Molly and the Princess

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A cornucopia of summer drinks

It’s schorchio here in sunny Devon! Here are some great ideas for refreshing summer drinks by guest blogger Simon Clark: Summer is the best time of year. The grass is bright green, flowers are...

Jun 4, 2013 Like

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My phone line and broadband is not yet connected, but my lifesaver has been my 3 mobile broadband – an amazing piece of kit. I have been able to stay connected during all my to-ing and fro-ing, and...

Jun 2, 2013 Like

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John Frieda Luxurious Volume Review

My first hair wash in my new bathroom was with the new John Frieda Luxurious Volume Range. With all this moving, I’ve been neglecting myself a bit, leaving my hair as flat as a pancake, so it was...

Jun 3, 2013 Like

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New Scents for my New Home: Bahoma review

One of the most important things to me in when it comes to making a place feel like home is making sure it smells nice, and has its own scent signature. This is not something you can really achieve...

May 31, 2013 Like

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Proud Mum: Little Pearly’s Kitchen

As a mum of a very talented daughter, my ‘proud mum’ moments are far too many to be counted. But to be honest, I have to admit that some of them come with an added ‘bah!’ moment. Examples: - music....

May 29, 2013 Like

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5 Tips for Gardening in a Small Space

With or without an allotment to keep a spring and summer garden going, the idea of moving from house to flat calls for some creative gardening solutions. Of course, not every perfect spring flower...

May 26, 2013 Like

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On The Move Again

This was my view at 7am this morning, just before the removals men knocked on the door. It’s all gone now, on the way to my new home. I am moving from a three-bedroomed house to a studio apartment,...

May 25, 2013 Like

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Olivia Burton Watches at Kiki’s Boutique (and Exclusive Discount Code)

The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed that the lovely Kiki’s Boutique have upped their exclusive discount for readers of Molly and the Princess from 10% to 15% – the code is over in my...

May 20, 2013 Like

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Magpie Monday: The Picture in the Attic

Due to downsizing, I’m having a massive purge at the moment, so charity shops are completely out of bounds, apart from for donating purposes. So this week’s Magpie Monday is about getting rid,...

May 14, 2013 Like

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New Sheds For Old (On My Allotment)

We had some wild weather last winter, and there were nights I woke up listening to the howling winds and fearing that my allotment shed was going to end up in Kansas. Remarkably it stayed put –...

May 13, 2013 Like

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Magpie Monday: Vintage Leather Music Bag – Upcycled (Literally!)

Hello Magpie Mondayers, it’s been a while! I have been working like crazy, but this weekend I managed to get out for a Saturday cycle, stopping off for a mooch around the nearby town of Topsham. I...

Apr 22, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Happy Easter: Ecce Homo

Good Morning on a sunny Good Friday. My mum always said ‘wait till three o’clock, the sky will turn black’ and it invariably did (and then the sun reappears on Sunday). Whether you believe in such...

Mar 29, 2013 Like

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Happy Mother’s Day – from Vienna

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers and especially to my very own Mum. I’m on my way to Vienna, so here is a card featuring a detail from Austrian artist Gustav Klimt’s Three Ages of Women, painted...

Mar 10, 2013 Like

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The Hornit – The World’s Loudest Cycle Horn (and Exclusive Discount)

I said in my last post that I’ve seen a grown man get excited by a bicycle horn, well here’s the evidence: a guest post by Midlifecyclist on his latest bike toy. The lovely lady referred to in the...

Mar 8, 2013 Like

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Pannier for the Princess

I’ve always been a basket type (not a basket “case”- though that’s debatable – but I’m taking bicycle accessories here). The demise of the Princess’s basket at the hands of First Great Western...

Mar 5, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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A Valentine Puzzle

A departure from my usual annual Wiener Werkstätte Valentine image this year – and instead, a Valentine verse from around 1888, attributed to a ‘Jessie Shepherd’: Seems like Jessie was a bit more...

Feb 14, 2013 Like

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The Princess on the Train

Travelling by train with the Princess (my Pashley Princess Sovereign bicycle) has not been much fun of late. I travel an hour each-way every day on trains in the South West, not always at the same...

