservation at Oswestry. The mechanical work on the chassis is largely complete. The main work now outstanding is the boiler, tank and cleaning and painting around the chassis/ cab area.
Upon completion, the loco will emerge in original lined Peckett green, as carried by fellow Peckett 'Annie' on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway in Yorkshire.
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The principal expenditure on the boiler is a new set of tubes. Therefore, we are urging supporters and well wishers to Sponsor a Tube at Ł20 each in order to help us steam this delightful engine ASAP. If you have any queries about 'Oliver Veltom', please e-mail Gareth Evans, Operation Oliver Team Leader.
.....For the very latest news on Operation Oliver, check out the Operation Oliver News Page & CRS Newspage.
Media enquiries, including requests for full-res pictures on any of the above should be directed to Press & Publicity Officer Gareth Evans by e-mail.
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Heaven is a Real Place
There's no mistake in Jesus's mind that heaven is a real, physical place. Twice in John 14:1-6, he uses the Greek word topos, which is translated "place." For example, He says, "I go to prepare a place for you." In the ancient language in which the New Testament was written, topos refers to a real, physical place. Furthermore, Jesus uses physical references like "rooms" and "house" to describe where the Father lives.


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Hi Debs aka #DailyPic – LA eh, didn't realise you'd been nominated!…or is Muscle Beach your destination ( for viewing the fit rather than getting fit!).
The Wayne Dyer quote you retweeted the other day
"Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life" reminded me of this survey last year
in which your job and mine are at or near the top…..
Have fun in the sun,Nige:))
P.S. Re your #Amabat……100% sure this implies you're a protected species rather than a fly-by-night !lol!
– Antthony and Ingrid feature in some rib-ticklers for you!
– A Riverboat dinner destination!
– Out in the sunshine with Lovely daughter Lauren and my pogs!
– And a treat if you love Les Miserables! The latest Youtube sensation!
– Plus – DVD review – Water for Elephants.
By the way – what an amazing response to my Red Carpet Manicure competition last week! Over 200 entries so far on here and Twitter! It's still open, till 4th March, so do go here (click here) to find out more!
Thanks to everyone who's left a comment to be answered too – I'll do my best during the next few days when I'm away on a week's hol! Yes I'm a trooper! With a blooper! See a couple of recent ones below, from some of my favourite people.
Oh how lovely it is to get out and about when the sun finally comes out again!
Captured a wonderful setting sunlight during a crisp dog walk this week, when daughter Lolly came back down for a visit again.
It sets just over a nearby hill and you know how that late evening light can be really warm and glowing – well take a look at the top pic and at the one of Lauren– and thanks to her for being adorable enough to humour her pain in the neck mother and wait whilst I took several shots to get the light behind her head just right.
Well as right as I could, not being a Mat Trim! (our resident photography expert!)
And then took this one – smashing. They say – well, the man in the local pet food store Wolvens does! – that winter's returning this coming week – let's hope it's not for too long.
Am desperate for some warmth! Hence the trip away couldn't have come at a better time!
(Ok – no, it was dinner not tea – but the alliteration didn't quite work! Lol!) Had my first ever static boat supper using a voucher from groupon, so treated my lovely mate LJ Rich for her upcoming birthday!
It was on Gibson's The Yacht opposite Temple station on the Thames embankment. Now I have mentioned before about loving the whole idea of being on a boat – and proper cruising is still on my list of things I've never done!
So we're getting there – baby steps, but we're going in the right direction. Except this boat wasn't going anywhere – not that LJ minded!
LJ's doing very well – working at BBC Click, for those who ask, and we had a good old catch up. We were nattering away so much I forgot to get a picture of the dinner! But here are a couple of nice ones anyway for you!
It was weird sitting in a restaurant with a vague feeling of things moving about a bit – but nothing too major – the worst thing was the regular sound of chairs moving above – which was actually the hull against the dock. Your body gradually adjusts, so it doesn't feel so weird!
But when I got back onto dry land again, it took me about ten minutes to stop feeling like I was walking over to the side! Lol! But nothing major, and food was nice enough. Would definitely go again if another voucher came up.
Oh my goodness did we have some laughs on air this week! Two of my favourite guests designers Antthony and Renee were with me in this pic, taken in the guests' green room last week on Fashion day.
