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Protecting Your Home Against Costly Repairs

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Routine maintenance tasks may seem like a chore but could actually save you thousands in the long run by helping you avoid major damage and expensive repairs. You can go a long way with your savings by with roof inspection rather than fixing costly damages when it’s done. Take a look at these top tips […]

Hotter Rapid – shoes for when you can no longer pretend it’s summer

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The theme of this post is speed. Haste, rush, hurry, zoom, or otherwise get about at speed. And, yes, we all know that ‘more haste, less speed’ thing – though I’ve never understood what it actually means. It’s one of those not very meaningful mysteries like where you’re supposed to stand in Pret while they […]

Things I’ve learned from my MLitt graduation

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This week I was – at least briefly – to be found strutting around in a rather fetching gown and feeling like queen for the day. It was my graduation – MLitt in creative writing at the University of Glasgow. While feeling an appropriate level of chuffed, there was a slight hint of sadness that […]

Snow, in January, who’d have thought?

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I’m looking out on what has been called, of late and on social media, a winter wonderland, but what, in reality, is what you’d expect to see at this time of year, in this part of the country. If your community needs help clearing the roads and sidewalks that are burred in snow, call on […]