Feb 12, 2013 Like

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New Year, New Diary

Starting a new diary is probably my very favourite thing about New Year. If you haven’t already got yours, can I suggest an Action Diary from We Are What We Do? I wrote about their wonderful...

Jan 2, 2013 Like

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All change please, all change

Happy New Year 2013 one and all! 2012 saw a lot of life-changing – erm – changes for me: change of house, change of work, change of relationship, change of diet … I could go on, but you get the...

Jan 1, 2013 Like

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Exeter’s Vintage Trading Company

My absence from Magpie Monday posting and lack of second-hand bargain hunting saddens me deeply – a casualty of working nine to five (though more usually eight to eleven) – cue Dolly: But I was...

Nov 26, 2012 Like

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Racy Tights Please

It’s been a while since you’ve seen my pins, and but luckily the nice people at tightsplease have come to the rescue and asked if I would like to sample some of their lovely wares. I know I should...

Nov 4, 2012 Like

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Magpie Monday: A tale of Skiving, a Sugar Pot, and Silver Plate Polishing

I have been missing Magpie Monday so much due to an ever-increasing workload, but this week just had to get my fix. I took some naughty time-off on Friday, and sneaked off to my favourite charity...

Oct 22, 2012 Like

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Exeter’s Brompton Dock

A guest post by The Midlifecyclist Exeter has seen a few grand openings in the last week, maybe that temple of consumerism, John Lewis grabbed the limelight, but a somewhat smaller structure had...

Oct 17, 2012 Like

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Nice weather for ducks, but not for cyclists

Hello from a very rainy Devon, and here is the Princess back home after a little spin out. As for me, I am remarkably dry thanks to my lovely Cambridge raincoat. Have you seen their new colours for...

Oct 9, 2012 Like

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Magpie Monday: Romantic Vienna

I haven’t been near a charity shop in a while, but yesterday my lovely daughter visited with presents she had thrifted for me from a stall at the Totnes Steam Train railway station. Two records of...

Sep 18, 2012 Like

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Handmade Thursday: Whimple Craft Fair

Despite not being able to draw for toffee, and having no graphic design skills at all, somehow I agreed to a friend’s request for a hand-drawn poster for a craft fair she is organising. Now you see...

Sep 12, 2012 Like

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Giving London a (Tweed) Run for its Money

It’s all happening down here in the South West you know. This weekend, from all over the country, chaps and chapesses with a penchant for vintage and vintage-styled bicycles and clothing made their...

Sep 11, 2012 Like

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Cycling in the UK

Cycling in the UK – Where to go? If you fancy something different from the typical all inclusive package holiday and are seeking a sense of adventure, then why not try a cycling holiday? Cycling in...

Sep 10, 2012 Like

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We Are What We Do: Stationery

You may already have heard of We Are What We Do - the ‘not-for-profit behaviour change company’ – as the people behind the iconic I’m Not a Plastic Bag project with Anya Hindmarch. But did you know...

Sep 6, 2012 Like

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Molly and the Princess

A cornucopia of summer drinks

Ferry Cross The Exe

John Frieda Luxurious Volume Review

New Scents for my New Home: Bahoma review

Proud Mum: Little Pearly’s Kitchen

5 Tips for Gardening in a Small Space

On The Move Again

Olivia Burton Watches at Kiki’s Boutique (and Exclusive Discount Code)

Magpie Monday: The Picture in the Attic

New Sheds For Old (On My Allotment)

Magpie Monday: Vintage Leather Music Bag – Upcycled (Literally!)

Happy Easter: Ecce Homo

Happy Mother’s Day – from Vienna

The Hornit – The World’s Loudest Cycle Horn (and Exclusive Discount)

Pannier for the Princess

A Valentine Puzzle

The Princess on the Train

New Year, New Diary

All change please, all change

Exeter’s Vintage Trading Company

Racy Tights Please

Magpie Monday: A tale of Skiving, a Sugar Pot, and Silver Plate Polishing

Exeter’s Brompton Dock

Nice weather for ducks, but not for cyclists

Magpie Monday: Romantic Vienna

Handmade Thursday: Whimple Craft Fair

Giving London a (Tweed) Run for its Money

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We Are What We Do: Stationery

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