In fact I liked the pic so much that soon after, it became my Facebook profile pic!
And Antthony as usual created a bit of mayhem on air. It was reassuring too, to hear from tons of you afterwards to say how much you enjoyed it!
This is one of several bloopers for you – I will post the other most mentioned one next week, and all I can say is 'hachi'!
This lady is such a blast to be on air with! As usual last weekend the lovely Ingrid Tarrant gave us some merriment with her quirky ways of accessorising and live outfit changes! Just had to post this blooper – it made us all giggle so much! Sorry Ingrid, but we love you dearly!
Sometimes I think I have too much fun to be paid to go to work and do things like these shows!
– Sisters, sisters! And then I get to be on with my sis! If you ever wondered what I use on my nails most of the time, all was revealed with our second TSV from RCM! Just loved being on air with my kid sister Linda Bignell, our guest for Red Carpet Manicure, on Monday night's Today's Special Value. Such a good bargain! Sold out two advanced orders as well! Congrats if you got your long lasting gel manicure home system before they all went! Some people have said we sound so alike, I thought I'd include this little clip of Lin and me – what do you think? Leave me a comment below.
– Paul Percy and Adam Reed were on fine form this weekend too! Had a very fun show with them and thought I'd let you know there is an interesting video guide to some great hairstyles, on QGossip! And if you ever wondered who looks after my blog, meet my new blog lady Sarah, who features in this clip! They were working at the Brits this week too! Talented team!
– Following last week's focus on opera, I was delighted to see this on facebook – a link to an amazing medley by 'youtube sensation' Nick Pitera – just take a listen and then tell me what you think! If you're a les Miserables lover you'll either love it or hate it! One of the best Youtube clips I've ever seen! Love the 'celebrity squares' layout to it and so impressive a voice I'm even prepared to forgive the dodgy cockney accent in the middle! Hehe! I just love these songs…
– And talking of crooners, one of my first 'loves' (!) now even gets his own 'Daily donny' on Facebook – with a pic each day of him! Hehe!
Thought I'd let those of you who luuuurv him know so you can sign up! If you could choose, whom would you like to have a daily pic of?
I think after last week's film review, for me it might just have to be Paul Rudd ! (This is 40). His parents came from Surbiton you know!
– Oh and must say congrats to fellow presenter Julia Roberts, whose autobiography is being published imminently! See her blog for more info!
I know how proud I felt when my semi-autobiographical/weight loss book 'Till the Fat Lady Slims' was first published ten years ago, based on the Freedom Eating system from two of our QVC guests.
It's funny to see a copy every so often appear on Amazon market place – for 99p or so! Hehe! It never went on general release – it was printed by Sahara Publications but for a limited time as a shopping channel product that never made it to air cos the shopping channel in question shut down! (HSE).
I have the soft copy somewhere – would be good to update it to include macrobiotics! Erm.. that is .. when I've finished my first novel and found someone to publish that of course! Busy busy busy!
– At least there'd be a lot more science about to do with how what we eat affects our health/skin etc!
Like this little snippet which caught my eye this week – I looked at that and thought 'you don't say!' Still, the more stuff like this the more chance there is of health professionals looking to food first as 'cause', before only focussing on resolution.
– In the run up to Oscar weekend, I was sent this by Mr BOMT – I can't believe I'd never seen it before! Hugh Jackman's Oscars opening number from 2009. No wonder he was a shoe-in for the role of Jean Valjean! So watchable and a really impressive dancer too! Who knew! He's not just a hairy Wolverine face!
– Facebook funny – ahhhh! Another cute one!
Have you got a cat who's the boss too?
Let me know below – or if you've got any 'funny sleeping places' pet stories!
I love hearing from you!
WATCH – I'm so useless at getting round to watching rental DVD's! I've had Water For Elephants for blimmin ages! It's just cos there's no deadline! Lol! It's like when I leave answerphone messages – they go on for ages cos noone's in my ear saying '5-4-3-2-1 stop talking!' Anyway finally I watched it and found it really watchable! I'm not an R Patz lover, but considering he's a Brit, and I do quite like Reese Witherspoon, and the rest of it was really well done, I quite enjoyed it.
