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Home & Garden > Vegetables & Herbs How to grow peas in your garden
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I have been growing my own peas for about 30 years, originally because I accidentally destroyed my then three year old daughter's sunflower and I remembered from my own childhood how quickly peas grow. It seemed a fair replacement. She took such an interest that it rubbed off on me and eventually I went from just growing a fe... More..

Arts & Humanities > Historical Literature Book reviews: The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn, by Robin Maxwell
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I have a fascination with Henry VIII and his wives, like many people Anne Boleyn is a particular character from this period that I enjoy reading about as she is arguably the wife who attracts so many conspiracy theories and it's hard to make a decision about whether she was the villain of the era or a hard done by woman wh... More..

Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) Product reviews: Lush Ma Bar
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I am not a lover of Lush because I think their products are very expensive for what they are. Last year though my daughter bought me a gift box from Lush which contained a Ma Bar bubble bar and this is the one product I do ask her to pick me up each time she visits Lush. A Ma Bar looks exactly like the picture above and I t... More..

Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Gladiator
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I've wanted to see Gladiator since it came out but have never got around to it, even when I treated myself to the DVD from Ebay for a very cheap price it has sat on my DVD shelf for six months without even being opened. Last night, however, I was in the mood for a film and decided to put this on and see if it actually lived u... More..

Food & Drink > Restaurant Reviews Restaurant reviews: J. D. Wetherspoon, UK
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When we spent a day in Stourport-On-Severn recently we decided to take the children on the fun fair, after spending a couple of hours racing from ride to ride we were all in need of a cold drink and a snack. My sister had spotted a Wetherspoons earlier so we hot footed it up the steep flight of steps to the outdoor seating... More..

Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Reefer Madness (1936)
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I was at a loose end a few nights ago and decided to have a look at some of the old films which are now in the public domain and can now be viewed legally online, one which stood out was Reefer Madness which I remember half watching many years ago and after reading a positive review on here about it I decided to switch it... More..

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