Some fab performances, and set mostly in 1931, with a similar feel to the telling of the story as The Life of Pi has. Pretty good plot, and great cinematography so this love story of a college kid turned circus vet gets a 7.75 out of ten from me. Would have been higher had the plot not been quite so clean and rounded off – bit more torture for these two characters would have been in order! (Can you tell I've been working on too many film scripts! Hehe!)
– Ooooo Elemis lovers everywhere! Be prepared for another bargain of the season with this new Today's Special coming up soon on QVC!
Remember you can always check what hours are called and therefore get an idea of what the midnight bargain will be, on our TV Guide on the home page (click here).
Am off on hols to LA again to see Mr Back of My Tandem, who's out there writing movies once more.
(It's not that glam, don't worry!)
Thought I'd mention to watch out for my mate Richard Jackson's fab Today's Special Value on Sunday 24th – featuring his famous Flower Power Plant Food!
Don't miss Laura Geller's TSV too, on Saturday 23rd.
Have a good week – and watch out next week for a blooper which had the whole green room in stitches on Wednesday night – an old one featuring Charlie. Phil Parker and Akos had tears in their eyes when they watched it! Plus of course my LA Update! And what happened when I have lunch with Antthony. Will we, as he put it, 'shut down Shutters restaurant!'
Have a fab week! Best wishes Debs X
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February 22, 2013 at 11:43 pm -
Hi Debs aka #DailyPic – LA eh, didn't realise you'd been nominated!…or is Muscle Beach your destination ( for viewing the fit rather than getting fit!).
February 23, 2013 at 3:58 am -
Hi Debs
Really enjoyed your blog and the clips thought they were really funny. Just been watching Sally Morgan on You Tube and had to rewind when I realised it was you on there. She really is amazing isn't she I would love to see her. Hope you have a nice holiday in LA, see you when you get back. (I'm a night owl too so see you quite a lot)
Bye for now
February 23, 2013 at 11:44 am -
Hi Debbie,
Thank you once again for another lovely blog, very entertaining and although I did see Anthony & Ingrid's bloopers, it made me smile to see them again, the friendship you have with Anthony really comes over on screen, this visit I bought the brightly coloured Kaftan top with belt, and did wonder if it was a little too bright but very good friends have assured me that it is lovely and that I must keep it for the warmer weather, so I will
trust them and look forward to wearing it, when you see him please thank him for me.
Have a great holiday Debbie, will ook forward to more news from you soon.
Best Wishes,
February 23, 2013 at 5:15 pm -
Hi Debs,
Hope you had a good flight and have a wonderful time in LA again! You lucky devil you! I thought you looked so pretty in the black dress above Debs. Much softer and really flattering on you. You should get it!! Funny I didn't know you had already written a book before. Sure you are proud yes! It's funny when I saw the photo of Julia and her fellow dancer on her blog she was much paler than now. I often think that on the B&W promo vid that you run. Mum says the older you get the darker your tan gets! Hope you get some nice weather yourself Debs.
Take care,
Susan x
February 24, 2013 at 10:45 pm -
Hi Debs
I love your blogs and you are one of my favourite presenters.
Thank you for sharing the video of Hugh Jackman opening and presenting Oscars. I think he is so gorgeous and a-flippin-mazing!!!
My cat loves to squash her gorgeous chunky self into one of my old shoe boxes, it is starting to tear a bit down the corners but she loves it just the same. You know how bread or cakes can rise little over the edge of the tin well that's what she looks like! Bless!
Enjoy your hols!
Tania :)x
February 25, 2013 at 11:17 pm -
Hi Debs,
Love your blog, has a real "magazine" style to it. Interesting to get your take on movies etc.
The times I wish I had a voice in my ear saying
"5-4-3-2-1 – stop talking", would have saved me loads of time, trying to fill in the hole I had just dug with my gob!!! Take care, looking forward to you being back in blighty and on QVC.
February 26, 2013 at 2:42 am -
hi Debbie been reading your blogs every week for ages you always seem to cheer me up wether it a movie review personal moment or qvc blooper I just think maybe your one of those people with funny bones am a large lady who needs to loose lots of weight can you give me some advice on your microbiotic diet please or a website to look it up would be very grateful as you look amazing thanks diane xx
February 26, 2013 at 11:35 pm -
Great clips! Ingrid was so funny! Lol at you and Antthony! I haven't a clue what he said as he speaks so softly, but your laughing is infectious anyway!
Hope you have had a wonderful time in LA with Mr Back of Tandem! (Poor bloke – when does he get to have a real name?)
You and Linda DO sound very similar! Was watching when hubby walked in and commented "that woman sounds like Debbie, is it her sister?" Ah well, better admit defeat and find a pair of scissors. My nails are so weak I can't even open the RCM DVD wrapping!!!
See you soon!
February 27, 2013 at 2:57 am -
I thought I'd lost my cat Daizie and was worried sick. A few hours later sat on my sofa flicking through some channels my sky box
( others are available LoL ) my box stopped working bending down to see what the problem was I found a big furry tail blocking the signal from my remote. Yes I'd found Daizie in her new sleeping place my sky box. I was so pleased to see her, but my box was extremely hot. As I typed the last bit I realised there were so many inuendo's in there somewhere I left it in as Debbie you are so talented in this department I thought you would have a really good chuckle LOL. Loving your blog
February 27, 2013 at 10:08 am -
Nigel –
I guess we must be doing something right, indeed, huh! Having lots of fun in the sun fank u hon!
New blog around the corner – you'll see exactly what I've been getting up to!
Thanks as ever for your witty comments… Smart Alec! Lol
February 27, 2013 at 10:11 am -
So glad you love the blogs, fellow night owl! Lol
Yes LA has been fabulous. And so is Sally Morgan too – look up her dates for her tour, she's on the road again. Our reading at the Dorking show was fab!
Best wishes
February 27, 2013 at 10:12 am -
Gwen –
So glad you liked the bloopers, another Antthony one next week! And hope the colourful top makes u happy!
Thanks so much or commenting – much appreciated!
February 27, 2013 at 10:14 am -
Susan – yes it was a lovely black duster jacket set wasn't it! I've told Antthony he should do more – v good value and a great cut!
Ps my mum is also very Mediterranean looking now in her old ge (she's only 69 mind u!!)
Factor 50 all the way for me! Lol
March 2, 2013 at 9:35 pm -
Hi Debbie
You had a lovley top on while doing the anything goes show on Sat 02/03/2013 where was it from please? really need to know it looked lovley on you
Thank you
March 3, 2013 at 4:26 am -
Tania –
Your comment made me laugh! I can really picture your pussycat poking out of the box! Blesssss! Great animal story hon! Thank u!
Glad u like the blogs – and Hugh Jackman – here here! Lol x
March 3, 2013 at 4:29 am -
Ps Tanya – wikitionary says it should be hear hear! Lol x
March 3, 2013 at 4:30 am -
Vicki –
Haha! Glad u like the format of the blog! It's only so long each week, cos I'm supposed to be writing my novel! As u know! Distraction activity – fatal! Lol
March 3, 2013 at 4:36 am -
Diane – you're in luck, if u want to try a natural healthy way of eating, which will absolutely help u lose weight – Macrobiotics – Weight Loss Natures Way launches soon from my hero Marlene Watson Tara ( .com ). Do give it a try – specially if nothing else has worked! Also if u would like an ebook copy of my own book from years ago called Till The Fat Lady Slims (now out of print but I have the soft copy I can email u) then let me know – write via email@example.com, and ask Lorraine there to forward your email to me and I will reply.
Best wishes hon – don't give up hope, there's always a way.
Ps email firstname.lastname@example.com if u r willing to do before and afters for her too, and ask her about her online course. Big hugs x
March 3, 2013 at 4:39 am -
Jill –
I hear your first attempt at Red Carpet Nails was super! You may have to redo them more often till u have enough free edge grown up to cap the free edge properly eh. Keep me informed!!
Yes mr BOMT should be named… But he refuses to! Lol! He's very publicity shy – more than none I've known, ironically! But funny you should ask! Lol
Big hugs and glad u like the lips – do catch Antthony's next funny one in the blog from LA next!
March 3, 2013 at 4:41 am -
Dawn-Marie –
Oh my goodness how funny your cat was sleeping on the warm sky box! (Note my careful wording there!) lol!
Glad u like the blogs too!
Glad my Labradors can't it on top of mine!
March 28, 2013 at 1:57 pm -
Hi Deb i have just watched the video with Nick Pitera singing songs from LES MIS. what a voice this young man has, it has brought back such happy memories for me, my daughter took me to London for three days last december for my 74th birthday treat and took me to see the show FANTASTIC then when the film was released she took me to see it FANTASTIC again. my son bought me the cd so i can listen to the songs and recall the show whenever i feel like it. i dont usually go on the blogs but for some reason today i did .this man has such a talent is he in show business? if not he should be, i will now make a point of looking at your blog to see what other goodies you put on QVC is my most watched tv programe and i spend a small fortune my family think i must have shares in the company.


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Day 2: Saturday
Ride To Unite
Hosted by Cycle St. Louis Partners: Big Shark Bicycle Company, Cerebral Palsy Sports and Rehabilitation Center, Gateway Tykes on Trikes, eSpecial Needs, St. Louis Bicycle Works, Disabled Athletes Sports Association, KEEN of St. Louis, Kirkwood Neighbors Unite-Ability, Oasis, St. Louis Arc, Great Rivers Greenway, Children's Hospital, LifeBridge Partnership, Ranken Jordan, St. Louis County Parks, Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments, Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis, Recreation Council of Greater St. Louis, Special Olympics of Missouri, and TASK, Team Sports for Special Kids
Join us on September 1st, 2018 at 10 am for the annual Ride to Unite, at Francis Park in South St. Louis. Participants of all ages and abilities will ride on the Tour de Francis Park race course, along with local celebrities and elite cyclists.
Gather your friends and family members for a ride around the prestigious Gateway Cup course!!
This is a FREE event that unites cyclists with and without disabilities for a fun morning ride!
5 Mile Ride: Immediately following the Pre-Race Warm-Up, at approximately 9:50 am, this ride invites riders of all ages and abilities to a take 4 laps (approximately 5 miles) around Francis Park's closed race course. START of Ride to Unite is 10 am sharp!
If 5 miles is too long for the riders, he/she may exit the course at any distance. Participants will include riders on adapted cycles and standard bicycles, along with the Delta Gamma Center's Tandem Adventurers Team, local sports celebrities and elite cyclists racing in the Gateway Cup. Afterwards, stick around and enjoy the exciting races and festivities.
CHECK-IN Opens at 9:00 AM in Francis Park – Near the starting line
All participants in the Ride to Unite will need to check in and get their participants bracelets. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE REGISTERING IN ADVANCE ON OUR REGISTRATION SITE HERE. For more information call 314/726-6044
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Endurance: 5 days
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Coral reefs : communicating their value, safeguarding their future : final report to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coral Reef Conservation Program
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MLS experts lead debate of federal reform
An open discussion into democratic federal reform was launched by Melbourne Law School Laureate Professor Cheryl Saunders AO in an interview with political journalist Jonathon Green at the 2015 John Button Oration last night.
Professor Cheryl Saunders with Jonathon Green at the 2015 John Button Oration.
Hosted by Melbourne School of Government at Melbourne Town Hall, the event saw the release of 10 key principles developed in response to the Commonwealth's discussion paper and stated commitment to produce a White Paper on Federation Reform.
Professor Saunders developed the principles, drawn up for Australia in light of similar reform abroad, with Professor Michael Crommelin AO, Dean of MLS from 1989-2007.
The constitutional law expert said the draft discussion paper released by the Government late last month identified many of the problems federalism reform should tackle, including giving more power back to the states, but lacked guidance in how to do it and why.
"The discussion paper's reasoning is inconsistent and too opaque to encourage the public comment it purports to seek," Professor Saunders said.
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Speaking to a capacity audience, Professor Saunders said she was not confident the draft paper was moving in the right direction because it was "too bureaucratic."
"We need to think of federalism reform through the lens of democracy," she said.
"(They) are very much intertwined. If we do believe in federal reform and democracy, we should say so."
When asked how democracy could be reinvigorated, Professor Saunders suggested getting "more talented Australians into government."
1. The purpose of federalism reform should be to invigorate and enrich Australian democracy.
2. In Australia, democracy is organised through different levels of government, each of which derives limited authority to govern from the Australian people, or a segment of them, to whom it is accountable.
3. Democratic accountability relies on the elected Parliaments of the Commonwealth and the States and territories, in which public deliberation on significant decisions can take place and through which transparency can be secured.
4. The Australian Constitution confers limited authority on both the Commonwealth and State levels of government having regard to which level of government is more appropriate to do what.
5. Dealings between levels of government must be conducted with the mutual respect, trust and good faith that are due to democratically elected representatives of the Australian people.
6. Intergovernmental collaboration is an integral part of Australian federal democracy when properly used; it should be undertaken only for purposes that are clear and publically justifiable by reference to a specific need, using mechanisms that are consistent with democratic principle and practice.
7. The Australian Constitution provides authority to the Commonwealth level of government to raise the public revenues that are required not only to meet its own constitutional responsibilities but also to assist the States to meet theirs.
8. Each State is accountable to the people of the State for the expenditure of public moneys derived from public revenues raised by the Commonwealth but surplus to its own constitutional responsibilities.
9. Australian federal democracy recognises a principle of solidarity that requires horizontal sharing of public revenues to redress substantial economic disparities among States and territories.
10. The values of the composite concept of Australian federal democracy apply also in relation to other levels of Australian government, including indigenous self-government, local and city government and territory government.
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A Police Sergeant identified as Jude Nwadudu has been found dead in a hotel located at Iju, a Lagos suburb.
Nwadudu was said to have gone there for a 'good time' with his female friend during the Easter holidays when the incident occurred.
It was gathered that the deceased after relaxing with the unnamed lady, wentinto the bathroom to freshen up but slipped.
He was said to have hit his head on the floor and became unconscious, prompting the lady to raise alarm for people to come to his rescue.
The Nation gathered that the father of four was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was transferred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), where he eventually died on Easter Sunday.
His companion was said to have been invited for questioning and was released after her statement was documented.It was learnt that the deceased whose wife's also a Sergeant, was recently transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Sqaud (SARS) headquarters of the Lagos State Police Command from Kogi state.
The state command's spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police (SP) could not be reached for official response at the time of filing this report as she was said to be in a meeting.


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A Dale Hopson goal saw Whitby Town to a 1-0 home win over Marine in the Evo-Stik Premier Division.
The midfielder's clinical 58th-minute finish proved decisive as the Blues boosted their survival chances by securing a crucial three points.
The combination of a first Town victory in five games and defeat for Hyde United against Ikeston, plus Stamford's draw with Salford City, saw Chris Hardy's men climb two places to 20th in the league table, out of the drop zone on goal difference.
Whitby passed the ball nicely from the off, despite the heavy playing surface, with Hopson, back after an injury lay-off, at the heart of much of their good play.
With 11 minutes gone, Marine stopper Matty Cooper handled the ball just outside his penalty area and was booked, Mikey Roberts firing the resulting free-kick over the bar from an inviting position.
Some lovely interplay down the middle of the pitch then afforded Roberts a run in on goal from Anthony Hume's touch, but having shown great pace to outstrip the visitors' defence, Town's number nine hit a fierce strike too close to Cooper who did well to turn the ball behind.
Although the home side were playing the better football, the Mariners got forward on a number of occasions during the opening quarter of the game and put some dangerous balls into the box.
One swift raid looked like it would end up with striker Danny Mitchley going one-on-one with Shane Bland, only for Jamie Poole to slide in and make a perfectly-timed last-ditch challenge on the edge of his own box.
Hopson then made a run down the left, beating two men and forcing Cooper to save at his near post before Roberts turned on the afterburners to burst in behind for a second time.
Cooper was off his line quickly, however, and got a foot in the way of a tame effort.
Marine went straight down the other end, and from a Lewis Colding centre from the right, Town gloveman Bland showed great reactions to somehow paw away Mitchley's close-range header that looked to already be past him.
If the Seasiders were to break the deadlock then it looked like it would be through a combination of the influential Hopson and livewire Roberts, and the former picked out the latter in the 42nd minute with a cute dinked pass into the channel.
Roberts was forced to check back on to his right foot on the left side of the area, and with Cooper off his line, he curled high and wide of the far post.
Although it was Town who shaded the first period, the visitors made the brighter start after the resumption, and they should have led after 51 minutes.
James Short showed some good footwork down the left side of the Whitby area before driving a low cross into the six-yard box.
Another timely slide by Poole averted the initial danger as Mitchley shot for goal, but the ball broke perfectly for Charlie Barnett 10 yards out and the Marine man unleashed a powerful effort that was somehow diverted over the bar.
Just three minutes later, the Blues enjoyed another big let-off when right-winger Lewis Codling got to the byline and cut the ball back for an unmarked Chris Sharp to rattle the crossbar from close range.
Blues frontman Anthony Hume then came to life, spinning his marker and lashing one across the face of goal and just wide, but having ridden their luck, Whitby took full advantage, just before the hour-mark.
Kieran Weledji's over hit cross from the right was kept in by Andy McWilliams on the opposite flank and the ball was worked back to Hopson, just inside the area.
Showing great composure, the former Darlington man curled a low shot around Cooper and into the bottom corner of the net for a precious lead.
The goal visibly lifted the Town players, while it inevitably had the effect of causing the visitors to attack in more urgent fashion.
The Seasiders did not sit back on their lead, however, continuing to play their usual game, but chances for either side were few and far between until the final 10 minutes.
Marine pressed hard, and a moment of indecision between skipper Mark Robinson and Richard Pell saw then leave a bouncing ball to one another just inside their area, allowing substitute Chad Whyte a strike on goal.
Robinson recovered to slide in and block the initial strike and Bland then saved with his leg from Mitchley's follow-up.
Some solid defending, plus a willingness from Bland to come off his line and claim anything launched into his six-yard box, ensured that the Blues' lead remained intact.
Indeed it should have been doubled in the last minute of normal time when the hosts broke after Marine over-committed.
Substitute Matty Waters was played in down the left, with just the goalkeeper and one defender to beat.
The flame-haired striker kept a cool head to draw Cooper and then take both Marine players out of the game by squaring to Weledji, who waited eight yards out with a gaping net in front of him.
What followed was one of the worst misses anyone present in the ground is ever likely to witness.
Town's right wing-back miss-controlled the ball with the goal at his mercy, before substitute Tyler Scarth took over at the back post, firing an effort into the side netting, albeit from a somewhat narrower angle.
As Blues players and fans reeled in disbelief, five minutes of added time were announced and the away side were immediately back on the offensive, looking to make Whitby pay for their profligacy.
More balls into the home box and a series of corners followed, Bland again excelling himself with another impressive parry from a close-range effort.
With seconds of added time remaining, the Seasiders survived a big shout for handball from the travelling contingent before the final whistle brought much relief for all in Blue.
Centre-half Poole was named as the sponsors' man of the match, while Bland was also in excellent form, making a couple of stunning saves as well as doing the basics brilliantly.
Hopson looked the best player on the pitch in the first half, with skipper Robinson and the tireless Roberts also catching the eye.


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A black African illegal immigrant has confessed to killing American artist Ashley Olsen in her Italian apartment, who was punched and strangled with a USB cord in what police say was a jealous drug-fueled frenzy
Cheik Tidiane Diaw, 25, told officers that he strangled Olsen after the pair had sex when she told him that he had to leave because her boyfriend was coming back. The Senegalese illegal alien was caught because of DNA evidence from a used condom and cigarette found in the toilet - which he had tried to flush away unsuccessfully. Italian police said that they had to swoop on him quickly because they feared he was about to flee Florence. The chief prosecutor said that the murderer had initially given a false alibi to police when he was first questioned. He was freed but then re-arrested when his DNA was matched. Olsen, whose funeral will be held in the Italian city, suffered two fractures to the skull and was strangled with a USB cord.
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Got my HH mount about a week ago and have been really enjoying it so far. HH works great for astronomy but I was also really interested in using it for backyard bird photography. The ability to fine-tune the axis friction with the lever clamps has been of a game-changer for me. Minor changes in balance caused by re-focusing can be dialed in instantly with a nudge on the clamps. HH goes where I point it and then stays there. Very happy so far!
Not the first person on the forums to pair the ZS61 with the HH but will post a picture anyway in case it helps others. I remove the handle when using the camera (Canon D60a). The handle fits in the "stowed" position but still interfered with the shutter button and front selection wheel.
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Thanks for sharing the view of your photography setup. It is very handsome, indeed. And I really appreciate you sharing one of your birding photos. There is a birding section of the User Group -- and I think it would be really neat if you shared your birding photos on a regular basis in that section.
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Such a fine looking rig!!!
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Meditations for the yearly cycle with fifty-two pictures by Anne Stockton
Rudolf Steiner
Translated by John B Thomson
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In addition to my comments found with the Mann translation, I'd like to add that this special little volume holds a treasure of visual meditative material – the paintings, some of them tremendously beautiful, themselves offer abundant insights and reflections of the cycle of the year. My own approach would be to sometimes use only the pictures as my content, sometimes only the verses. I can even see developing a visual/written word rhythm throughout the week – and I can imagine the fruitfulness of this approach to be great. As you can surmise, I have not yet tried this (I only just discovered the book), but I do intend to work with it — and am very eager to do so.
Here is John Thomson's translation of the St. John's Tide verse:
The shining beauty of the world
Compels me to set free from depths of soul
My life's God-given powers
To wing their way in the worlds,
And to forsake myself
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Simplicity restaurant in London's Rotherhithe, tucked away on Tunnel Road, is the very definition of a hidden local gem that deserves a much higher profile, at least, according to its legion of loyal diners. Simplicity is small, bright and friendly, offering uncomplicated British and European cuisine made from the best local ingredients, that are freshly sourced every day. The prices are honest, too. That's the Simplicity restaurant philosophy in a nutshell - delicious meals, fresh, local, British produce, reasonably priced – a way of thinking that earned it a high ranking in London's Local Food Hero awards. The menu changes daily and seasonally. Dive into specials like a grilled pork chop studded with garlic and rosemary, mashed potatoes, buttered cabbage and gravy or homemade salmon fishcakes served with mixed salad and hollandaise sauce. Daily dessert specials are also worth saving room for. Wine lovers are particularly well-cared for with Simplicity's carefully compiled internatio
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good fresh ingredients cooked to perfection. brilliant chips with local brewed bottled beer.
Love Simplicity! Fantastic food and wine in a cosy neighbourhood restaurant.
Love the Slow Roast Pork Belly & everything is FRESHLY prepared on the premises.....
The food tastes like heaven. You can tell they put lot of love and caring in preparing it. I keep coming back.
One of the best restaurant and cafe I have ever been to. Best and fast service with delicious foods.
This place has a great ambiance. The food is very reasonably priced, but to a very high standard. The pork belly is the best I've ever tasted. Very much looking forward to returning there.
Lawrence Lingard is a very inspirational and enthusiastic person- tackling the demanding Round the World Clipper Yacht race a few years ago as a cook and learning new recipes by cooking with well renowned cooks from the ports his yacht visited on his journey. to bring to his Simplicity Restaurant in London
Delicious food, friendly welcome, great venue.
great food and good service at this tiny gem of a place! love it!
Amazing food with such great flavours with a personal, friendly service
I took my mum here for Mothers Day along with my dad and brother where there was a specific menu to choose from. The choice was great - everything sounded appealing. On the table there were two small dishes with black pepper and salt which is fair enough in your own home but in a communal place, the idea of strangers fingers having dipped in and out of these bowls is not very hygienic! Then we noticed there were small bits of food AND a small white tablet in the salt bowl!!? We pointed this out to one of the waiters who said something along the lines of "yes, this is just some food" (reiterating my point about sharing finger bowls like this in a restaurant!) and then when we brought his attention to the tablet in the salt, he replied, "ah this must have been from last night (!!?) there was a crazy lady sat at your table and she must have dropped one in" - regardless of whether this was true - it was totally unprofessional and disconcerting to have been told this! We were then brought a fresh salt bowl to the table (not that we'd use it for hygiene reasons!). I was really surprised the waiter wasn't apologetic! The overall service was fairly good, our waiter wasn't entirely sure of the menu as we had to repeat or point to most dishes that we asked for. He explained this was due to the new menu for Mothers Day and not yet being familiar with the food items. The food itself was ok, but I ordered the gnocchi dish - the mushrooms in this dish were fantastic - a selection of wild mushrooms all cooked perfectly - however the gnocchi underneath was substandard. It was essentially herby mashed potato fried into little parcels. This was not gnocchi and was a real disappointment. The flavours were all great but I can not believe this dish was served as 'gnocchi', the texture was totally wrong, stodgy and not the silky doughy potato parcels you expect from a gnocchi dish. All in all our visit was a disappointment - my father said the bathrooms were dirty and the overall feel of the place wasn't quite right. I am still hopeful that if I were to come back in a couple of months with a different menu available then the restaurant may prove me wrong. I will need some time before then though! I won't be coming back any time soon. Such a shame.
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